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    • Lakshmana
      Lakshmana last edited by scottalanmiller

      How to mention the default or current user in the Powershell. Like in .bat file we can mention C:%username%\

      In powershell it's not working.How to enable that ?

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        I think this...

        $env:USERNAME
        
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        • Lakshmana
          Lakshmana @scottalanmiller last edited by

          @scottalanmiller Whether this can be used in String too ?

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          • dbeato
            dbeato last edited by

            @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

            fault or current user in the Powershell. Like in .bat file we can mention C:%username%\

            More info here:
            https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff730963.aspx

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            • Lakshmana
              Lakshmana @dbeato last edited by

              @dbeato
              Param (
              [string]$file = 'C:%USERNAME%\fILENAME'
              )

              in my powershell how to rename here ?

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              • dbeato
                dbeato @Lakshmana last edited by

                @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                @dbeato
                Param (
                [string]$file = 'C:%USERNAME%\fILENAME'
                )

                in my powershell how to rename here ?

                Param (
                [string]$file = 'C:\$env:UserName\fILENAME'
                 )
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                • Lakshmana
                  Lakshmana @dbeato last edited by

                  @dbeato said in Powershell Default User:

                  [string]$file = 'C:$env:UserName\fILENAME'
                  )

                  Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:$env:Username\Tickets' because it does not exist.

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                  • dbeato
                    dbeato @Lakshmana last edited by

                    @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                    @dbeato said in Powershell Default User:

                    [string]$file = 'C:$env:UserName\fILENAME'
                    )

                    Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:$env:Username\Tickets' because it does not exist.

                    Can you declare it before the string then into a variable?

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                    • black3dynamite
                      black3dynamite @Lakshmana last edited by

                      @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                      @dbeato said in Powershell Default User:

                      [string]$file = 'C:$env:UserName\fILENAME'
                      )

                      Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:$env:Username\Tickets' because it does not exist.

                      It should be 'C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\filename'

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                      • dbeato
                        dbeato @black3dynamite last edited by

                        @black3dynamite said in Powershell Default User:

                        @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                        @dbeato said in Powershell Default User:

                        [string]$file = 'C:$env:UserName\fILENAME'
                        )

                        Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:$env:Username\Tickets' because it does not exist.

                        It should be 'C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\filename'

                        That's right...

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                        • Lakshmana
                          Lakshmana @dbeato last edited by

                          @dbeato said in Powershell Default User:

                          @black3dynamite said in Powershell Default User:

                          @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                          @dbeato said in Powershell Default User:

                          [string]$file = 'C:$env:UserName\fILENAME'
                          )

                          Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:$env:Username\Tickets' because it does not exist.

                          It should be 'C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\filename'

                          That's right...

                          Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:\Users$env:USERNAME\filename' because it does not exist.

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                          • scottalanmiller
                            scottalanmiller @Lakshmana last edited by

                            @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                            @dbeato said in Powershell Default User:

                            @black3dynamite said in Powershell Default User:

                            @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                            @dbeato said in Powershell Default User:

                            [string]$file = 'C:$env:UserName\fILENAME'
                            )

                            Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:$env:Username\Tickets' because it does not exist.

                            It should be 'C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\filename'

                            That's right...

                            Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:\Users$env:USERNAME\filename' because it does not exist.

                            Still missing the \

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                            • Lakshmana
                              Lakshmana @scottalanmiller last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller Its already there when i am copy pasting its not showing

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                              • dbeato
                                dbeato @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said in Powershell Default User:

                                @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                                @dbeato said in Powershell Default User:

                                @black3dynamite said in Powershell Default User:

                                @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                                @dbeato said in Powershell Default User:

                                [string]$file = 'C:$env:UserName\fILENAME'
                                )

                                Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:$env:Username\Tickets' because it does not exist.

                                It should be 'C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\filename'

                                That's right...

                                Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:\Users$env:USERNAME\filename' because it does not exist.

                                Still missing the \

                                If you quote it, it shows. I am not sure if it is a bug on NodeBB.

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                                • scottalanmiller
                                  scottalanmiller @Lakshmana last edited by

                                  @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                                  @scottalanmiller Its already there when i am copy pasting its not showing

                                  Oh, you have to escape it.

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                                  • dbeato
                                    dbeato last edited by

                                    This is a small sample I did and it worked:
                                    0_1514696665902_DeepinScreenshot_select-area_20171231000315.png

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                                    • scottalanmiller
                                      scottalanmiller last edited by

                                      Are you sure that the filename exists?

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                                      • dbeato
                                        dbeato last edited by

                                        Better example:
                                        0_1514696738887_DeepinScreenshot_select-area_20171231000518.png

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                                        • Lakshmana
                                          Lakshmana @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Powershell Default User:

                                          Are you sure that the filename exists?

                                          The files exists inside that folder and before doing this i have mentioned as in .bat but that has to runned in the all the machine means it should get the current user details so only asked for the same which is not working when tried to execute in the powershell

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                                          • dbeato
                                            dbeato @Lakshmana last edited by

                                            @lakshmana said in Powershell Default User:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Powershell Default User:

                                            Are you sure that the filename exists?

                                            The files exists inside that folder and before doing this i have mentioned as in .bat but that has to runned in the all the machine means it should get the current user details so only asked for the same which is not working when tried to execute in the powershell

                                            So are you running this via a task or when the user logs in?

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