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$cmdline = "c:\windows\system32\defrag.exe c:\ -a > $s_defrag.txt"

where $s is in foreach($s in pc)

I run a win32_scheduledjob , the job created successfully. However in the
job, it appears as :


"c:\windows\system32\defrag.exe c:\ -a > .txt"

How can i append $s_defrag.txt ?

On Aug 25, 9:45*pm, "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote:I think you'll have to put a backtick before that underscore, because
Powershell is reading that as you trying to insert a variable called
$s_defrag.

Don't think it work this way

Defrag.exe c:\ -a -v > `d:\results.txt ==> does not work too especially in
the Run job at scheduler




"tojo2000" <tojo2000@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Aug 25, 9:45 pm, "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote:I think you'll have to put a backtick before that underscore, because
Powershell is reading that as you trying to insert a variable called
$s_defrag.

On Aug 25, 10:21*pm, "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote:For the redirect to work you might have to invoke cmd explicitly since
I think cmd is what handles the bracket operator.

cmd /c defrag.exe c: -a > somefile.txt

cmd /c defrag.exe c: -a > %computername%_somefile.txt ==> this works


cmd /c defrag.exe c: -a > `$s_somefile.txt ==> this works synatically , but
$s was not capture as computer name even with a back tick ?

On Aug 25, 11:55*pm, "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote:Sorry, I wasn't specific enough. That should be

cmd /c defrag.exe c: -a > $s`_somefile.txt

The backtick is to keep PowerShell from thinking the underscore is
part of the variable name.

I realised underscore shld not be used in the cmd line.

Here are the results

1. cmd /c c:\windows\system32\defrag.exe c:\ -a > c:\$s-defrag.txt
==> without a backtick at the $s, but put a dash, the text file can be
created with full computername-defrag.txt

2. $s_defrag.txt or $s`_defrag.txt
==> both created .txt without computer name.

I will use option 1 then

On Aug 26, 2:28*am, "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote:So just to be clear, you tried this?

$cmdline = "c:\windows\system32\defrag.exe c:\ -a > $s`_defrag.txt"

and it didn't insert the computer name? Are you using PowerShell v1
or v2 CTP? I'm on v2. If this is an edge case that I need to keep in
mind I'd like to know.

Using Powershell 1.0


"tojo2000" <tojo2000@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Aug 26, 2:28 am, "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote:So just to be clear, you tried this?

$cmdline = "c:\windows\system32\defrag.exe c:\ -a > $s`_defrag.txt"

and it didn't insert the computer name? Are you using PowerShell v1
or v2 CTP? I'm on v2. If this is an edge case that I need to keep in
mind I'd like to know.