Question

I can’t get add-content to add both a string and the output of a cmdlet so it would look something like this;

Add-content -path $logfile -value "This is my text"+(Get-Date) 

I realise I can just add another line to set a variable to the result of get-date but and then pass the variable into my add-content command but I just wondered if I could do it in a single line, like a said Im being anal lol

Cheers

Andy

Answer 1

Try 'This is my text $(Get-Date)'

In PowerShell, strings in double quotes can contain variables and expressions. If it’s not a simple expression (e.g. 'This is a $value'), then you need to wrap the expression in $() (e.g. 'This is a $($value + 1)').

Note that strings in single quotes are ‘verbatim strings’ and do not allow escape characters or expressions.