Powershell Variable with $true in issue

[snagrat]

I am trying to write a Powershell script where I create a variable with $true in it.

 

However I can not get the $ to display when the variable is called - as Powershell seems to think it is a variable and displays it as True

 

For example:

$variable1 = “New-ADUser abc -ChangePassword $true”

 

Calling the variable shows:

New-ADUser abc -ChangePassword True

 

So the command fail.

 

Can’t get it to work regardless of that quote marks I use

[howartp]

What is the purpose of the script doing?

[Cache]

Try $variable1 = “New-ADUser abc -ChangePassword '$true”

[snagrat]

In the end I figured out you can use $true or 1, and also $false or 0. So that got it sorted.

[HPlum78]

So @Cache is almost there and as you say @snagrat you can use 1 or 0, but just to cover this below is the way to stop powershell evaluating $ as a var note the backtick `.

 

$var1 = "test-aduser -identity abc1 -ChangePassword `$true"

 

below is a link that outlines the use of Special Characters:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_special_characters?view=powershell-7