Syntax error

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Syntax error

Rising Flight 5,216

Hi i am using the below syntax to delete an email from 3 user mailboxes with subject Test've Test-abcdef msggg, i have csv file in the below format. i am getting syntax error.

Name
user1@Company portal .com
user2@Company portal .com
user3@Company portal .com

$mailboxes = Import-Csv C:/temp/mailboxes.csv
ForEach ($mailbox in $mailboxes){
New-ComplianceSearch -Name $mailbox.name -ExchangeLocation $mailbox.name -ContentMatchQuery '(Received:08/18/2020 00:00..08/20/2020 23:59) AND (Subject:"Test've Test-abcdef msggg") AND (From:"anon@USER ")'
Start-ComplianceSearch -Identity $mailbox.name
}

New-ComplianceSearch -Name $mailbox.name, is it possible to give any name for compliance search, if i use $mailbox.name will the name of compliancesearch be user1@Company portal .comuser2@Company portal .comuser3@Company portal .com

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KyleXu-MSFT 26,396

>Missing closing '}' in statement block

As it said, there missing a "}" for ForEach function.

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Rising Flight 5,216 Reputation points

2020-08-27T01:27:21.477+00:00

My csv file is in below format, i have tried modifying the syntax i am getting other errors not sure what is wrong
Name,SearchName
user1@Company portal .com,user1_search

$mailboxes = Import-Csv C:/temp/mailboxes.csv
ForEach ($Mailbox in $Mailboxes){
New-ComplianceSearch -Name $mailbox.SearchName -ExchangeLocation $mailbox.Name -ContentMatchQuery '(Received:08/18/2020 00:00..08/20/2020 23:59) AND (Subject:"Test've Test-abcdef msggg") AND (From:"anon@USER ")'
Start-ComplianceSearch -Identity $mailbox.name
}
KyleXu-MSFT 26,396 Reputation points

2020-08-27T02:03:29.79+00:00

I think I have told you about this question many times, the using of "ContentMatchQuery" is incorrect. The way that you used is for search-mailbox rather than New-ComplianceSearch.
If you doesn't know how to use it, you can create it from Office 365 Security & Compliance, then check how to use it from PowerShell:

I want to know why you ask the same question for months and never have a test?
Rising Flight 5,216 Reputation points

2020-08-30T18:26:59.9+00:00

I will try the below syntax and see if it works but i doubt

New-ComplianceSearch -Name "user1_search" -ExchangeLocation user1@Company portal .com -ContentMatchQuery '"Received:08/18/2020 00:00..08/20/2020 23:59" AND from:"anon@USER " AND Subject:"Test've Test-abcdef msggg"'
start-compliancesearch " user1_search "
KyleXu-MSFT 26,396 Reputation points

2020-09-02T09:16:13.777+00:00

The way that you used "ContentMatchQuery" is incorrect. The way that you used is for search-mailbox rather than New-ComplianceSearch. So, you will get an error about it.

Answer 2

Edward van Biljon 1

Hi

Maybe instead of Import-Csv C:/temp/mailboxes.csv, change the / with \ :

Import-Csv "C:\temp\mailboxes.csv"

Answer 3

KyleXu-MSFT 26,396

>is it possible to give any name for compliance search

You need to modify the source file as below:

Then modify this part in that script:

Before running script each time, you also need to modify the SearchName(such as from S1,2,3 to a1,2,3), otherwise, it will still conflict(error like: this Compliance Search name exists)

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Rising Flight 5,216 Reputation points

2020-08-24T16:44:32.05+00:00
i am getting below error

At C:\script.ps1:3 char:233

... anon@USER ")'

~~~
The string is missing the terminator: ".
At C:\script.ps1:2 char:33

ForEach ($Mailbox in $Mailboxes){

~
Missing closing '}' in statement block.

CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParseException

FullyQualifiedErrorId : TerminatorExpectedAtEndOfString
KyleXu-MSFT 26,396 Reputation points

2020-08-26T07:53:23.703+00:00

@Rising Flight

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