create dir, stuff some logs in a new file in that dir

Why doesn't the following work, and what would?

I try putting the following in a script file and running it:
###
$a="sometext"
$subdir="logdir"
new-item -Name $subdir -Type directory
Write-Output -InputObject $a > $subdir\blah.txt
###

PS C:\> C:\createNewFileWithText.ps1


Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\


Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 9/11/2006 4:56 PM logdir
Access to the path 'C:\logdir' is denied.
At C:\createNewFileWithText.ps1:4 char:31
+ Write-Output -InputObject $a > <<<< $subdir\blah.txt

"Gil Novak" wrote:

>
> Why doesn't the following work,

I guess, it has to do with the way the parser works.
Obvioulsy, your syntax is not supported.

> and what would?

My first thought was:

Write-Output -InputObject $a > "$subdir\blah.txt"

But this gave me different error message.
The problem here is, that the variable $subdir is not expanded before
writing to the file. This looks like a bug for me.
For now, you can just put everything in brackets and force the variable to
be expanded before writing to the file:

Write-Output -InputObject $a > ("$subdir\blah.txt")

--
greetings
dreeschkind

> I try putting the following in a script file and running it:
> ###
> $a="sometext"
> $subdir="logdir"
> new-item -Name $subdir -Type directory
> Write-Output -InputObject $a > $subdir\blah.txt
> ###
>
> PS C:\> C:\createNewFileWithText.ps1
>
>
> Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\
>
>
> Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
> ---- ------------- ------ ----
> d---- 9/11/2006 4:56 PM logdir
> Access to the path 'C:\logdir' is denied.
> At C:\createNewFileWithText.ps1:4 char:31
> + Write-Output -InputObject $a > <<<< $subdir\blah.txt
>

This works in current builds.

--
Lee Holmes [MSFT]
Windows PowerShell Development
Microsoft Corporation
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"dreeschkind" <dreeschkind@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5CA46B0A-2943-42BA-A089-E09BB95861AD@microsoft.com...
> "Gil Novak" wrote:
>
>>
>> Why doesn't the following work,
>
> I guess, it has to do with the way the parser works.
> Obvioulsy, your syntax is not supported.
>
>> and what would?
>
> My first thought was:
>
> Write-Output -InputObject $a > "$subdir\blah.txt"
>
> But this gave me different error message.
> The problem here is, that the variable $subdir is not expanded before
> writing to the file. This looks like a bug for me.
> For now, you can just put everything in brackets and force the variable to
> be expanded before writing to the file:
>
> Write-Output -InputObject $a > ("$subdir\blah.txt")
>
> --
> greetings
> dreeschkind
>
>> I try putting the following in a script file and running it:
>> ###
>> $a="sometext"
>> $subdir="logdir"
>> new-item -Name $subdir -Type directory
>> Write-Output -InputObject $a > $subdir\blah.txt
>> ###
>>
>> PS C:\> C:\createNewFileWithText.ps1
>>
>>
>> Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\
>>
>>
>> Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
>> ---- ------------- ------ ----
>> d---- 9/11/2006 4:56 PM logdir
>> Access to the path 'C:\logdir' is denied.
>> At C:\createNewFileWithText.ps1:4 char:31
>> + Write-Output -InputObject $a > <<<< $subdir\blah.txt
>>

Those workarounds didn't work for me. I think the bug is in parsing the "\"
in the path I'm redirecting to. This, however, did work:

$a="sometext"
$subdir="logdir"
new-item -Name $subdir -Type directory
$outpath="$subdir\blah.txt"
Write-Output -InputObject $a > $outpath


"Lee Holmes [MSFT]" wrote:

> This works in current builds.
>
> --
> Lee Holmes [MSFT]
> Windows PowerShell Development
> Microsoft Corporation
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "dreeschkind" <dreeschkind@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5CA46B0A-2943-42BA-A089-E09BB95861AD@microsoft.com...
> > "Gil Novak" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Why doesn't the following work,
> >
> > I guess, it has to do with the way the parser works.
> > Obvioulsy, your syntax is not supported.
> >
> >> and what would?
> >
> > My first thought was:
> >
> > Write-Output -InputObject $a > "$subdir\blah.txt"
> >
> > But this gave me different error message.
> > The problem here is, that the variable $subdir is not expanded before
> > writing to the file. This looks like a bug for me.
> > For now, you can just put everything in brackets and force the variable to
> > be expanded before writing to the file:
> >
> > Write-Output -InputObject $a > ("$subdir\blah.txt")
> >
> > --
> > greetings
> > dreeschkind
> >
> >> I try putting the following in a script file and running it:
> >> ###
> >> $a="sometext"
> >> $subdir="logdir"
> >> new-item -Name $subdir -Type directory
> >> Write-Output -InputObject $a > $subdir\blah.txt
> >> ###
> >>
> >> PS C:\> C:\createNewFileWithText.ps1
> >>
> >>
> >> Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\
> >>
> >>
> >> Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
> >> ---- ------------- ------ ----
> >> d---- 9/11/2006 4:56 PM logdir
> >> Access to the path 'C:\logdir' is denied.
> >> At C:\createNewFileWithText.ps1:4 char:31
> >> + Write-Output -InputObject $a > <<<< $subdir\blah.txt
> >>
>
>
>