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majeranr
Copper Contributor
Jul 20, 2022

Mapping cmdlet to variable as string

Hi,   I'm having a trouble with a part of code for script.   I've got a function:           function Add-Resource { Param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $resourceToC...
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farismalaeb
Iron Contributor
Jul 20, 2022
When using the " " you are telling PowerShell the type and how to execute the argument.
as a quick response, you have to you the double-quote to pass the string.
Passing the string without the double-quote, PowerShell will execute it and start it.
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    majeranr
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 20, 2022

    farismalaeb that's why I used this:

     

    $dnsVnetLink = "az network private-dns link vnet create" `
    + " --resource-group $resourceGroupName" `
    + " --zone-name $dnsZoneName" `
    + " --name `"$vnetName-DnsLink`"" `
    + " --virtual-network $vnetId" `
    + " --registration-enabled `"false`""

     

    As an input finally, but is there a way to make it up into single string? As far as I know there's no escape character inside of the string, since backtick ( ` ) doesn't work inside strings. I'm looking for the simplest way to pass it as a string or, if someone knows a better way, for a better solution to write a re-usable code instead of using DoUntil loop function.

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      farismalaeb
      Iron Contributor
      Jul 24, 2022

      majeranr 

      Any update on the provided answer. 

      If it helps you please mark it as Best Reponse.

      Thanks

       

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        majeranr
        Copper Contributor
        Jul 25, 2022

        farismalaeb Unfortunately no answer was helpful, I've found the solution myself.

         

        I made the $resourceToCreate parameter non mandatory and instead of passing cmdlets as parameter to the function, I'm defining the $resourceToCreate variable every single time right before I want to invoke the function.

         

        E.g.

           $resourceToCreate = az network private-dns link vnet create `
        --resource-group $resourceGroupName `
        --zone-name $dnsZoneName `
        --name "$vnetName-DnsLink" `
        --virtual-network $vnetId `
        --registration-enabled "false"
    Add-Resource

    $resourceToCreate = az network private-dns record-set a create `
        --resource-group $resourceGroupName `
        --zone-name $dnsZoneName `
        --name $storageAccountName
    Add-Resource
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      farismalaeb
      Iron Contributor
      Jul 20, 2022

      majeranr 

      You can use the Here-String

      something like this

      $dnsVnetLink =@"
az network private-dns link vnet create
--resource-group $resourceGroupName
--zone-name $dnsZoneName" `
--name `"$vnetName-DnsLink`"" `
--virtual-network $vnetId" `
--registration-enabled `"false`"

"@

       

      It start with @ and double-quote and ends with double-quote and @ 

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