Azure devops variable groups in powershell

Question

I have a variable defined in Azure devops variable group like below:

apple-prod-branch  refs/heads/release-823T0709

The above variable works when called in azure pipeline powershell command when called like:

"Write-Host $(apple-prod-branch)" 

Output is: 
refs/heads/release-823T0709

In the above variable name apple-prod-branch, apple is the repo name. How can I use the repo name and use a variable like this ?

$repo_name = "apple"

"Write-Host $($(repo-name)-prod-branch)"

End result needs to be

refs/heads/release-823T0709

Is this being queue from the appl repository or is this something where a value needs to be reference to a specific version of a separate repo? — DreadedFrost
– DreadedFrost, Commented Feb 4, 2022 at 2:54

Kevin Lu · Accepted Answer · 2022-02-04 07:27:29Z

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How can I use the repo name and use a variable like this ?

You can use the following PowerShell Script:

$test = "$(repo-name)-prod-branch"

$branch= [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable($test)

echo $branch

Result:

answered Feb 4, 2022 at 7:27

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Spartan87 Over a year ago

I am getting the below error.

At C:\agent\_work\_temp\54b8dea2-f26e-4281-bc85-e37f4c2bcffa.ps1:3 char:6 + $repo-name = "apple" +      ~~~~~ Unexpected token '-name' in expression or statement. At C:\agent\_work\_temp\54b8dea2-f26e-4281-bc85-e37f4c2bcffa.ps1:3 char:1 + $repo-name = "apple" + ~~~~~~~~~~ The assignment expression is not valid. The input to an assignment operator  must be an object that is able to accept assignments, such as a variable or a  property.     + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParseException     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken

Spartan87 Over a year ago

This is my powershell step in the pipeline:

$repo-name = "apple"  $test = "$(repo-name)-production-release-branch"  $branch= [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable($test)  echo $branch

Spartan87 Over a year ago

I purpose here is to store the repo names using azure devops api in an array and check if the variable format like $(repo-name)-production-release-branch exists in the variable group.

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