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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...

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.

farismalaeb

Iron Contributor

Jul 24, 2022

majeranr

Any update on the provided answer.

If it helps you please mark it as Best Reponse.

Thanks

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