Get-ChildItem -Path not working

Question

Hello to All.

I have very simple code

$ShowDirectory =  "C:\FTP" 

This code working 

Invoke-Command  -ComputerName  $serverName -Credential $cred  {Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\FTP" | select  FullName, LastAccessTime  }

and this is not

Invoke-Command  -ComputerName  $serverName -Credential $cred    {Get-ChildItem  -Path $ShowDirectory | select  FullName, LastAccessTime  }  

it's not accepted path to the directory as a variable.

Thank you for help.

Konstantin

Answer 1

Hi @Konstantin ,

You have to pass the variable to the script block.

Please try this:

 $ShowDirectory =  "C:\FTP"   
 Invoke-Command -ComputerName  $serverName -Credential $cred -ScriptBlock {Get-ChildItem -Path $using:ShowDirectory | Select-Object FullName, LastAccessTime}    

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Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Thank you AndreasBaumgarten!!!!!