IF syntax in powershell struggle

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Can you guys work it out. I'm pretty sure it's just minor syntax error cause i'm noob at this... I'm always getting "Wrong file" no matter what input($name) is.

$name = "DE123456.zip"
if ($name -contains "DE") 
{
  Get-ChildItem C:\test\$name | 
   % {
     $to  = $_.basename.length - 2
     $path = $_.basename.substring( 0, $to)
     & "C:\test\7z.exe" "x" "-y" $_.fullname "-oC:\test\$path"
     }
  }
ELSE
{
"Wrong file"
}

Joey · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-01 13:44:06Z

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A syntax error would be emitted before your script ran.

Your problem is that -contains as an operator only checks for existence of values in an array. You want the .Contains method on the string instead:

if ($name.Contains('DE')) ...

answered Apr 1, 2014 at 13:44

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CB. · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-01 13:43:49Z

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Change

if ($name -contains "DE")

with

if ($name -match "DE")

and:

get-help about_comparison_operators

to know the difference.

answered Apr 1, 2014 at 13:43

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