Vista - line continuation char

My script has lines that are very long. In C# ";" acts as a statement terminator so statements can span lines. It
seems in PowerShell that the ";" is optional. how do i break a line so that it is still legal syntax?

$msg += Get-RM_DbsLastUse $server | Select dbName, LastTripDate | sort LastTripDate | Format-Table -AutoSize -Wrap |
Out-String -Width 120;

I want to add a "Where" to that as well.

dan

PowerShell will allow the statement to span lines if it detects an
incomplete statement (for example, an unclosed set of parenthases, a
trailing operator, etc.) or you can force it with a backtick at the end of
the line.

If you're building a big pipeline you can do:

Command1 |
Command2 |
Command3 `
| Command4

etc...

Josh

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The escape character is the backquote (sometimes called back tick). It is
used for all escape sequences, including the end of the line.

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Charlie.
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