Why and how does this work?

PS I:\>Get-Date -f MMddyyHHmmss
052708131411

Normally the format pattern on the left side of -f, and the expression on
the right:
PS C:\> "{0:n}" -f 1234567
1 234 567,00



But on the example on the top it seems for me that it's the other way
around. How does that work?

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Tibor

"Tibor Soos" <TiborSoos@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Why and how does this work?
>
> PS I:\>Get-Date -f MMddyyHHmmss
> 052708131411
>
> Normally the format pattern on the left side of -f, and the expression on
> the right:
> PS C:\> "{0:n}" -f 1234567
> 1 234 567,00
>
> But on the example on the top it seems for me that it's the other way
> around. How does that work?

Get-Date has a -Format parameter that your first example is supplying the
arg MMddyyHHmmss. In PowerShell you only have to specify enough of the
parameter name to disambiguate that parameter from any others on the cmdlet.
So while the two invocations use -F the similarity is only superficial. One
is a shortened parameter name while the other is a language operator.

--
Keith

Oh, that short form of parameters tricked me! Thanks a lot!
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Tibor


"Keith Hill [MVP]" wrote:

> "Tibor Soos" <TiborSoos@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:7AF31D8D-5E86-4F33-851C-A24229FAC765@xxxxxx

> > Why and how does this work?
> >
> > PS I:\>Get-Date -f MMddyyHHmmss
> > 052708131411
> >
> > Normally the format pattern on the left side of -f, and the expression on
> > the right:
> > PS C:\> "{0:n}" -f 1234567
> > 1 234 567,00
> >
> > But on the example on the top it seems for me that it's the other way
> > around. How does that work?

>
> Get-Date has a -Format parameter that your first example is supplying the
> arg MMddyyHHmmss. In PowerShell you only have to specify enough of the
> parameter name to disambiguate that parameter from any others on the cmdlet.
> So while the two invocations use -F the similarity is only superficial. One
> is a shortened parameter name while the other is a language operator.
>
> --
> Keith
>

Keith, you need to be doing PowerShell seminars. ; )

"Keith Hill [MVP]" <r_keith_hill@xxxxxx_no_spam_I> wrote in message
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> "Tibor Soos" <TiborSoos@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:7AF31D8D-5E86-4F33-851C-A24229FAC765@xxxxxx

>> Why and how does this work?
>>
>> PS I:\>Get-Date -f MMddyyHHmmss
>> 052708131411
>>
>> Normally the format pattern on the left side of -f, and the expression on
>> the right:
>> PS C:\> "{0:n}" -f 1234567
>> 1 234 567,00
>>
>> But on the example on the top it seems for me that it's the other way
>> around. How does that work?

>
> Get-Date has a -Format parameter that your first example is supplying the
> arg MMddyyHHmmss. In PowerShell you only have to specify enough of the
> parameter name to disambiguate that parameter from any others on the
> cmdlet. So while the two invocations use -F the similarity is only
> superficial. One is a shortened parameter name while the other is a
> language operator.
>
> --
> Keith