How to write multiline Scripts in PowerShell ? I tried using Backtick also but didnt work

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$secPassword = Read-Host "Password" -AsSecureString
New-ADUser
    -Name "XYZ ABC"
    -SamAccountName xyz.a
    -UserPrincipalName "[email protected]"
    -AccountPassword $secPassword
    -Path "cn=Users,dc=ntsh,dc=local"
    -Enabled:$true
    -PasswordNeverExpires:$true
    -CannotChangePassword:$true
    -PasswordNotRequired:$false
    -ChangePasswordAtLogon:$false

It's giving CommandNotFoundException Error for all Parameters. What's wrong in my script ?

Backtick does work but it's kinda brittle as there must be no whitespace between backtick and the end of the line. Best practice is to use splatting instead. — zett42
– zett42, Commented Nov 13, 2022 at 9:53
And the way you have now set this up, there would be an error in -SamAccountName xyz.a. You need to quote the value, so -SamAccountName 'xyz.a'. Anyway, zett42 is correct. You should always use splatting on cmdlets that take a lot of parameters IMO. — Theo
– Theo, Commented Nov 13, 2022 at 11:10
@zett42 That's cool. I now did it with splatting also. It 's a cleaner way. @Theo Yes I got this also that I was missing " " quotes. And also I need to put a Backtick and that should be after at least a space. For eg. New-ADUser ` — Desperado
– Desperado, Commented Nov 13, 2022 at 15:34

Santiago Squarzon · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-13 16:56:38Z

4

IMHO, splatting is the cleanest way to code as per Zett42's suggestion:

$NADUArgs = @{
    Name                  = "XYZ ABC"
    SamAccountName        = "xyz.a"
    UserPrincipalNam      = "[email protected]"
    AccountPassword       = $secPassword
    Path                  = "cn=Users,dc=ntsh,dc=local"
    Enabled               = $true
    PasswordNeverExpires  = $true
    CannotChangePassword  = $true
    PasswordNotRequired   = $false
    ChangePasswordAtLogon = $false
}

New-ADUser @NADUArgs

edited Nov 13, 2022 at 16:56

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miguelmtnezz_ · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-13 11:53:03Z

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The simplest way would be to use the CMDLET in a single line, because it treats them as if they were foreign commands, and the second way if you want to leave it curious, would be to add the symbol ` so that the cmdlet detects that it continues in the next line

The first way:

$secPassword = Read-Host "Password" -AsSecureString
New-ADUser -Name "XYZ ABC" -SamAccountName xyz.a -UserPrincipalName "[email protected]" -AccountPassword $secPassword -Path "cn=Users,dc=ntsh,dc=local" -Enabled:$true -PasswordNeverExpires:$true -CannotChangePassword:$true -PasswordNotRequired:$false -ChangePasswordAtLogon:$false

The second way:

$secPassword = Read-Host "Password" -AsSecureString
New-ADUser -Name "XYZ ABC" `
 -SamAccountName xyz.a `
 -UserPrincipalName "[email protected]" `
 -AccountPassword $secPassword `
 -Path "cn=Users,dc=ntsh,dc=local" `
 -Enabled:$true `
 -PasswordNeverExpires:$true `
 -CannotChangePassword:$true `
 -PasswordNotRequired:$false `
 -ChangePasswordAtLogon:$false

edited Nov 13, 2022 at 11:53

answered Nov 13, 2022 at 11:39

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1 Comment

mklement0 Over a year ago

Using line-ending ` for line-continuation is effective, but can you explain what you mean by because it treats them as if they were foreign commands?

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