Powershell Missing ')' in method call

Question

When I try and run this command I keep getting "Missing ')' in method call."

What am I misssing?

powershell -Command "& 
{
 if ((Get-Date -displayHint Time (GetDate)
         .AddMinutes(-15)
         .ToUniversalTime() -format HH:mm:ss) 
-lt ([datetime]::ParseExact('13:38:43', "HH:mm:ss", $null))) 
{ return 0 } 
else { return 1}'}"

what's with the single quote after the close bracket on return? else { return 1}'}" — ash
– ash, Commented Jun 13, 2013 at 15:19

Shay Levy · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-13 14:04:02Z

3

A few things:

If you used outer double quotes to wrap the command, use single quotes inside of it.
You have a typo: GetDate -> Get-Date
You can skip displayHint and get the time part with:

(Get-Date)AddMinutes(-15).ToUniversalTime() -format 'HH:mm:ss'
I suggest to use the -File parameter and pass a script path when your command is longer than a simple one liner, it can save you some head ache.

Here's the full command:

"&
{
    if((Get-Date -displayHint Time (Get-Date).AddMinutes(-15).ToUniversalTime() -format 'HH:mm:ss')  -lt 
    ([datetime]::ParseExact('13:38:43', 'HH:mm:ss', $null))) 
    {return 0} else { return 1}
}"

answered Jun 13, 2013 at 14:04

Shay Levy

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JPBlanc · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-13 13:50:33Z

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Not sure of what you want to do, but you can try :

 if ((Get-Date -displayHint Time (Get-Date).AddMinutes(-15).ToUniversalTime() -format HH:mm:ss) -lt ([datetime]::ParseExact('13:38:43', "HH:mm:ss", $null)))
 { return 0 } 
 else
 { return 1}

I replace GetDate by Get-Date.

answered Jun 13, 2013 at 13:50

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