Powershell scripting notes and snips

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My PowerShell Scripting Notes

Running sequenced commands with && or || will usually result in the following error:

PS C:\Users\Example> echo Hello && echo World!

At line:1 char:12
+ echo Hello && echo World!
+            ~~
The token '&&' is not a valid statement separator in this version.
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidEndOfLine

Do this instead; Command; if($?) {Command}

PS C:\Users\Example> echo "Hello"; if($?) {echo "World!"}

Hello
World!

Note: Since PowerShell Core v7, && and || can be used directly.

References

• https://superuser.com/questions/464109/replacements-for-ampersand-and-double-ampersand-in-powershell