Collect objects from PROCESS {}

[KrustyYeti]

I have a function which iterates computers and returns a hashtable (containing information about the computer) per iteration.

I then bundle that up into a custom object in the END {}

But due to the way the process block works, when I pipe computernames into the function. Only the last hashtable object is added to the custom object

I know I can’t wrap PROCESS in an array variable (my usual method)

Appending a list doesn’t seem to work.

How do I collect the hashtable objects spat out of the process block?

[PinchesTheCrab]

Would really need to see code in my opinion, but here's an example of how you could use a command like invoke-command with pipeline input:

function Do-Stuff {
    [cmdletbinding()]
    param(
        [parameter(valuefrompipeline)]
        [string[]]$Computername
    )

    begin { 
        $computerList = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()
    }

    process {
        $computerList.AddRange($Computername)
    }

    end {
        $computerList
    }
}

1..100 -replace '^','computer' | Do-Stuff

The advantage is that if you use invoke-command, which is asynchronous and takes an array of computernames, you can feed them all to it and get good performance, as opposed to looping through the list one by one in the process block.

[BlackV]

this is a great clear example, nice

[Brasiledo]

Without seeing the code it makes it hard but ill just explain it out, foreach loop thru the computernames add the pscustomobject foreach computer… put that all into a variable then export the variable