Converting Return of QueryDB into StringArray ?!

Question

Hi fellow sufferers,
I do want to split a SQL DB Query Return (something like
“12345;45678;abcde;998765″) into a string array containing those X
parameters delimited by a “;”.
I run the QueryDB Activity returning a published data a full line as a string separated by “;”…. this works perfectly.
Afterwards I execute a Run .NET Script Activity containing the following PS Code:
$Var={Full line as a string with fields separated by “;” … from QueryDB Activity}
$NewVar=$Var.Split(“;”)
$Fr1=$NewVar[0]
$Fr2=$NewVar[1]
Everytime I run this runbook the .net activity stops with an error
saying “abcde” is not a recognized  cmdlet, function, trigger — wtf am I
doing wrong, why do SCORCH think that it should treat $newVar[1] e,.g.
as a cmdlet ??!
Any help is really appreciated…thanks in advance.
Markus

Answer 1

Hi Markus,
to your initial question: You have to quote the Published Data {Full line as string with fields separated by ";" … from QueryDB Activity}:
NOT: $Var = {Full line as string with fields separated by ";" … from QueryDB Activity}
BUT: $Var = '{Full line as string with fields separated by ";" … from QueryDB Activity}'
One remark: You need no separate Activity to split the {Full line as string with fields separated by ";" … from QueryDB Activity}. You can use the Field-Function (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh440537.aspx)
inside the following Activities:
[Field('{Full line as string with fields separated by ";" … from QueryDB Activity}',1)] from your example will result 12345.
[Field('{Full line as string with fields separated by ";" … from QueryDB Activity}',3)] from will result abcde.
Regards,
Stefan
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