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Hi All,

I am trying to learn powershell and doing lab’s I have an error in my code and just can not for the life of me figure it out. any in site would be awesome.

#Main Body
#This section contains the code that implements that main function of the script.#
$menu
$menu_choice = Read-Host -Prompt “Choose a menu option”
$sure = Read-Host -Prompt “Are you sure you want to exit? (Y)”
if ($sure -eq “Y”)
{
Write-Host “This I can do.”
Write-Host “Exiting…”
}
Else
{
Write-Host “Not Exiting :)”
}
ElseIf ( $menu_choice -eq “X” )
{
$sure = Read-Host -prompt “are you sure you want to exit? (Y)”
{
Write-Host “This I can do.”
Write-Host “Exiting…”
}
Else
{
Write-host “Not Exiting :)”
}
}

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What is the error? Use the insert code button when posting code please.

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Elseif : The term ‘Elseif’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling

of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

At C:\Users\Administrator\Scripts\Get-Inventorya.ps1:39 char:1

  • Elseif ( $menu_choice -eq “X” )

  •

  • CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Elseif:String) , CommandNotFoundException

  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

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If you post code, please use the ‘Insert Code’ button. Please and thank you!

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#Main Body
#This section contains the code that implements that main function of the script.#
$menu
$menu_choice = Read-Host -Prompt “Choose a menu option”
$sure = Read-Host -Prompt “Are you sure you want to exit? (Y)”
if ($sure -eq “Y”)
{
Write-Host “This I can do.”
Write-Host “Exiting…”
}
Else
{
Write-Host "Not Exiting :)"
}
ElseIf ( $menu_choice -eq “X” )
{
    $sure = Read-Host -prompt "are you sure you want to exit? (Y)"
    {
Write-Host “This I can do.”
Write-Host “Exiting…”
}
Else
{
Write-host "Not Exiting :)"
}
}
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really, look into switch()

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Wanted to say the same but Neally’s too fast.

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This is how it would look like with a switch, it might look ocnfusing, but it is actually WAY more comprehensive than several if else elseif etc.

Write-Output "1 - Red"
Write-Output "2 - Yellow"
Write-Output "3 - Green"

$menu_choice = Read-Host "Choose a menu option [1|2|3]"
switch($menu_choice){
          1 {
                 Write-Host "You chose option 1 - Good choice!" -ForegroundColor Red
                 # Do option 1 stuff
            }
          2 {
                 Write-Host "You chose option 2 - Good choice!" -ForegroundColor Yellow
                 # Do option 2 stuff
            }
          3 {
                 Write-Host "You chose option 3 - Meh it was an ok choice!" -ForegroundColor Green
                 # Do option 3 stuff
            }
    default {
                 Write-Warning "Unexpected input"
            }
}#end switch $menu_choice

$sure        = Read-Host "Are you sure you want to exit? (Y)"
switch($sure){
          y {
                 Write-Output "This I can do."
                 Write-Output "Exiting…"
            }
          n {
                 Write-Output "Not Exiting :)"
            }
    default {
                 Write-Warning "Unexpected input"
            }
}#end switch $sure

@raysawyer2245

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For your original question:

It is IF → ELSEIF → ELSE

if(<# some condition#>){
    # do something
}elseif(<# some other condition#>){
    # do something else
}else{
    # do that
}

Also, formatting is really important, not as much for syntax in PowerShell but legibility.
But yeah, the code editor here in SW butchers things at time ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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