FormatStartData

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I have the following code which in this script is just copying some files over, gathering some variables and re-naming a computer. The script would only work in ISE so I set it to -STA but I am now getting the following error also.

set-executionpolicy Bypass -Force

New-Item -Path C:\Temp\ -ItemType directory
Copy-Item "\\folder\Onboarding" -Destination "C:\Temp\" -Recurse


$credential = Get-Credential -Credential "domain.local\"
$credential.Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Set-Content c:\temp\onboarding\cred.txt
$credential.Username | Set-Content c:\temp\onboarding\user.txt

#Gather Info
$localname = Read-Host "Please Enter Local Admin User Name: "
$localpw = Read-Host "Please Enter Local Admin Password: "
$floorou = Read-Host 'What floor will the user be in:'
$Username = Read-Host 'Employee Username'
$Domainpw = Read-Host 'Employee Password'
$name = Read-Host "Please Enter ComputerName: "

$obj = new-object psobject -Property @{
                   LocalName = $localname
                   LocalPW = $localpw
                   Floor  = $floorou
                   User  = $Username
                   DomainPW = $Domainpw
                   ComputerName = $name
               }
        if ($obj.PercentFree -lt 10) {
            $obj | Format-Table LocalName,LocalPW,Floor,User,DomainPW,ComputerName
            $i++
        }

$obj | Export-csv "C:\Temp\Onboarding\variables.csv" -notype

# rename the computer
$Computer = Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem
$Computer.Rename($name)
echo "Renaming Computer...."

#reboot 
Write-Host "Rebooting Computer..." -foregroundcolor "magenta"

#Set Auto Login
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon' -Name AutoAdminLogon -Value 1
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon' -Name DefaultUserName -Value $localname
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon' -Name DefaultPassword -Value $localpw

Copy-Item "C:\Temp\Onboarding\RunScripts\Run1.bat" -Destination "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\"
shutdown /f /r



The object of type "Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatStartData" is not valid or not in the correct sequence. This is likely caused by a user-specified "format-table" command which is conflicting with the default formatting.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [out-lineoutput], InvalidOperationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConsoleLineOutputOutOfSequencePacket,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.OutLineOutputCommand
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try changing

if ($obj.PercentFree -lt 10) {
            $obj | Format-Table LocalName,LocalPW,Floor,User,DomainPW,ComputerName
            $i++
        }

with

if ($obj.PercentFree -lt 10) {
            $obj | select LocalName,LocalPW,Floor,User,DomainPW,ComputerName
            $i++
        }

the problem is the export-csv conflicting with the FT command, could possibly replace the ‘export-csv’ with ‘out-file’ but may screw formatting

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Thanks!