Cannot convert 'System.String' to the type is returned when attempting to use New-EVIndexSnapshot in a PowerShell script
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Description
Error Message
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell : New-EVIndexSnapshot : Cannot convert 'System.String' to the type
At line:1 char:1
+ C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell -psconsolefile "C:\Program ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (New-EVIndexSnap...g' to the type :String) [], RemoteException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError
'System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter' required by parameter
'Confirm'.
At line:1 char:93
+ ... ver1' -confirm:'False'}
+ ~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [New-EVIndexSnapshot], Para
meterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgument,Symantec.EnterpriseVault.P
owerShell.AdminAPI.NewEVIndexSnapshot
Cause
The PowerShell script is not formatted properly to run in a scripted format.
Resolution
A tick (`) is required to ensure the command is formatted properly due to the $ character in $False.
Non-working:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell -psconsolefile "C:\Program Files (x86)\Enterprise Vault\EVShell.psc1" -command "& {New-EVIndexSnapshot -siteid '12345678306678C448A185D71384F250D1d10000evserver1' -confirm:$False}"
Working:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell -psconsolefile "C:\Program Files (x86)\Enterprise Vault\EVShell.psc1" -command "& {New-EVIndexSnapshot -siteid '12345678306678C448A185D71384F250D1d10000evserver1' -confirm:`$False}"
In the working command, the $False is changed to `$False.
Issue/Introduction
