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Mike_Schnorr_64
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Oct 17, 2007

Powershell Twoi-Dimensional Array

I have been using the iControl assembly from PowerShell. Nice work Joe, I look forward to seeing what you come up with for CMDLets.

I am running into a problem with creating multi-dimensional arrays in PowerShell to pass to functions in the iControl assembly. Example, calling LocalLbVirtualServer.Create:

$testActiveF5.LocalLBVirtualServer.create(@($Definition), @($WildMask), @($Resources), $Profile)

What do I need to do to turn the one profile object into a 2-dimensional array?

Thanks

--Mike
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  • Joe_Pruitt's avatar
    Joe_Pruitt
    Oct 17, 2007
    Try adding comma before the variable and surround it by parenthesis.

     

     

    $testActiveF5.LocalLBVirtualServer.create(@($Definition), @($WildMask), @($Resources), (,$Profile))

     

     

    Fingers crossed...

     

     

    BTW, the PowerShell SnapIn is on the Labs download page, althought I've made significant enhancements since that was posted so you might want to wait a bit to get my latest code. I'll try to get that uploaded later this week.

     

     

    -Joe
  • Mike_Schnorr_64's avatar
    Mike_Schnorr_64
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    Oct 17, 2007
    No luck. Here is the whole chunk of code I am using as well as the error message in case it helps anyone.

     

     

    
$Definition
$Definition = New-Object -TypeName icontrol.CommonVirtualServerDefinition
$Definition.address = "192.168.1.1"
$Definition.name = "IControlTest"
$Definition.port = 80
$Definition.protocol = "PROTOCOL_TCP"
$WildMask = "255.255.255.255"
$Resources = New-Object -typeName iControl.LocalLBVirtualServerVirtualServerResource
$Resources.default_pool_name = "TestPool"
$Resources.type = "RESOURCE_TYPE_POOL"
$Profile = New-Object -typename iControl.LocalLBVirtualServerVirtualServerProfile
$Profile.profile_name = "http"
$Profile.profile_context = "PROFILE_CONTEXT_TYPE_ALL"
$testActiveF5.LocalLBVirtualServer.create(@($Definition), @($WildMask), @($Resources), (,$Profile))

     

     

    > $testActiveF5.LocalLBVirtualServer.create(@($Definition), @($WildMask), @($Resources), (,$Profile))

     

    Cannot convert argument "3", with value: "System.Object[]", for "create" to type "iControl.LocalLBVirtualServerVirtualS

     

    erverProfile[][]": "Cannot convert "iControl.LocalLBVirtualServerVirtualServerProfile" to "iControl.LocalLBVirtualServe

     

    rVirtualServerProfile[]"."

     

    At line:1 char:42

     

    + $testActiveF5.LocalLBVirtualServer.create( <<<< @($Definition), @($WildMask), @($Resources), (,$Profile))
  • Mike_Schnorr_64's avatar
    Mike_Schnorr_64
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    Oct 17, 2007
    Looks like this works. There is probably a prettier (more PowerShelly) way to do this, but I am going this route for now.

    
$profileArray = new-object "iControl.LocalLBVirtualServerVirtualServerProfile[][]" 1,1
$profileArray[0][0] = $Profile