Vista - references an object name with a variable

I'm working on a powershell script for exchange, and variable-
variables seem to behave correctly, but not if your referencing
something that's an object. I have a loop on $x, starting at 2 and
increasing by 1. I want to be able to reference $i.email2, $i.email3,
$i.email4 , etc etc. I've tried $i.email$x $i.email$$x $i.email${x}
and $i.email$(x)


##
## $i.email2, $i.email3, $i.email4 all exist, how do i reference them
in this loop on $x ????
##

## Import data from csv and store it in variable 'data'
$data = import-csv $args[0]


foreach ($i in $data) {
$ss = new-securestring $i.password
$upn = $i.alias + "@" + $i.fqdn
new-mailbox -Password $ss -Database $i.database -UserPrincipalName
$upn -Name $i.name -OrganizationalUnit $i.ou
for ($x = 2; $x -lt 100; $x++) {
##
## $i.email2, $i.email3, $i.email4 all exist, how do i reference them
in this loop on $x ????
##
if ($i.email$x.length>0) {
$email$x=$i.email$x+"@"+$i.domain
set-Mailbox $upn -EmailAddresses ((get-Mailbox $upn).EmailAddresses
+ "$email$x")
} else {
break;
}
}
}

In fact you can reference an object name with a variable

PS C:\Scripts> $prop = "mode"
PS C:\Scripts> $i=(dir)[0]
PS C:\Scripts> $i.$prop
d----



Try to assign/concat each property to a varaible and then query it


for ($x = 2; $x -lt 100; $x++) {
$emailNum = "email$x"

if ($i.$emailNum.length>0) {
....
}
}

Shay
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com



> I'm working on a powershell script for exchange, and variable-
> variables seem to behave correctly, but not if your referencing
> something that's an object. I have a loop on $x, starting at 2 and
> increasing by 1. I want to be able to reference $i.email2, $i.email3,
> $i.email4 , etc etc. I've tried $i.email$x $i.email$$x $i.email${x}
> and $i.email$(x)
>
> ##
> ## $i.email2, $i.email3, $i.email4 all exist, how do i reference them
> in this loop on $x ????
> ##
> ## Import data from csv and store it in variable 'data' $data =
> import-csv $args[0]
>
> foreach ($i in $data) {
> $ss = new-securestring $i.password
> $upn = $i.alias + "@" + $i.fqdn
> new-mailbox -Password $ss -Database $i.database -UserPrincipalName
> $upn -Name $i.name -OrganizationalUnit $i.ou
> for ($x = 2; $x -lt 100; $x++) {
> ##
> ## $i.email2, $i.email3, $i.email4 all exist, how do i reference them
> in this loop on $x ????
> ##
> if ($i.email$x.length>0) {
> $email$x=$i.email$x+"@"+$i.domain
> set-Mailbox $upn -EmailAddresses ((get-Mailbox $upn).EmailAddresses
> + "$email$x")
> } else {
> break;
> }
> }
> }
>

"Shay Levi" <no@addre.ss> wrote in message
news:8766a944354a8c99d21002f40e6@news.microsoft.com...
> for ($x = 2; $x -lt 100; $x++) {
> $emailNum = "email$x"
>
> if ($i.$emailNum.length>0) {
> ....
> } }

Or simply $i."email$x"

--
Keith