Kevin Loo [MSFT]

This does seem like a bug. I will file it internally. Thanks.
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Kevin Loo [MSFT]
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"Andrew Watt [MVP]" <SVGDeveloper@aol.com>
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> 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