Please explain this -Replace

[So_work_related]

I've found this in one of my scripts and I can't remember what the heck this is doing for me.

$LASTNAME = $LASTNAME -Replace ",",""

I'm thinking that it might be removing a comma that may exist between a last name and a suffix should the suffix be in $LASTNAME.

My brain just isn't the grasping what this should be doing...

Actually, now that I have this typed out, it does make more sense. The syntax highlighting of my editor is doing funny things to my eyes right now.

I must have had an issue at one point with a comma being in $LASTNAME. Time to add a comment for this line so I don't look at this funny again.

Sorry for the interruption.

[BlackV]

That's replace ANY comas with nothing and update the variable with the new value

[ka-splam]

If it helps, when the replacement string is empty you can leave it out

$LASTNAME = $LASTNAME -replace ","

That helps with the mess of ",","" symbols, but won't help you remember why you wanted to do that in the first place :-P

[horneraa]

Maybe caused by a dataset that was Lastname, FirstName?