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I am attempting to combine strings in powershell to generate a file path. I am learning the basics and have put together this syntax

$fileDirectory = "C:\Pics\"

foreach ($file in Get-ChildItem $fileDirectory){
    #Setting parent dir to check
    $ParentDir = "E:\Main Folder\"

    #setting param to split
    $parts =$file.Name -split '\.'

    #capturing variables
    $PictureYear = $parts[0].Trim()
    $PictureMonth = $parts[1].substring(0,3)

    #Writing To window to confirm variables are accurate
    Write-Host $PictureYear
    Write-Host $PictureMonth

    #checking if folders exist
    Write-Host $($ParentDir)$($PictureYear)\
}

But when I Write-Host there is a space in the filepath. The output is

E:\Main Folder\ 2016 \

How can I remove the space? I tried using the Trim() operator but the space still exists.

Look into Join-Path and Split-Path.

Kory Gill
– Kory Gill

2017-02-08 20:24:37 +00:00
Commented Feb 8, 2017 at 20:24 — Kory Gill
– Kory Gill, Commented Feb 8, 2017 at 20:24
@KoryGill - thank you for pointing in the right direction!

BellHopByDayAmetuerCoderByNigh
– BellHopByDayAmetuerCoderByNigh

2017-02-08 20:28:27 +00:00
Commented Feb 8, 2017 at 20:28 — BellHopByDayAmetuerCoderByNigh
– BellHopByDayAmetuerCoderByNigh, Commented Feb 8, 2017 at 20:28

briantist · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-08 20:25:50Z

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Not to burst your bubble, but there's already a cmdlet and a .Net method to combine paths:

Join-Path -Path $ParentDir -ChildPath $PictureYear
$ParentDir | Join-Path -ChildPath $PictureYear | Join-Path -ChildPath $PictureMonth

[System.IO.Path]::Combine($ParentDir, $PictureYear, $PictureMonth)

$parts = @($ParentDir) + $parts  # array of all components    
[System.IO.Path]::Combine([string[]]$parts)

answered Feb 8, 2017 at 20:25

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BellHopByDayAmetuerCoderByNigh Over a year ago

Not bursting bubble at all! This is excellent and a wonderful example.

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