Question

Good day,

PowerShell rookie here…

If I output to the screen like this:

    foreach($databasePermission in $database.EnumDatabasePermissions($user.Name))
{
    Write-Host $databasePermission.PermissionState $databasePermission.PermissionType "TO" $databasePermission.Grantee
} 

I get this, which is what I want:

Grant CONNECT TO dbo

However, if I try to output to a text file like this:

    foreach($databasePermission in $database.EnumDatabasePermissions($user.Name))
{
    "$databasePermission.PermissionState $databasePermission.PermissionType TO $databasePermission.Grantee" | Out-File $filename
} 

My results repeat like this:

[dbname] Database: cust_serv, Grant, CONNECT.PermissionState [dbname] Database: cust_serv, Grant, CONNECT.PermissionType TO [dbname] Database: cust_serv, Grant, CONNECT.Grantee

Thanks!

Answer 1

If you access properties of an object in a string, you have to enclose it in $(...):

Look at the difference between

"$databasePermission.PermissionState"

and

"$($databasePermission.PermissionState)"