Out-file return Access denied

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1

Hello, I used this script
$text | Out-File -FilePath $output\"header.csv"

The script was working fine but yesterday it started showing me an error: Access to the path was denied. Path is C:\users\my_profile\desktop\script\script.ps1

Can I help me?

Thank you.

2

What changed before yesterday? :wink:

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3

You have a folder called script.ps1? If not, then that is not the path for $output

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4

I tried the script on another PC and it works fine there. There may have been a change in authorization at the powershell level example after update windows?

5

That is not a proper path, the double qoute should surround the entire string, not just the header.csv:

PS C:\> $output = 'C:\Scripts'
PS C:\> $output"\header.csv"
ParserError: 
Line |
   1 |  $output"\header.csv"
     |         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Unexpected token '"\header.csv"' in expression or statement.

PS C:\> "$output\header.csv"
C:\Scripts\header.csv