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Odd formatting with PowerShell and Json
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PowerShell and Json
Doesn't work:
$data = "`"{'message':{'body':'{0} - {1}'}}`"" -f $message, $url
Throws:
Error formatting a string: Input string was not in a correct format..
At Script.ps1:11 char:50
+ $data = "`"{'message':{'body':'{0} - {1}'}}`"" -f <<<< $message, $url
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (System.Object[]:Object[]) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : FormatError
Works:
$data = "`"{'message':{'body':'" + $message + " - " + $url + "'}}`""
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