Format-CADSearchFilterValue

NAME Format-CADSearchFilterValue



SYNOPSIS

Escapes Active Directory special characters from a string.





SYNTAX

Format-CADSearchFilterValue [-String] <String> [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

There are special characters in Active Directory queries/searches. This function escapes them so they aren't

treated as AD commands/characters.





PARAMETERS

-String <String>

The string to escape.



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS

System.String. The input string with any Active Directory-sensitive characters escaped.





-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Format-CADSearchFilterValue -String "I have AD special characters (I think)."



Returns



I have AD special characters \\28I think\\29.











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