no return value for Remove-RDMEntry and Remove-RDMDeletedEntry

Published 3 years ago

PS /home/rdm> $tEntry = Get-RDMEntry -Name testentry
PS /home/rdm> Write-Host $tEntry.Name
testentry
PS /home/rdm> $deletedEntries = Remove-RDMEntry -InputObject $tEntry -Verbose
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMEntry] Start
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMEntry] testentry deleted.
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMEntry] Deleted Entries: 1
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMEntry] Finish
PS /home/rdm> Write-Host $deletedEntries.length
0
PS /home/rdm> $deletedPermEntries = Get-RDMDeletedEntry
PS /home/rdm> Write-Host $deletedPermEntries.Name
testentry
PS /home/rdm> Write-Host $deletedPermEntries.length
1
PS /home/rdm> $delEn = Remove-RDMDeletedEntry -InputObject $deletedPermEntries -Verbose
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMDeletedEntry] Start
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Remove-RDMDeletedEntry" on target "b362703d-6707-4398-8521-70ed40196960".
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMDeletedEntry] The operation failed
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMDeletedEntry] Finish
PS /home/rdm> Write-Host $delEn.length
0
PS /home/rdm> 

BUT: get-help ...

Remove-RDMEntry
OUTPUTS
        RemoteDesktopManager.PowerShellModule.PSOutputObject.PSConnection[]All deleted entries, including those contained in a deleted folder and sub
        entries.
        
Remove-RDMDeletedEntry
OUTPUTS
        RemoteDesktopManager.PowerShellModule.PSOutputObject.PSConnectionHistory[]Array of PSConnectionHistory of the InputObject parameter

        
2023.2.0.9 Devolutions.PowerShell

All Comments (3)

Richard Boisvert

Published 3 years ago

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us regarding this matter.

You have to use the -PassThru parameter if you want the object to be displayed onscreen. By default, nothing will be displayed, but the PSConnection array is still available.

Best regards,

Richard Boisvert

rauantje

Published 3 years ago

Many thanks for the answer.
What I mean is is it possible to get a return value from the actually deleted values?
for example:
> $deletedEntries = Get-RDMDeletedEntry 
after that
$deletedEntries.length = 10
> $delEn = Remove-RDMDeletedEntry -InputObject $deletedEntries ... -Verbose
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMDeletedEntry] Start
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Remove-RDMDeletedEntry" on target "XXX01".
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMDeletedEntry] The operation failed
:
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Remove-RDMDeletedEntry" on target "XXX02-10".
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMDeletedEntry] The operation successful
:
VERBOSE: [Remove-RDMDeletedEntry] Finish

> Write-Host $delEn.length
9


And the same logic should work for Remove-RDMEntry too.

Richard Boisvert

Published 3 years ago

Hello,

In your example, you still have that value in your variable $deletedEntries; you can reference it from there. Could you please explain the use case for it?

Best regards,

Richard Boisvert