Problems calling a function

Hi,
I'm having trouble calling a function from within a bunch of if
statements. Basically if the user
enters 50 then I want to break out and start the function
"listallaccounts" which is found about 120 lines
further down the script. I dont want to pass any arguments to the
listallaccounts function as it contains the
code to get the required input.

It looks like this:-

if ($servname -eq "20") {do this etc}
if ($servname -eq "21") {do this etc}
if ($servname -eq "50") {listallaccounts}
if ($servname -eq "50") {do this etc}



Function listallaccounts {
cls
Write-Host "This will retrieve information about user accounts on the
remote server..."
Write-Host
$retrievefrom = Read-Host "Enter the computername that you want to
scan?"
$usethisaccountforthescan = Read-Host "Enter the user account on that
server which authorises you to do this?"
$a=get-wmiobject -ComputerName $retrievefrom -class Win32_UserAccount -
credential $usethisaccountforthescan
cls
$a | format-list -Property name
exit
}

However no matter what I seem to try the script just trips over the
call to the function and goes onto the next line
and never gets to the function I wanted.


Would appreciate any help!

Also has anyone got the new Lee Holmes PowerShell Cookbook yet? Is it
any good?

Regards,
K

"Kryten" <Kryten68@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1194450397.999710.302480@xxxxxx try moving the function definition to a place before the call;as far as I
know the script is processed sequentially so if it hasn't reached the
definition yet then it does not exist

Hi Kryten,
[...]

As an alternative to what Bob said you can organize your script like
this conventional schema:

function Main()
{
if ($servname -eq "20") {do this etc}
if ($servname -eq "21") {do this etc}
if ($servname -eq "50") {listallaccounts}
if ($servname -eq "50") {do this etc}
}

function listallaccounts()
{
}

.. Main

This frees you from the needs to place all your helper function at the
top of the script.

hth

Max

lol What an embarassment!
Thanks.....works perfectly now.

$idiot=note-self ("put your functions first dopey!")

Thanks again,
K

"Maximilian Hänel" <ngSpam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OSi8c1VIIHA.280@xxxxxx
<cut> Good idea!