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    Hi guys,

    Is there an easy to read way of creating an array without it spanning across a long line?

    $Example = @('one','two','three','four','Five','one','two','three','four','Five','one','two','three','four','Five','one','two','three','four','Five')
$Example

    I need to delete a large list of shortcuts from all desktops. I am using the psappdeploytoolkit and it would be nice if they were somehow listed vertically rather than a long long long line :)

    Sorry for the dumb question!

    Richard Knight | Collection Refresh Manager | Automate detection rules for patch \ msp files | Twitter

    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:22 AM

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    The comma is used as carriage return:

    $Example = @('one','two','three','four','Five',
            'one','two','three','four','Five',
            'one','two','three','four','Five',
            'one','two','three','four','Five')

    Or you can use a backtick character:

    $Example = @('one','two','three','four','Five', `
            'one','two','three','four','Five', `
            'one','two','three','four','Five', `
            'one','two','three','four','Five')

    • Marked as answer by Richard.Knight Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:32 PM
    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:45 AM
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    Much easier than al of that is just place all on separate lines.

    $Example = 
    'one',
    'two',
    'three',
    'four', 
    'Five'

    \_(ツ)_/

    • Marked as answer by Richard.Knight Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:33 PM
    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:52 AM
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    This also elim9inates the need to manage quotes and commas:

    $Example = @'
one
two
three
four
five
'@ -split "`n"
$Example

    \_(ツ)_/


    • Edited by jrv Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:55 AM
    • Marked as answer by Richard.Knight Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:33 PM
    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:54 AM
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    The @() isn't necessary.  The comma operator makes the array.  I also find using echo less tedious.  I don't have to quote everything.


    $Example = echo one two three four Five one two three four Five one,
      two three four Five one two three four Five


    One element array example:


    $a = ,1

    • Marked as answer by Richard.Knight Thursday, September 19, 2019 3:02 PM
    • Edited by JS2010 Thursday, September 19, 2019 3:36 PM
    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:57 PM

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    The comma is used as carriage return:

    $Example = @('one','two','three','four','Five',
            'one','two','three','four','Five',
            'one','two','three','four','Five',
            'one','two','three','four','Five')

    Or you can use a backtick character:

    $Example = @('one','two','three','four','Five', `
            'one','two','three','four','Five', `
            'one','two','three','four','Five', `
            'one','two','three','four','Five')

    • Marked as answer by Richard.Knight Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:32 PM
    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:45 AM
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    Much easier than al of that is just place all on separate lines.

    $Example = 
    'one',
    'two',
    'three',
    'four', 
    'Five'

    \_(ツ)_/

    • Marked as answer by Richard.Knight Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:33 PM
    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:52 AM
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    This also elim9inates the need to manage quotes and commas:

    $Example = @'
one
two
three
four
five
'@ -split "`n"
$Example

    \_(ツ)_/


    • Edited by jrv Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:55 AM
    • Marked as answer by Richard.Knight Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:33 PM
    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:54 AM
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    Thank you!

    Richard Knight | Collection Refresh Manager | Automate detection rules for patch \ msp files | Twitter

    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:32 PM
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    Even better, thanks jrv

    Richard Knight | Collection Refresh Manager | Automate detection rules for patch \ msp files | Twitter

    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:33 PM
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    The @() isn't necessary.  The comma operator makes the array.  I also find using echo less tedious.  I don't have to quote everything.


    $Example = echo one two three four Five one two three four Five one,
      two three four Five one two three four Five


    One element array example:


    $a = ,1

    • Marked as answer by Richard.Knight Thursday, September 19, 2019 3:02 PM
    • Edited by JS2010 Thursday, September 19, 2019 3:36 PM
    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:57 PM
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    I miss Perl's 'q' and 'qq' operators.

    $four = 4

    $x = q(one two three $four);  # no interpolation of $four

    $x = qq(one two three $four);  # with interpolation of $four

    --- Rich Matheisen MCSE&I, Exchange Ex-MVP (16 years)

    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 2:45 PM
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    function ql { $args }

    $x     = ql one two three $four    # with interpolation of $four

    • Edited by JS2010 Wednesday, September 18, 2019 3:24 PM
    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 3:23 PM
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    Well, not quite the same.

    q(one, two? three}) would return a list with the comma, question mark and curly brace just as they appear between the parentheses. Powershell balks at the "}" and insists that you escape characters that are part of the language. In addition, using q or qq, if parentheses were part of data you can choose to use another delimiter to surround the arguments.

    As for not interpolating variables, Powershell would insist on your escaping all the "$" characters. Or using the HERE doc with single quotes and using the split/join method.

    I won't continue this thread, though. It's off-topic and has nothong to do with Powershell. My original reply was just a little jab at Powershell. :-)

    --- Rich Matheisen MCSE&I, Exchange Ex-MVP (16 years)

    Thursday, September 19, 2019 2:33 AM
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    very cool guys, thanks!

    Richard Knight | Collection Refresh Manager | Automate detection rules for patch \ msp files | Twitter

    Thursday, September 19, 2019 3:01 PM