Correct - the tab completion code for filenames isn't expanding variables in
paths. It is possible to modify the TabCompletion function to do this with
some work. Tab-completion in V1 is very much a glass-half full experience
:-)
-bruce
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"Sung M Kim" <DontBotherMeWithSpam@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> hn wrote:
>> not really answer to my question, my question is why
>> $pshome\..\
>> does not expand to
>> c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\
>
> It is because expanding the "value" of parameter is not implemented in
> the TabExpanion function( located in function:TabExpansion, and to see
> the definition of the function try, (ls
> function:TabExpansion).definition ).
>