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write to file

JSHACHER11 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:56:21 GMT

I have a script which outputs the results to a text file with 'Out-File -Append'

I want to add a few lines to the text file:

$time = (Get-Date -format dd-MM_HH-mm)

Write-Host "*********************************************************************"

Write-Host "New Reading - $time"

Write-Host "*********************************************************************"

the above sends it to the console and not to the file itself

how do I put that in the file?

Thank you

Re: write to file

JGPSHNTAP — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 12:49:39 GMT

You need to look at Add-content - Alias AC

Re: write to file

JSHACHER11 — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:26:39 GMT

tried this in the script - gave me gibberish

Add-Content c:\sm_status.txt "`n*********************************************************************"

Add-Content c:\sm_status.txt "`nNew Reading - $time"

Add-Content c:\sm_status.txt "`n*********************************************************************"

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Re: write to file

JGPSHNTAP — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:29:25 GMT

You need to review the help file

Man ac

Re: write to file

JSHACHER11 — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:42:59 GMT

read it - no go

tried this also:

Add-Content -path c:\sm_status.txt -value "`n*********************************************************************"

Add-Content -path c:\sm_status.txt -value "`nNew Reading - $time"

Add-Content -path c:\sm_status.txt -value "`n*********************************************************************"

I'm getting this:

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Re: write to file

bsti — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:58:54 GMT

Try using the add-content cmdlet.

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Re: write to file

JGPSHNTAP — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 17:13:26 GMT

I see no issue

ac -path c:\test.log -value "---------------------"

ac -path c:\test.log -value "new reading $time"

ac -path c:\test.log -value "---------------------"

ac -path c:\test.log -value "`n---------------------"

here's the file

---------------------
new reading 10-08_13-11
---------------------

---------------------

Re: write to file

JSHACHER11 — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 17:25:20 GMT

it doesn't work on my machine - no idea why..

thanks though

Re: write to file

JGPSHNTAP — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 17:28:14 GMT

Let me see the whole script

Re: write to file

JSHACHER11 — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 17:35:45 GMT

$time = (Get-Date -format dd-MM_HH-mm)

Write-Host "*********************************************************************"

Write-Host "New Reading - $time"

Write-Host "*********************************************************************"

$FasUser = "root"

$pass = (get-content c:\pass.txt)

$SecureFasPasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $pass -AsPlainText -Force

$FasCred = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($FasUser, $SecureFasPasswd)

Connect-NaController -Name filer01 -Credential $FasCred

Add-Content -path c:\sm_status.txt -value "`n*********************************************************************"

Add-Content -path c:\sm_status.txt -value "`nNew Reading - $time"

Add-Content -path c:\sm_status.txt -value "`n*********************************************************************"

Get-NaSnapmirror -Location vol_01 | select source, destination, status, lagtimets | ft -AutoSize | Out-String -width 300 | Out-File c:\sm_status.txt -Append

Connect-NaController -Name filer02 -Credential $FasCred

Get-NaSnapmirror -Location vol_01 | select source, destination, status, lagtimets | ft -AutoSize | Out-String -width 300 | Out-File c:\sm_status.txt -Append

Re: write to file

JGPSHNTAP — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:18:42 GMT

Ok, you can do a few things differently

First, I see you are just checking al your snapmirrors.. What's your threshold? You should have a trigger point, who wants to look at all your snapmirrors.

Also, you can look into using the excel com object or piping it to an HTML page. If you search some of my scripts that will get you started

Re: write to file

bsti — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:54:06 GMT

I see an issue. Replace 'n with 'r'n. 'n is a line feed, which by itself is ok for unix. I bet you are on a windows machine. You need a carriage return and line feed or you will muck up your text file, thus the chinese-looking characters.

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Re: write to file

JSHACHER11 — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 19:11:01 GMT

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thank you