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In which way is that an issue? The whole input is considered to be a single string.<br />
Do you need to split it into first and last name? Without any check, -split is the simplest way to do so:<br />

<pre><code id="code-20-39218257-1">$first, $last = (read-host &quot;Input the first and last name&quot;) -split &quot; &quot;</code></pre>
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In which way is that an issue? The whole input is considered to be a single string.
Do you need to split it into first and last name? Without any check, -split is the simplest way to do so:


$first, $last = (read-host "Input the first and last name") -split " "

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Hello Powershell Experts,<br />
<br />
I'm working on a script that will update some AD information for users. &nbsp;I identify the user that for which the script will run with a read-host statement. &nbsp;The read-host statement is currently configured as:<br />
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read-host &quot;Input the username&quot;<br />
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I would input nickd (as our usernames are firstname + first initial of the last name&quot;) and everything works fine.<br />
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I want to change the read-host statement to:<br />
read-host &quot;Input the first and last name&quot;<br />
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How can I do this? &nbsp;The space between the firstname and the lastname are causing issues.<br />
<br />
Thanks in advance.<br />
Nick
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Hello Powershell Experts,

I'm working on a script that will update some AD information for users.  I identify the user that for which the script will run with a read-host statement.  The read-host statement is currently configured as:

read-host "Input the username"

I would input nickd (as our usernames are firstname + first initial of the last name") and everything works fine.

I want to change the read-host statement to:
read-host "Input the first and last name"

How can I do this?  The space between the firstname and the lastname are causing issues.

Thanks in advance.
Nick

How can I configure a read-host statement in powershell to accept input that contains spaces

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