I'm working on a script to create phone number blocks out of number ranges in Lync, and I have a requirement to use full e.164 numbers which can be up to 15 digits which are proving to be a bit of a problem.  When I pull out the start and end numbers for a given range, I get something like:

NumberRangeStart             : tel:+19995551200
NumberRangeEnd               : tel:+19995551299

I go to strip off the leading text and Powershell turns the number into an Int64 as expected:

$RangeStartInt = $Range.NumberRangeStart.TrimStart("tel:+")
$RangeEndInt = $Range.NumberRangeEnd.TrimStart("tel:+")

So my variables are now 19995551200 and 19995551299.  When I go to create the array using the range operator, I get:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $RangeStartInt..$RangeEndInt
Cannot convert value "19995551200" to type "System.Int32". Error: "Value was either too large or too small for an Int32."
At line:1 char:1
+ $RangeStartInt..$RangeEndInt
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidCastIConvertible

My question is this, does the range operator only work on Int32 objects?  Is there an alternative that might work on Int64 objects or should I just use something like an i++ to create the array manually?  Any thoughts are appreciated as it's very strange...

How's it goin Dude?

I'm still looking for official documentation, but according to this article (see the '2 Restrictions and a Caveat' section), you're stuck with Int32 for the range operator.

The Dude abides of course, but man that range operator really tied the array together... I'll go ahead and i++ my way through the arrays old school then.  Thanks! :)

200..299 | % {"tel:+19995551$_"}

• Proposed as answer by Mike Laughlin Wednesday, November 20, 2013 3:07 PM

200..299 | % {"tel:+19995551$_"}

• Proposed as answer by Mike Laughlin Wednesday, November 20, 2013 3:07 PM

The Dude abides of course, but man that range operator really tied the array together... I'll go ahead and i++ my way through the arrays old school then.  Thanks! :)

That is a perfect response, my day just got better. =]

Take a look at Dirk's suggestion though, that'll definitely do what you need.

Had the same problem and Dirk's solution of building the ranges I needed, worked great after I struggled with the same long integer issue with my phone numbers.