Passing filename as parameter

I have a script which tests if a file/path exists and moves an item if it
does. However whenever my file\path contains a bracket [] commas , etc the
test file path comes up that it doesn't exist even though it does.

How can I overcome this problem? Is there a way of passing the filename as a
parameter?

This is the code I'm working with:

$filename = $args[0]

$destination = "C:\powershell"
[string]$fileexist = Test-Path -Path $filename

If ($fileexist -eq "False")
{
#Sends E-mail to notify me that file doesn't exist
exit
}
Else
{
copy-item $filename -destination $destination
}

Command line I run:
..\test.ps1 "\C:\Done\a509054_MIC_0109[1].jpg"

Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Anthony

On Sep 27, 2:15 pm, anth <a...@xxxxxx> wrote: There are several known issues having to do with wildcard characters
in path names. This is probably the closest to the situation you are
seeing:

https://connect.microsoft.com/feedba...1307&SiteID=99

You can vote to have it fixed in a later version. Until then, use the
LiteralPath parameter of the Test-Path Cmdlet:

[string]$fileexist = Test-Path -LiteralPath $filename

Jeff

You can double escape each bracket in the file's path:

..\test.ps1 "\C:\Done\a509054_MIC_0109``[1``].jpg"

--
Kiron

You could let the script double escape the brackets:

# -- test.ps1 --
$filename = $args[0] -replace '[\[\]]', '``$0'

$destination = "C:\powershell"
[string]$fileexist = Test-Path -Path $filename

If ($fileexist -eq "False")
{
#Sends E-mail to notify me that file doesn't exist
"absent"
exit
}
Else
{
copy-item $filename -destination $destination
}

--
Kiron