Vista - Set-Content : The given path's format is not supported.

Does Set-Content not support PSDrive paths? Or am I doing something wrong? See Below for an example...

PS ps:\> New-PSDrive -Name test1 -PSProvider FileSystem -Root "C:\psscripts\"

Name Provider Root CurrentLocation
---- -------- ---- ---------------
test1 FileSystem C:\psscripts\


PS ps:\> Set-Location test1:
PS test1:\> "This is a test string" | set-content -path "test1:\testfile.txt"
Set-Content : The given path's format is not supported.
At line:1 char:38
+ "This is a test string" | set-content <<<< -path "test1:\testfile.txt"
Set-Content : The given path's format is not supported.
At line:1 char:38
+ "This is a test string" | set-content <<<< -path "test1:\testfile.txt"
PS test1:\>


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gaurhoth
http://gaurhothw.spaces.live.com/

check that the file test1:\testfile.txt exists.
it worked for me

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$hay
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com
"Gaurhoth" <gaurhoth@live.com> wrote in message news:uaK69VQOHHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Does Set-Content not support PSDrive paths? Or am I doing something wrong? See Below for an example...

PS ps:\> New-PSDrive -Name test1 -PSProvider FileSystem -Root "C:\psscripts\"

Name Provider Root CurrentLocation
---- -------- ---- ---------------
test1 FileSystem C:\psscripts\


PS ps:\> Set-Location test1:
PS test1:\> "This is a test string" | set-content -path "test1:\testfile.txt"
Set-Content : The given path's format is not supported.
At line:1 char:38
+ "This is a test string" | set-content <<<< -path "test1:\testfile.txt"
Set-Content : The given path's format is not supported.
At line:1 char:38
+ "This is a test string" | set-content <<<< -path "test1:\testfile.txt"
PS test1:\>


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gaurhoth
http://gaurhothw.spaces.live.com/

Hi,

Looks like a bug to me. I can reproduce the behaviour you describe
with set-content.

As Shay says it works if the file already exists.

The problem exists when you use test1: in the path or are in test1:
and use set-location.

Same problem seems to exist, on initial testing, with add-content.

Do you have access to Connect to report the bug?

Andrew Watt MVP

On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:30:12 -0500, "Gaurhoth" <gaurhoth@live.com>
wrote:

>Does Set-Content not support PSDrive paths? Or am I doing something wrong? See Below for an example...
>
>PS ps:\> New-PSDrive -Name test1 -PSProvider FileSystem -Root "C:\psscripts\"
>
>Name Provider Root CurrentLocation
>---- -------- ---- ---------------
>test1 FileSystem C:\psscripts\
>
>
>PS ps:\> Set-Location test1:
>PS test1:\> "This is a test string" | set-content -path "test1:\testfile.txt"
>Set-Content : The given path's format is not supported.
>At line:1 char:38
>+ "This is a test string" | set-content <<<< -path "test1:\testfile.txt"
>Set-Content : The given path's format is not supported.
>At line:1 char:38
>+ "This is a test string" | set-content <<<< -path "test1:\testfile.txt"
>PS test1:\>
>
>
>--
>
>gaurhoth
>http://gaurhothw.spaces.live.com/