How to get the error code when there is error in powershell?

Question

My snippet is something like this:

$msg=Remove-Item -Recurse -Force C:\\users\\bkp  2>&1
if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 1)
{
  \"Encountered error during Deleting          


        

Answer 1

You can use the $? automatic variable to determine the result of the last command. If you need access to the actual error, you can use the $Error automatic variable. The first item in the array is the last error thrown:

Remove-Item -Recurse -Force C:\users\bkp 2>&1
if( -not $? )
{
    $msg = $Error[0].Exception.Message
    "Encountered error during Deleting the Folder. Error Message is $msg. Please check." >> $LogFile
    exit
}