Vista - Compare two array

Hi all,
I have two identical arrays.
$a = 0,1,2,3
$b = 0,1,2,3

I need to know if the arrays is identical

if ($a -eq $b) this is doesn't working

Thanks,
Didi

I believe you can use compare-object.

"Did" <didi10000@walla.co.il> wrote in message
news:1173698692.087060.208650@64g2000cwx.googlegroups.com...
> Hi all,
> I have two identical arrays.
> $a = 0,1,2,3
> $b = 0,1,2,3
>
> I need to know if the arrays is identical
>
> if ($a -eq $b) this is doesn't working
>
> Thanks,
> Didi
>

I have used compare-object successfully.$a = 1,2,3
$b = 1,3,4
$c = compare-object $a $b
$c
write-host "Objects inly exist in the first file"
$c | % { if ($_.SideIndicator -match '<=') {$_.InputObject}}

write-host "Objects inly exist in the second file"
$c | % { if ($_.SideIndicator -match '=>') {$_.InputObject}}


$a = "a","b","c"
$b = "a","c","d","e"
$d = compare-object $a $b
$d

write-host "Objects only exist in the first file"
$d | % { if ($_.SideIndicator -match '<=') {$_.InputObject}}

write-host "Objects only exist in the second file"
$d | % { if ($_.SideIndicator -match '=>') {$_.InputObject}}

regards,
ktmd




"Brandon Shell" wrote:

> I believe you can use compare-object.
>
> "Did" <didi10000@walla.co.il> wrote in message
> news:1173698692.087060.208650@64g2000cwx.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi all,
> > I have two identical arrays.
> > $a = 0,1,2,3
> > $b = 0,1,2,3
> >
> > I need to know if the arrays is identical
> >
> > if ($a -eq $b) this is doesn't working
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Didi
> >
>
>

FYI, when two arrays are the same, compare-object returns null.
ktmd

"ktmd" wrote:

> I have used compare-object successfully.$a = 1,2,3
> $b = 1,3,4
> $c = compare-object $a $b
> $c
> write-host "Objects inly exist in the first file"
> $c | % { if ($_.SideIndicator -match '<=') {$_.InputObject}}
>
> write-host "Objects inly exist in the second file"
> $c | % { if ($_.SideIndicator -match '=>') {$_.InputObject}}
>
>
> $a = "a","b","c"
> $b = "a","c","d","e"
> $d = compare-object $a $b
> $d
>
> write-host "Objects only exist in the first file"
> $d | % { if ($_.SideIndicator -match '<=') {$_.InputObject}}
>
> write-host "Objects only exist in the second file"
> $d | % { if ($_.SideIndicator -match '=>') {$_.InputObject}}
>
> regards,
> ktmd
>
>
>
>
> "Brandon Shell" wrote:
>
> > I believe you can use compare-object.
> >
> > "Did" <didi10000@walla.co.il> wrote in message
> > news:1173698692.087060.208650@64g2000cwx.googlegroups.com...
> > > Hi all,
> > > I have two identical arrays.
> > > $a = 0,1,2,3
> > > $b = 0,1,2,3
> > >
> > > I need to know if the arrays is identical
> > >
> > > if ($a -eq $b) this is doesn't working
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Didi
> > >
> >
> >