Debugging a PowerShell Function

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Debugging a PowerShell Function

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July 2, 2021 at 12:00 am

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marsigme SSCrazy Points: 2845 More actions · Answer 1

Hmm...the title of the question states that the command is loaded into PowerShell. If that is the case then the result for this question would be Continue & SilentlyContinue. For Inquire & SilentlyContinue to be the correct answer would mean that the script is executing in a Windows PowerShell (powershell.exe) context.

It would really help to make the distinction between PowerShell and Windows PowerShell in these questions because they are close but not exactly interchangeable.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/whats-new/migrating-from-windows-powershell-51-to-powershell-7?view=powershell-7.1

darrenjacquet SSCommitted Points: 1646 More actions · Answer 2

Agreed, they are and do work differently in this case and many others.

rlDawson_SLC Valued Member Points: 61 More actions · Answer 3

Yes. Also, the host profile in effect can affect the outcome.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736173 More actions · Answer 4

couple things.

First, any changes you've made to a profile would not be valid for these questions. We are not recreating an environment nor trying to define everything. you should always assume defaults.

With that in mind, Windows PowerShell is the default for most people. We should list the version, and the question has been corrected to do so. Microsoft's change from PoSh -> Win PoSh -> PoSh again is maddening, however, assume if not listed, this is the default in Windows 10/Windows Server.