I need help on a power shell script to create output file on C:\onsomepath after it compares a log file for a string value

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$abc = "C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Relay\logfile.txt"
$checkerrorlines = "GetExpectedVersionOfParent Error: Parent response did not contain a site version"

if((Get-content $abc).Contains($checkerrorlines))
{
    Write-Host "Has gather issue"
}
else
{ 
    Write-Host "No gather issue found on relay"
}

Possible duplicate of [How to redirect the output of a PowerShell to a file during its execution](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1215260/how-to-redirect-the-output-of-a-powershell-to-a-file-during-its-execution) — Peter B, Oct 29 '19 at 11:06
Please read the help about [how to ask](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask) good questions. Then edit the question. Pick a good subject and add the actual question into the question body. — vonPryz, Oct 29 '19 at 11:13

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 29 '19 at 11:11

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You used Get-Content to get the content- you can use Set-Content to set it!

Set-Content -Path C:\OnSomePath\Result.log -Value 'No gather issue found on relay'

answered Oct 29 '19 at 11:11

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I need help on a power shell script to create output file on C:\onsomepath after it compares a log file for a string value

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