hi,
I just installed powershell on my pc (which has the required configuration)
but i can not even make simple task like file creation such as :

PS W:\> "hello !" | Out-File c:\test.txt

It returns this error below :

Out-File : Unknown error "-1".
At line:1 char:21
+ "hello !" | Out-File <<<< c:\test.txt



I have searched for such topic on the web but nothing...
Someone can help please ? Thanks.

sko002 wrote:

> hi,
> I just installed powershell on my pc (which has the required configuration)
> but i can not even make simple task like file creation such as :
>
> PS W:\> "hello !" | Out-File c:\test.txt

Well really, this is no different than plain cmd.exe:

WPS> "Hello" > c:\test.txt

Simple, no? =)

Also:

WPS> get-help set-content

--
Klaus H. Probst
http://www.simulplex.net/

On Oct 10, 1:07 pm, sko002 <sko...@xxxxxx> wrote:

> hi,
> I just installed powershell on my pc (which has the required configuration)
> but i can not even make simple task like file creation such as :
>
> PS W:\> "hello !" | Out-File c:\test.txt
>
> It returns this error below :
>
> Out-File : Unknown error "-1".
> At line:1 char:21
> + "hello !" | Out-File <<<< c:\test.txt
>
> I have searched for such topic on the web but nothing...
> Someone can help please ? Thanks.

There isn't anything wrong with what you are trying to do. Is it
possible you don't have the proper permissions to write to C:\? Try
creating the file with redirection, and see if you get the same
result:

"hello !" > c:\test.txt

Jeff

Hi Klaus,
Sorry I may be unclear in my problem description.
I wanted to use powershell for some tasks that cmd.exe can not do or do it
easier at least !

My problem is that powershell returns an error when I execute simple command
like : "hello !" | Out-File c:\test.txt ...

do you see what i mean ?!



"Klaus H. Probst" wrote:

> sko002 wrote:

> > hi,
> > I just installed powershell on my pc (which has the required configuration)
> > but i can not even make simple task like file creation such as :
> >
> > PS W:\> "hello !" | Out-File c:\test.txt

>
> Well really, this is no different than plain cmd.exe:
>
> WPS> "Hello" > c:\test.txt
>
> Simple, no? =)
>
> Also:
>
> WPS> get-help set-content
>
> --
> Klaus H. Probst
> http://www.simulplex.net/
>

Could you check the version installed, both outputs should be 1.0.0.0:

(Get-Command Out-File).dll -replace '^.+((\d+\.){3}\d+).+$', '$1'
"$((Get-Host).version)"

--
Kiron

Hi Jeff,

I have admin permissions on my PC ...

Same error with redirection :
PS C:\> "hello !" > c:\test.txt
Unknown error "-1".
At line:1 char:12
+ "hello !" > <<<< c:\test.txt


"Jeff" wrote:

> On Oct 10, 1:07 pm, sko002 <sko...@xxxxxx> wrote:

> > hi,
> > I just installed powershell on my pc (which has the required configuration)
> > but i can not even make simple task like file creation such as :
> >
> > PS W:\> "hello !" | Out-File c:\test.txt
> >
> > It returns this error below :
> >
> > Out-File : Unknown error "-1".
> > At line:1 char:21
> > + "hello !" | Out-File <<<< c:\test.txt
> >
> > I have searched for such topic on the web but nothing...
> > Someone can help please ? Thanks.

>
> There isn't anything wrong with what you are trying to do. Is it
> possible you don't have the proper permissions to write to C:\? Try
> creating the file with redirection, and see if you get the same
> result:
>
> "hello !" > c:\test.txt
>
> Jeff
>
>

Hi Kiron,
Yes same version !

PS W:\> (Get-Command Out-File).dll -replace '^.+((\d+\.){3}\d+).+$', '$1'
1.0.0.0
PS W:\> "$((Get-Host).version)"
1.0.0.0



"Kiron" wrote:

> Could you check the version installed, both outputs should be 1.0.0.0:
>
> (Get-Command Out-File).dll -replace '^.+((\d+\.){3}\d+).+$', '$1'
> "$((Get-Host).version)"
>
> --
> Kiron
>

Try this:

powershell -noProfile {"hello !" | Out-File c:\test.txt}

--
Kiron

damn ! Still the same !!! : (

PS W:\> powershell -noProfile {"hello !" | Out-File c:\test.txt}
Out-File : Unknown error "-1".
At line:1 char:21
+ "hello !" | Out-File <<<< c:\test.txt



"Kiron" wrote:

> Try this:
>
> powershell -noProfile {"hello !" | Out-File c:\test.txt}
>
> --
> Kiron
>

It is very odd sko002. I've never heard of 'unknown error "-1"'. You have the right version and you tried executing from a PowerShell session without user Profile... but the error persists. I can't think of any other suggestion than to either wait, there are very knowledgeable members on this group that can help; or unisntall PowerShell, download the version for your platform again and reinstall it.

Sorry I couldn't help more.

--
Kiron