powershell embedding one variable in another one

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In powershell , for a complicated reason an application needs a 6 character string as a sort of handle (Eg: abcdef) for a long asynchronous operation. I perform this using

$replaceHandle = "abcdef"
start-Job -handle $replaceHandle

The application stores the status of the asynchronous job in $abcdef (Prefixes string with $) and i can access parameters of job Status at any time by requesting

Get-Status -ID $abcdef.ID

Problem for me in my code is i am not able to get this $abcdef.ID properly I have tried $($jobVar.ToString()).ID - this gives blank/errors out maipulating $$jobVar.ID actually gives $'abcdef'.ID

How do i manage to get value of ($abcdef.ID) appropriately ?

JPBlanc · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-06 18:36:01Z

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It because $jobVar is first interpreted :

try :

write-host "the value is $($jobVar.ID)"

answered Jun 6, 2013 at 18:36

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user2460759 · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-07 09:17:48Z

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(Get-Variable $b -ValueOnly).Id

This worked

answered Jun 7, 2013 at 9:17

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