Getting script to write output to console and a log file

Question

Hello everyone. I'm working on a script that will search through a bunch of folders, pull anything larger than 50Kb out and then write a log file of what it moved. What I have so far is what I've pieced together through my research. It works, but it doesn't
write anything to the console which I believe is why my log isn't showing any info.
Here's the code:
get-ChildItem -path $path -recurse -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue" -include $Extension | ? {$_.GetType().Name -eq "FileInfo" } | where-Object {$_.Length -gt $size} | Copy-Item -Destination c:\test|results_big | Out=File c:\test\log.txt
What I've been trying to do is add a | write-host in there somewhere, but all I get is countless red text with a variety of messages reminding me of my ignorance :). Thoughts?

Answer 1

Hi Scotty,
here's an edit:
Get-ChildItem -path $path -recurse -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue" -include $Extension | Where-Object { (-not $_.PSIsContainer) -and ($_.Length -gt $size)} | Copy-Item -Destination "c:\test_results_big" -PassThru | Out-File "c:\test\log.txt"
Soo, what did I change?
- Replaced checking for item type I checked the PSIsContainer property (which is true for folders)
- Combined the two Where-Object calls into a single one
- Fixed the path for copy-item destination
- Added the -PassThru parameter - otherwise Copy-Item won't give output causing you to export nothing to file.
- Fixed a typo - Out=File --> Out-File
Cheers,
Fred
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