I just upgraded PowerShell from v3.0 to v5.1 and noticed that Select-Object and Format-Table's console outputs behave very differently. If a property's value is too long, all later properties are shunted out of the console output entirely (I can see all values are still passed on -- just suppressed in the console output). I'd like an easy way to replicate the old behavior of 2.0/3.0 (4.0?) where values are truncated to fit all the properties in the console, as it's much easier to compare data at a glance, but I can't figure out a way to do this.
Here's an example: I make an array of hash tables then try to view the output in a 120 character width console:
$array = @()
$array += New-Object PSObject -Property @{Name="Test1";Value1="samplestring";Value2="Omitted Text"}
$array += New-Object PSObject -Property @{Name="Test2";Value1="Much longer string. More than 120 characters, so that we can suppress Value2's console output. This sentence ought to do it.";Value2="Omitted Text"}
$array | select Name,Value1,Value2
In PS 2.0 and 3.0, the output is just what I want:
Name Value1 Value2
---- ------ ------
Test1 samplestring Omitted Text
Test2 Much longer string. More than 120 ch... Omitted Text
...but in 5.1, it seems to automatically apply Format-Table -AutoSize and gives me this:
Name Value1
---- ------
Test1 samplestring
Test2 Much longer string. More than 120 characters, so that we can suppress Value2's console output. This sentence o...
I've tried fiddling around with Format-Table's calculated properties, but I can't get the width property to work, and, honestly, specifying the width of each property is too much work for commands I'm typing & running on the fly. Is there some other command I'm missing, or am I stuck regretting my upgrade?
Select-Objectat all?PowerShell.exe -Version 2. Works for me.