Import multiple PST files for a single user into archive mailbox is failing

Question

Most of our users that have PST files have between 2 and 10 separate PST files named by either subject or year.
I am trying to find a way to automate using New-MailboxImportRequest to import ALL of the psts found within a user's shared folder.
I found a script that others says should work, but it doesn't work for me.
One of the problems is that that the commands are spread over several lines.  I have tried entering it line by line but it still errors out.
First, how can I run a multi-line command?
Second, can anyone see an error in the script below?
I do change the server name, share name and mailbox alias to the actual values before running.
I am trying the script below and it fails:
$filepath=”\\server\usersfileshare”
$items=get-childitem -path $filepath -filter *.pst
foreach($item in $items)
{$location=$filepath+”\”+$item.Name
New-MailboxImportRequest -mailbox mailboxalias -isarchive -filepath $location}
The error says:
Unexpected token 'items' in expression or statement.
At line:1 char:51
+ $filepath="\\servername\usersfileshare" $items <<<< =get-childitem -path $filepath -filter *.pst foreach ($item i
n $items) {$location=$filepath+"\"+$item.Name New-MailboxImportRequest -mailbox mailboxalias -isarchive -filepath $location
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (items:String) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken

Answer 1

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thread which has been discussed earlier with similar concern.
Here is another helpful
Blog reference. Please check this.
Moreover, you can have also check this
automated option which would be very helpful in terms of importing PST files into live exchange mailboxes.