Vista - need help with Get-QADComputer

so...i'm trying to write a script to poll AD for machines machine a query
that's put in...but i'm not able to get it to return anything...

basically, the input should be the machine suffix, then receive a list of
PCs maching that query...below is what happens (when i manually enter the
commands), and i'm not sure why...any ideas?

I echo $query to ensure that it is accepting it's assigned value properly
and it is...it looks like the problem i'm having is that QADCOmputer doesn't
like taking the variable...

Thanks!!

PS C:\> $wc = read-host "enter the suffix"
enter the suffix: ppm
PS C:\> $query = "*$wc$"
PS C:\> $query
*ppm$
PS C:\> Get-QADComputer -LdapFilter `(SamAccountName=$query)' | select name
PS C:\> Get-QADComputer -LdapFilter `(SamAccountName=*$wc$)' | select name
PS C:\> Get-QADComputer -LdapFilter `(SamAccountName=*ppm$)' | select name

Name
----
0123456PPM
7654321PPM
1234567PPM

Two things:

1. The syntax of the ldap filter is OK but the quotes are not, opening and
closing quotes are not from the same type.
2. $query cannot be expanded inside single quotes, you should wrap the filter
with double quotes.


This should do the job:


$query = "*$wc$"
Get-QADComputer -LdapFilter "(SamAccountName=$query)" | select name




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Shay Levi
$cript Fanatic
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com

Thanks once more Shay! Silly me...

"Shay Levi" wrote: