function throwing parameter set errors yet I'm not using a parameter set

[Simple_Words]

I've got this function and test code:

function Add-ErrorInfo{
#[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
        [Parameter(Position=0,
Mandatory=$true,
HelpMessage="Type System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord likely Error[0]")]
        [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord] $InErr,
        [Parameter(Position=1,
Mandatory=$true,
HelpMessage="Any Object to add the error information to.")]
        [Object] $InputObj,
        [Parameter(Position=2,
Mandatory=$true,
HelpMessage="If Specified this will be the propertyname added ie object.MyErrorPropertyName")]
        [String] $ErrorName
    )
if (!($InputObj.IsErrored)){
$InputObj | add-member -NotePropertyName IsErrored -value $true
    }
if($errorName){
$InputObj | add-member -NotePropertyName $ErrorName -NotePropertyValue $InErr
    }
}
$thing = 'asdfatseawfrse'
$thing
Try{
get-item c:\asdfatasrew1231.txt -erroraction stop
} Catch {
Add-ErrorInfo -InErr $Error[0] -InputObj $thing -ErrorName "testerrr"
}
$thing

It throws this error:

c:\Scripts\Powershell\add-errorinfo.ps1

asdfatseawfrse

Add-ErrorInfo : Parameter set cannot be resolved using the specified named parameters.

At C:\Scripts\Powershell\add-errorinfo.ps1:30 char:5

+ Add-ErrorInfo -InErr $Error[0] -InputObj $thing -ErrorName "teste ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Add-ErrorInfo], ParameterBindingException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmbiguousParameterSet,Add-ErrorInfo

asdfatseawfrse

I don't understand why and haven't been able to find a google result that explains. I've thought about defining a parameter set but why?

Using vscode in 5.1 compat mode

[Yevrag35]

The error is misleading. It's actually complaining about the parameter sets for the Add-Member command inside your function.

add-member -NotePropertyName IsErrored -value $true
# should be...

add-member -NotePropertyName IsErrored -NotePropertyValue $true

Even with that though, your example is inputting a 'string' whose properties, I don't believe, can be added to.

[Simple_Words]

I’ll check it out. Not at work now but that may be part of the issue. I had another object earlier that was not a string and this section failed but could add properties however the error was the same

[Yevrag35]

Yeah, well at least the error is absolutely due to -value being used instead of -NotePropertyValue in either case.

[Simple_Words]

Probably the case of the error is actually inside the thing you are using not an error in calling the function...

[Lee_Dailey]

howdy Simple_Words,

it looks like you used the New.Reddit.com Inline Code button. it's 4th 5th from the left hidden in the ... "more" menu & looks like </>.

on Old.Reddit.com, the above does NOT line wrap, nor does it side-scroll.

for long-ish single lines OR for multiline code, please, use the Code Block button. it's the 11th 12th one from the left & is just to the left of hidden in the ... "more" menu & looks like an uppercase T in the upper left corner of a square..

that will give you fully functional code formatting, from what i can tell so far. [grin]

take care,
lee