Export variables to html

Question

What I'm trying to do is export my custom variables from PowerShell script to html via "ConvertTo-Html"
# This example works
Get-Process | Select-Object Name, ID | ConvertTo-Html
#What I'm trying to do is same as above, but using my own variables. This ofcourse doesn't work :)
$Var1 ='Value1'
$Var2= 'Value2'
$Var3= 'Value3'
$Var4= 'Value4'
Select-Object $Var1, $Var2, $Var3, $Var4 | ConvertTo-Html

Answer 1

Hi DamonWH,
Adding to Chen's Answer.
If you look at the help for Select-Object cmdlet :
 The Select-Object cmdlet selects specified properties of an object or set of objects. It can also select unique
 objects, a specified number of objects, or objects in a specified position in an array.
So it selects the properties on the objects which are coming through pipeline and in the process modifies the object.
PS>get-process | select-Object -property Name,ID | gm
TypeName: Selected.System.Diagnostics.Process
Name MemberType Definition
Equals Method bool Equals(System.Object obj)
GetHashCode Method int GetHashCode()
GetType Method type GetType()
ToString Method string ToString()
Id NoteProperty System.Int32 Id=1948
Name NoteProperty System.String Name=aeagent
However if you use other parameters like -First with Select-Object the type of the object flowing in is not changed :
PS>get-process | select-Object -First 1 |gm
TypeName: System.Diagnostics.Process
Name MemberType Definition
Handles AliasProperty Handles = Handlecount
Name AliasProperty Name = ProcessName
NPM AliasProperty NPM = NonpagedSystemMemorySize
PM AliasProperty PM = PagedMemorySize
VM AliasProperty VM = VirtualMemorySize
WS AliasProperty WS = WorkingSet
Disposed Event System.EventHandler Disposed(System.Object, System.E
ErrorDataReceived Event System.Diagnostics.DataReceivedEventHandler ErrorDat
Hope this gives some insight on it's usage.
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