Unable to exclude directory using Get-ChildItem -Exclude parameter in Powershell

Question

I am using Powershell v 2.0. and copying files and directories from one location to another. I am using a string[] to filter out file types and also need to filter out a dir

Answer 1

Get-ChildItem -Path $SourcePath -File -Recurse | 
Where-Object { !($_.FullName).StartsWith($DestinationPath) }