Condition with a function call in PowerShell

Question

Something is really weird with this language. I\'m trying to execute a function and use its result value as condition. This is my code:

function Get-Platform         


        

Answer 1

I think you are comparing a function and not the function result. Also somehow the echo does not work as expected in a function. I usually use Write-Host.

Here is my solution to your problem:

function Get-Platform()
{
    # Determine current Windows architecture (32/64 bit)
    if ([System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("ProgramFiles(x86)") -ne $null)
    {
        Write-Host("x64")
        return "x64"
    }
    else
    {
        Write-Host("x86")
        return "x86"
    }
}

$platform = Get-Platform

if ($platform -eq 'x64')
{
    echo "64 bit platform"
}

if ($platform -eq 'x86')
{
    echo "32 bit platform"
}