I have:

#... some code ...
write-host $string.Length
write-host $string



And it produces:

36418
Write-Host : The Win32 internal error "Not enough storage is available to
process this command" 0x8 occurred when writing console output buffer at
current cursor position. Please contact Microsoft Support Services.
At C:\Get.ps1:52 char:11
+ write-host <<<< $string

I would expect that write-host doesn't have a hardcoded limit, but that the
possible output size is somehow related to the console buffer settings
"Console - Layout - Screen Buffer Size - Width x Height". But I don't know
for sure nor did I do any tests, that's just speculation.

Gerd

"K Kong" wrote:

> I have:
>
> #... some code ...
> write-host $string.Length
> write-host $string
>
> And it produces:
>
> 36418
> Write-Host : The Win32 internal error "Not enough storage is available to
> process this command" 0x8 occurred when writing console output buffer at
> current cursor position. Please contact Microsoft Support Services.
> At C:\Get.ps1:52 char:11
> + write-host <<<< $string

That sounds like a Windows console error being given to PowerShell, rather
than a PowerShell error. I've written fairly huge strings to the console
without issue.

--
Don Jones
Windows PowerShell MVP
Founder: www.ScriptingAnswers.com
Co-Author: "Windows PowerShell: TFM"

"K Kong" <KKong@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have:
>
> #... some code ...
> write-host $string.Length
> write-host $string
>
> And it produces:
>
> 36418
> Write-Host : The Win32 internal error "Not enough storage is available to
> process this command" 0x8 occurred when writing console output buffer at
> current cursor position. Please contact Microsoft Support Services.
> At C:\Get.ps1:52 char:11
> + write-host <<<< $string

Was there any resolution for this? The best I have been able to to find is to issue a smaller string Write-Host to intially get the console to except the longer output. On my system the magic length was 15557. I am asuuming this the number of bytes per the console setting used by Power Shell.




Don Jones [MVP] wrote:

That sounds like a Windows console error being given to PowerShell, rather
10-May-07

That sounds like a Windows console error being given to PowerShell, rather
than a PowerShell error. I've written fairly huge strings to the console
without issue.

--
Don Jones
Windows PowerShell MVP
Founder: www.ScriptingAnswers.com
Co-Author: "Windows PowerShell: TFM"

"K Kong" <KKong@newsgroup> wrote in message
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On Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:32 AM
KKon wrote:

Is there a (very small) length limit to write-host?
I have:

write-host $string.Length
write-host $string

And it produces:

36418
Write-Host : The Win32 internal error "Not enough storage is available to
process this command" 0x8 occurred when writing console output buffer at
current cursor position. Please contact Microsoft Support Services.
At C:\Get.ps1:52 char:11
+ write-host <<<< $string

On Thursday, May 10, 2007 4:06 AM
GerdSchneide wrote:

I would expect that write-host doesn't have a hardcoded limit, but that the
I would expect that write-host doesn't have a hardcoded limit, but that the
possible output size is somehow related to the console buffer settings
"Console - Layout - Screen Buffer Size - Width x Height". But I don't know
for sure nor did I do any tests, that's just speculation.

Gerd

"K Kong" wrote:

On Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:19 PM
Don Jones [MVP] wrote:

That sounds like a Windows console error being given to PowerShell, rather
That sounds like a Windows console error being given to PowerShell, rather
than a PowerShell error. I've written fairly huge strings to the console
without issue.

--
Don Jones
Windows PowerShell MVP
Founder: www.ScriptingAnswers.com
Co-Author: "Windows PowerShell: TFM"

"K Kong" <KKong@newsgroup> wrote in message
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