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add entry in hashtable from string in Powershell

I have a string like this, retrieved from a txt file:

$txtindex = 5
$PRINTERNAME = get-content $txtPrinterfile | select -Index $txtindex
$PRINTERNAME = $PRINTERNAME.Trim()
$PRINTERNAME = $PRINTERNAME.Replace(" ","")

$Printername
NAME="W018"

So I thought I could easily add this to a hashtable:

$HashPrinter = @{}
$HashPrinter.Add($PRINTERNAME)

but this is not working.

Either this:

$HashPrinter = @{$PRINTERNAME}

If I type it manually:

$HashPrinter = @{NAME="W018"}

it works as expected. What I am doing wrong?

Solution 
  • PS C:\Users\alHaos> $HashTable = @{}
PS C:\Users\alHaos> $HashTable.Add("Name", "Pr001")
PS C:\Users\alHaos> $HashTable.Add("Manufacture", "Epson")
PS C:\Users\alHaos> $HashTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
Name                           Pr001
Manufacture                    Epson