I am trying to start develop a simple power shell script to do a filter on the get-mailbox command. I've created a variable and tried to use it as a filter, to no avail.(Ultimately, I want to read in the server name into the variable and filter with it.) ButI'm having problems geting started. What am I doing wrong? [PS] C:\>$a = ' -filter {servername -eq "dc1"}'[PS] C:\>$a-filter {servername -eq "dc1"}[PS] C:\>get-mailbox $aGet-Mailbox : The operation could not be performed because object ' -filter {servername -eq "dc1"}' could notbe found on domain controller 'dc1.litwareinc.com'.At line:1 char:12+ get-mailbox <<<< $a If I type in the same filter in from the command line it works.... [PS] C:\>get-mailbox -filter {servername -eq "dc1"} | more WARNING: By default only the first 1000 items are returned. To change the number of items returned, specifythe parameter "-ResultSize". To return all items specify "-ResultSize Unlimited" (Note: Returning all itemsmay take a very long time and consume a large amount of memory depending on the actual number of items). Itis not recommended to store the results in a variable; instead pipe the results to another task or script toperform batch changes. Name Alias ServerName ProhibitSendQuota---- ----- ---------- -----------------Administrator Administrator dc1 unlimitedJim Hance JiHa dc1 unlimited Help! Thanks in advance... Steve

Hi Steve, Get-Mailbox required static value while defining a parameter and can not accept as a variable sothese give you perfectresult while other not. get-mailbox-filter {servername -eq "dc1"} | More get-mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited | where{$_.servername -eq "dc1"}

Are there any list of commands which are not scriptable? or is there any workarounds?

The get-mailbox cmdlet accepts a -server parameter, and you can use a variable to set the parameter value. $a = "dc1" get-mailbox -server $a[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

I am trying to start develop a simple power shell script to do a filter on the get-mailbox command. I've created a variable and tried to use it as a filter, to no avail. (Ultimately, I want to read in the server name into the variable and filter with it.) But I'm having problems geting started. What am I doing wrong? [PS] C:\>$a = ' -filter {servername -eq "dc1"}' [PS] C:\>$a -filter {servername -eq "dc1"} [PS] C:\>get-mailbox $a Get-Mailbox : The operation could not be performed because object ' -filter {servername -eq "dc1"}' could not be found on domain controller 'dc1.litwareinc.com'. At line:1 char:12 + get-mailbox <<<< $a If I type in the same filter in from the command line it works.... [PS] C:\>get-mailbox -filter {servername -eq "dc1"} | more WARNING: By default only the first 1000 items are returned. To change the number of items returned, specify the parameter "-ResultSize". To return all items specify "-ResultSize Unlimited" (Note: Returning all items may take a very long time and consume a large amount of memory depending on the actual number of items). It is not recommended to store the results in a variable; instead pipe the results to another task or script to perform batch changes. Name Alias ServerName ProhibitSendQuota ---- ----- ---------- ----------------- Administrator Administrator dc1 unlimited Jim Hance JiHa dc1 unlimited Help! Thanks in advance... Steve You can use this [PS] C:\>$a= Get-Mailbox -filter {servername -eq "dc1"} [PS] C:\>Get-Mailbox $a

On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 00:33:29 +0000, Vministrator wrote: >I am trying to start develop a simple power shell script to do a filter on the get-mailbox command. I've created a variable and tried to use it as a filter, to no avail. (Ultimately, I want to read in the server name into the variable and filter with it.) But I'm having problems geting started. What am I doing wrong? > > > >[PS] C:\>$a = ' -filter {servername -eq "dc1"}' [PS] C:\>$a -filter {servername -eq "dc1"} [PS] C:\>get-mailbox $a Get-Mailbox : The operation could not be performed because object ' -filter {servername -eq "dc1"}' could not be found on domain controller 'dc1.litwareinc.com'. At line:1 char:12 + get-mailbox <<<< $a You need to build the command and then invoke it: $a = "-filter.." $cmd = "get-mailbox $a" invoke-expression $cmd You'll have to work out the quotes in the composition of the command. Each pass through the command interpreter will remove one level of protection. So instead of a simple "dc1" you may need `"dc1`" or """"dc1"""" or "'dc1'" to arrive at what you need. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP