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Jhult1170
Copper Contributor
Feb 25, 2026

stop expanding parentheses in a variable

Hello    We have created a script using PowerShell and Box CLI to create groups in Box as a user request them. We have had success with the script until recently. We had a user request that failed...
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LainRobertson
Silver Contributor
Mar 01, 2026

Hi Jhult1170​ ,

 

I do not have a command called "box", so I can't test your exact use case, however, it's worth noting that your manual example line of:

 

$BoxLOWGRPRaw="$( Box groups:create --json "Test-Group(Name)" )"

 

Is not what your first three lines would be producing. Rather, based on your initial three lines, the proper manual test case would look like:

 

$BoxLOWGRPRaw = "$( Box groups:create --json Test-Group(Name)_Owner )"

 

This is because you have used the $BoxClientOwnerName variable in your third line rather than the $ClientName variable.

 

Cheers,

Lain