Wildcards in variable path with Powershell

Question

I would like in my script to use wildcard in variable like this :

$TARGET = "\\MACHINE1\c$\ProgramData\Test\12.*\Data\"

The problem is $TARGET returns

\\MACHINE1\c$\ProgramData\Test\12.*\Data\

and not

\\MACHINE1\c$\ProgramData\Test\12.1.1.1\Data\

However

Test-Path "\\MACHINE1\c$\ProgramData\Test\12.*\Data\"

=> TRUE

Thanks for your help

The question is : How can I write in the variable $TARGET the correct path without the wildcard — robinwood13
– robinwood13, Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 11:32

Avshalom · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-03 12:06:33Z

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The Best in this cases IMO is using Resolve-Path,

$TARGET = Resolve-Path "\\MACHINE1\c$\ProgramData\Test\12.*\Data\" | Select -ExpandProperty Path

answered Aug 3, 2015 at 12:06

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Johan de Haan · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-03 11:42:08Z

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You should use Get-ChildItem to retrieve the real path:

$TARGET = "\\MACHINE1\c$\ProgramData\Test\12.*\Data\"
Get-ChildItem $Target


    Directory: \\MACHINE1\c$\ProgramData\Test\12.1.1.1

Mode                LastWriteTime     Length Name
----                -------------     ------ ----
d----        10-10-2014     12:48            data

answered Aug 3, 2015 at 11:42

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robinwood13 Over a year ago

Is it possible to save it in a variable ?

robinwood13 Over a year ago

$TARGET = Get-ChildItem -Path "\\MACHINE1\c$\ProgramData\Test\12.*\Data\"

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