I am trying to list some of software installed on a PC by using:
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product |
Select-Object -Property name,version |
Where-Object {$_.name -like '*Java*'}
It works, but when I added more names in Where-Object it gave me no results neither an error.
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product |
Select-Object -Property name,version |
Where-Object {$_.name -like '*Java*','*python*','*adobe*','*access*'}
Why does it only work with one name?
I don't think -like will take an array on the right hand side. Try a regex instead:
Where-Object {$_.name -match 'Java|python|adobe|access'}
The -Like operator takes a string argument (not a string array), so whatever you give it will get cast as [string]. If you cast the arguments you've give it to string:
[string]('*Java*','*python*','*adobe*','*access*')
you get:
*Java* *python* *adobe* *access*
and that's what you're trying to match against (and you don't have any file names that look like that).
The easiest way to do this is switch to the -match operator, and an alternating regex:
Where-Object { $_.name -match 'Java|python|adobe|access' }
