This may sound very basic, but for some reason I can't get this to work... Doing the get-mailbox -database "IS 2" command by itself returns all the results you would expect. If I do the below command then just type $mailboxes, I get the same results. $mailboxes = get-mailbox -database "IS 2" Then if I try to do the following it returns nothing! I do this all the time, what is wrong!!!??? $mailboxes.name returns nothing $mailboxes.alias returns nothing $mailboxes.displayname returns nothing I'm lost... Thanks! Tony

Hello Try this. foreach($mailbox in $mailboxes}{ $mailbox.Name } The reason your command is not working is that $mailboxes is a collection of mailbox objects. The collection does not have a name or alias or displayname property. Only the mailbox object itself does. If you want those three attributes on one line you can use this command: foreach($mailbox in $mailboxes}{ $mailbox | select name,alias,displayname} Bill

For listing single properties you can also use: $mailboxes | select -expand name[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

That worked, but that was only part of what I was trying to do and it still won't work. The whole project is to find certain mailboxes and hide them from the address book. below is what I tried and it doesn't work. $mailboxes = get-mailbox -database "IS 2" foreach ($mailbox in $mailboxes) {if ($mailbox.Name -contains "Secure") {set-mailbox -hiddenfromaddresslistsenabled $true}} IT seems like this should work, but it doesn't... Thanks!

-contains is an array operator. It is used to determine if an array of objects contains a particular object. For string comparisons, use -like or -match: $mailboxes = get-mailbox -database "IS 2" | foreach ($mailbox in $mailboxes) {if ($mailbox.Name -match "Secure") {set-mailbox -hiddenfromaddresslistsenabled $true}}[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

So weird, I still can't get it to work! I am doing it exactly like above and it doesn't set the flag for those accounts to hidden! Thanks for the insight that -contains only applies to arrays! I now realize why some of the other scripts I tried using it on wouldn't work...

AH, I got it! I needed to add -identity $mailbox in the set-mailbox command. Thanks for the help, was driving me nuts!

I just realized there's another bit missing from that script - the identity of the mailbox to set: $mailboxes = get-mailbox -database "IS 2" | foreach ($mailbox in $mailboxes) {if ($mailbox.Name -match "Secure") {set-mailbox $mailbox -hiddenfromaddresslistsenabled $true}} [string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:34:27 +0000, tlitterio wrote: > > >This may sound very basic, but for some reason I can't get this to work... Doing the get-mailbox -database "IS 2" command by itself returns all the results you would expect. If I do the below command then just type $mailboxes, I get the same results. > >$mailboxes = get-mailbox -database "IS 2" > >Then if I try to do the following it returns nothing! I do this all the time, what is wrong!!!??? > >$mailboxes.name returns nothing $mailboxes.alias returns nothing $mailboxes.displayname returns nothing > >I'm lost... The variable "$mailboxes" is an array, not a single mailbox. $mailboxes[0].name would work for the 1st mailbox in the array. $mailboxes | foreach {$_.name} would work, too, showing the name for each mailbox in the array. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP