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Powershell to export mailboxes

I am running the below command. I am poor in powershell. Is it possible to loop the next command only after completing the first one?

foreach ($i in (Get-Mailbox)) { New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox $i -FilePath "\\ExchPST\September\$($i.Alias).pst" -baditemlimit 50 -acceptlargedataloss }

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Or at-least is t possible to give a time delay (e.g. sleeptimer, start-sleep) between each loop command?

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This is the error on the first command, Is it a single line command ? I tried both
A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'while'.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [New-MailboxExportRequest], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,New-MailboxExportRequest

Second one is working

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Name Mailbox Status
---- ------- ------
MailboxExport Domain.com/users/Joseph Scaria Queued
Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Identity'. Cannot convert the "Joseph Scaria" value of type "
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.Mailbox" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RecipientTasks.MailboxExpo
rtRequestIdParameter".
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Get-MailboxExportRequest], ParameterBindin...mationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Get-MailboxExportRequest

It created the first request and showing this error.
If I am not mistaken identity is supposed to be "Joseph scaria\mailboxexport"
That is why it is showing error

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I am unable to test it right now.. What if you try..

foreach ($i in (Get-Mailbox)) { New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox $i -FilePath "\\ExchPST\September\$($i.Alias).pst" -baditemlimit 50 -acceptlargedataloss ;while ((Get-MailboxExportRequest -Identity $i.alias | ? {$_.Status -eq “Queued” -or $_.Status -eq “InProgress”})) { sleep 60 } }

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foreach ($i in (Get-Mailbox)) {$move = New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox $i -FilePath "\\ExchPST\September\$($i.Alias).pst" -baditemlimit 50 -acceptlargedataloss ;while ((Get-MailboxExportRequest -Identity $move.Mailbox | ? {$_.Status -eq “Queued” -or $_.Status -eq “InProgress”})) { sleep 60 } }

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Thanks