ErrorAction parameter in PowerShell - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to stop the script on error using the ErrorAction parameter.

PowerShell

Get-Item 'C:\nonexistentfile.txt' -ErrorAction [1]

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AContinue

BStop

CIgnore

DSilentlyContinue

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'Continue' does not stop the script on error.

Using 'SilentlyContinue' hides errors but does not stop execution.

The 'Stop' value for ErrorAction stops the script when an error occurs.

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medium

Complete the code to ignore errors silently using the ErrorAction parameter.

PowerShell

Remove-Item 'C:\temp\file.txt' -ErrorAction [1]

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ASilentlyContinue

BStop

CContinue

DInquire

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'Stop' will halt the script on error.

Using 'Continue' shows errors but continues.

The 'SilentlyContinue' value suppresses error messages and continues execution.

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hard

Fix the error in the code by choosing the correct ErrorAction parameter value.

PowerShell

Copy-Item 'C:\file.txt' 'D:\backup\' -ErrorAction [1]

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ASilentlyContinue

BSilent

CStop

DContinue

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'Silent' causes an error because it is not a valid ErrorAction value.

The 'SilentlyContinue' value is valid and suppresses errors; 'Silent' is not a valid ErrorAction value.

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hard

Fill both blanks to continue on error and ask the user before continuing.

PowerShell

Get-Content 'C:\data.txt' -ErrorAction [1] -ErrorVariable [2]

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AContinue

BInquire

CerrVar

DStop

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'Stop' halts the script instead of asking.

Not specifying ErrorVariable misses error details.

Use 'Inquire' to ask the user before continuing and 'errVar' to store error details.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to silently continue on error, store errors in a variable, and force the command.

PowerShell

Remove-Item 'C:\temp\file.txt' -ErrorAction [1] -ErrorVariable [2] -[3]

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AForce

BerrLog

CSilentlyContinue

DConfirm

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'Confirm' asks for confirmation instead of forcing.

Not using ErrorVariable misses error details.

Use 'SilentlyContinue' to hide errors, 'errLog' to store errors, and 'Force' to override restrictions.