Vista - Copy-item issue using variable

When I try to use a variable in the path name of what I want to copy, it
breaks. Here is what I have:


$arr = "jan","feb","mar","apr","may","jun","jul","aug","sep","oct","nov","dec"
$arr[(Get-Date).month-1]

c:
del log.txt

"Date generated:" | out-file -Append log.txt
date | out-file -Append log.txt
" " | out-file -Append log.txt

"Directory for this month:" | out-file -Append log.txt
($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year) | out-file -Append log.txt
" " | out-file -Append log.txt

W:
mkdir ($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year)
F:
cd CDS
mkdir ($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year)

Copy-Item X:\($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year)\*.*
F:\CDS\($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year)\*.* | out-file -Append
cdslog.txt


Everything works fine except for the last Copy-item command. How do I use my
variable in the path I want to copy?

Tip:

0> $arr = 1..3
0> $path = "xxx\$($arr[0])\yyy\$($arr[1] + $arr[2])\zzz"
0> $path
xxx\1\yyy\5\zzz

In other words, thy to use $(...)
Does it help?

--
Thanks,
Roman

Thanks. I was checking the manual and had it down to either quotes or
parentheses.

"Roman Kuzmin" wrote:

> Tip:
>
> 0> $arr = 1..3
> 0> $path = "xxx\$($arr[0])\yyy\$($arr[1] + $arr[2])\Zzz"
> 0> $path
> xxx\1\yyy\5\Zzz
>
> In other words, thy to use $(...)
> Does it help?
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Roman
>
>
>

I got it in better form by doing what you said, but i am still having trouble
specifically with the copy command.

"Archive directory for this month:" | out-file -Append cdslog.txt
"$frompath" | out-file -Append cdslog.txt
" " | out-file -Append cdslog.txt

"Destination folder:" | out-file -Append cdslog.txt
"$topath" | out-file -Append cdslog.txt

F:
cd CDS
mkdir ($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year)

X:
cd $frompath

##Copy-Item "$frompath" "$topath"
##Copy-Item "$frompath" "$topath" | out-file -Append cdslog.txt

Help! So close...

"JMinahan" wrote:

> When I try to use a variable in the path name of what I want to copy, it
> breaks. Here is what I have:
>
>
> $arr = "jan","feb","mar","apr","may","jun","jul","aug","sep","oct","nov","dec"
> $arr[(Get-Date).month-1]
>
> c:
> del log.txt
>
> "Date generated:" | out-file -Append log.txt
> date | out-file -Append log.txt
> " " | out-file -Append log.txt
>
> "Directory for this month:" | out-file -Append log.txt
> ($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year) | out-file -Append log.txt
> " " | out-file -Append log.txt
>
> W:
> mkdir ($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year)
> F:
> cd CDS
> mkdir ($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year)
>
> Copy-Item X:\($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year)\*.*
> F:\CDS\($arr[(Get-Date).month-1]+(Get-Date).year)\*.* | out-file -Append
> cdslog.txt
>
>
> Everything works fine except for the last Copy-item command. How do I use my
> variable in the path I want to copy?