Andrew Watt [MVP]

Using set-content to send the modified content to a different file is
no problem.

I also did an extra get-content NewUsers.txt after the error message.
The content has already gone.

Andrew Watt MVP


On Fri, 19 May 2006 15:37:37 +0100, "Andrew Watt [MVP]"
<SVGDeveloper@aol.com> wrote:

>This has now happened 6 or 7 times with the same file.
>
>As part of something else that I was doing I wanted to do a replace
>operation on some text in a text file.
>
>Here is the text copied from the screen.
>
>PS C:\PowerShellScripts> get-content NewUsers.txt
>newuser,NAM\aw789,New Registered Users/
>fullname,NAM\aw789,"Smith, John [CIR]"
>setrole,NAM\aw789,User
>
>newuser,NAM\sm902,New Registered Users/
>fullname,NAM\sm902,"Adams, Penny [SOB]"
>setrole,NAM\sm902,User
>
>newuser,NAM\wb008,New Registered Users/
>fullname,NAM\wb008,"Algar, Camilla [GM]"
>setrole,NAM\wb008,User
>PS C:\PowerShellScripts> get-content NewUsers.txt | foreach-object {$_
>-replace "NAM\\", "ABC\"} | set-content NewUsers.txt
>Set-Content : The process cannot access the file
>'C:\PowerShellScripts\NewUsers
>.txt' because it is being used by another process.
>At line:1 char:86
>+ get-content NewUsers.txt | foreach-object {$_ -replace "NAM\\",
>"ABC\"} | set
>-content <<<< NewUsers.txt
>PS C:\PowerShellScripts> get-content NewUsers.txt | foreach-object {$_
>-replace "NAM\\", "ABC\"} | set-content NewUsers.txt
>PS C:\PowerShellScripts> get-content NewUsers.txt
>PS C:\PowerShellScripts>
>
>Notice the content of NewUsers.txt at the beginning. And at the end
>it's gone.
>
>The first time I try the replace I consistently get an error about the
>file being in use.
>
>The second time I run it, then check the content of the file it's been
>wiped.
>
>It's either a bug or something that I'm doing wrong. I can't see that
>anything that I am doing would either lock the source file, nor wipe
>it. Am I missing some "Doh!" content in my code?
>
>The whole content of the source file is shown. If someone could try to
>repro this I would be grateful.
>
>I've tried it with another source file. Same result.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Andrew Watt MVP