Cannot convert string to date

Question

Hey Guys,
I'm starting powershell and I'm having a headheck (I'm searching for hours) with a piece of code :)
I'm trying to do that :
$LogLines = (Get-Content -Path $LogPath)
Foreach ($LogLine in $LogLines) {
$LogSubString = $LogLine.Substring(21,15)
[datetime]$date = $LogSubString
But I have an error
Cannot convert value "‎10‎-‎22‎-‎2014" to type "System.DateTime". Error: "String was not
recognized as a valid DateTime."
As you see, the value I read from a file is "10-22-2014".
When I try this, it is working :
$LogLines = (Get-Content -Path $LogPath)
Foreach ($LogLine in $LogLines) {
$LogSubString = "10-22-2014"
[datetime]$date = $LogSubString
So I don't understand why it's not working since "10-22-2014" and $LogLine.Substring(21,15) represents the same value but one is not working.
Can someone please help me ? :)
Cheers,
Jeremie

Answer 1

Get-Content has a parameter -Encoding UTF-8
But I not sure that's the way to go, that could result in data loss / confusion
Or take a good look at the string, leave $LogLine.Substring(21,15)
as is.
$LogLines = (Get-Content -Path $LogPath)
Foreach ($LogLine in $LogLines) {
$LogSubString = $LogLine.Substring(21,15)
"LogSubString=$LogSubString"
"LogSubString.Length=$($LogSubString.Length)"
FOR ($I=0;$I -LT $LogSubString.Length;$I++)
$Char = $LogSubString.Chars($I)
"I=$I Char=$Char Int=$($Char -as [Int])"
[datetime]$date = $LogSubString