Using -filter with variables in string

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21

you would do it like below

Get-ADUser -filter "DisplayName -like '*$lastName*$firstName*'"
22

[quote quote=167221]you would do it like below

Get-ADUser -filter "DisplayName -like '*$lastName*$firstName*'"
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[/quote] Is there a reason you used single quotes instead of double quotes?

E.g.

Get-ADUser -filter "DisplayName -like `"*$lastName*$firstName*`""

I get the same result, but I suppose the single quotes way is cleaner.

23

unless escaped or using here strings, same type of quotes cannot be used with in them.

24

The filter isn’t really a script block, but it seems like everybody uses it, even the online help.

25

Thank you both for the information!