Writing to a file with out-file or export-csv

OK, pretty basic probably. Yes, I'm new to PSH, like us all! ;-)

Why doesn't this work?

PS C:\> gc test.1
1
2
PS C:\> for ($i=0;$i -lt $string.count;$i+=1) {$string[$i]}
1
2
PS C:\> for ($i=0;$i -lt $string.count;$i+=1) {$string[$i]}|out-file test.2
An empty pipe element is not permitted.
At line:1 char:53
+ for ($i=0;$i -lt $string.count;$i+=1) {$string[$i]}|o <<<< ut-file test.2

I think this has been discussed not long ago somewhere here.

Afaik it was just a design decision.
Try this:

$( for ($i=0;$i -lt $string.count;$i+=1) {$string[$i]} ) |
out-file test.2

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dreeschkind

"Marco Shaw" wrote:

> OK, pretty basic probably. Yes, I'm new to PSH, like us all! ;-)
>
> Why doesn't this work?
>
> PS C:\> gc test.1
> 1
> 2
> PS C:\> for ($i=0;$i -lt $string.count;$i+=1) {$string[$i]}
> 1
> 2
> PS C:\> for ($i=0;$i -lt $string.count;$i+=1) {$string[$i]}|out-file test.2
> An empty pipe element is not permitted.
> At line:1 char:53
> + for ($i=0;$i -lt $string.count;$i+=1) {$string[$i]}|o <<<< ut-file test.2
>
>
>