Unnecessary space in output when using Write-Host

Question

When I use Write-Host within a Foreach-Object, I get an unnecessary space in the output.

write-host \"http://contoso.com/personal/\         


        

Answer 1

Just do it without write-host:

"http://contoso.com/personal/{0}" -f $_.ADUserName

Answer 2

This is happening because Write-Host is considering your constant string and your object to be two separate parameters -- you aren't actually joining the strings together the way you're calling it. Instead of calling it this way, actually concatenate the strings:

write-host "http://contoso.com/personal/$($_.ADUserName)"

or

write-host ("http://contoso.com/personal/" + $_.ADUserName)

or

write-host ("http://contoso.com/personal/{0}" -f $_.ADUserName)