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08-09-2007

Hi Luke,

You can also try this technique :
$a="example1"
$i=10
Invoke-Expression "`$$a = $i"

Best regards,

Arnaud Petitjean
http://www.powershell-scripting.com
The french PowerShell Community

"Luke" wrote:

> I want to be able to create a variable from the value of another variable.
> For example, say that $a=example1. How could I create a variable named
> $example1 by using the data from $a?

08-09-2007	#5 (permalink)
A. Petitjean n/a posts	RE: Creating A Variable from the Value of Another Hi Luke, You can also try this technique : $a="example1" $i=10 Invoke-Expression "`$$a = $i" Best regards, Arnaud Petitjean http://www.powershell-scripting.com The french PowerShell Community "Luke" wrote: > I want to be able to create a variable from the value of another variable. > For example, say that $a=example1. How could I create a variable named > $example1 by using the data from $a?
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