Question

[xml]$configSettings = get-content .\ScriptSigner.config
Write-Host([string]::Format("XML Settings : {0}",$configSettings.InnerXml))

$sourceFolder =  ($configSettings.folder.sourcefolder)
$destinationFolder = ($configSettings.folder.destinationFolder)

Write-Host ("Source Folder = $sourceFolder");
Write-Host ("Destination Folder = $destinationFolder");

$items = Get-ChildItem -Path @sourceFolder

# enumerate the items array
foreach ($item in $items)
{
      # if the item is a directory, then process it.
      if ($item.Attributes -eq "Directory")
      {
            Write-Host $item.Name
      }
}

The above is the powershell code that I am using to read all the child items from a directory. This directory is configured in the config file.

But I keep getting this error

     ERROR: Get-ChildItem : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '\'.
ERROR: At F:\Gagan\powershell\ScriptSigner.ps1:37 char:23
ERROR: + $items = Get-ChildItem <<<<  -Path @sourceFolder
ERROR:     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ChildItem], ParameterBindingException
ERROR:     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand
ERROR:

Somebody care to help please ?

Thanks and Regards
gagan

Answer 1

$items = Get-ChildItem -Path @sourceFolder

I think you mean:

$items = Get-ChildItem -Path $sourceFolder

$ prefixes variable names, use @ when you are using a hash-table to “splat” multiple arguments (which wouldn’t work in that position because -Path requires an argument).