String in Output is concatenated in one line although the original string is not concatenated - why?

Question

My problem is related to PowerShell 4.0 (Win7).

The goal is to get a chosen multiline string out of a textfile together with another prepared text.

I'm using the following code:

$nl = [System.Environment]::NewLine
[string]$text1 = 'Hello World' + $nl
$b = (Get-Content textfile.txt | Out-GridView -OutputMode Multiple)

Content of textfile.txt:

tester 1  
tester 2  
tester 3

I choose tester 1 and tester 2 from GridView and click OK
An output of $b gives me the following (expected) result in 2 separate lines:

        $b  
tester 1  
tester 2

So far, so good

Now I'm putting the strings together with:

$test = $text1 + $b

An output of $test gives me the following (unexpected) result:

        $test  
Hello World  
tester 1 tester 2

Question: Why is the output of $test not in 2 separate lines as was the output of $b ??

I wanted it to be:

Hello World  
tester 1  
tester 2

JasonMArcher · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-17 23:00:19Z

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The problem is solved. I found the solution in the following post:

I had to set the "Output Field Separator" like so:

$OFS = "`r`n"

Thank you, Keith Hill :-)

JasonMArcher

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answered Nov 30, 2017 at 14:38

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