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Access a variable created within a remote session

Hi guys, is there a way I can access a variable which is created and populated within a remote PS session?

How can I access the $SUG variable in the below code?

$session = New-PSSession -ComputerName $computer -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Powershell32 -Credential $cred
Invoke-Command -Session $session -ArgumentList $computer -ScriptBlock {
    param($computer=$computer)
     
	import-module ($Env:SMS_ADMIN_UI_PATH.Substring(0,$Env:SMS_ADMIN_UI_PATH.Length-5) + '\ConfigurationManager.psd1')
	$PSD = Get-PSDrive -PSProvider CMSite
	CD "$($PSD):"
	$SUG = Get-CMSoftwareUpdateGroup | select LocalizedDisplayName
	exit
}

Do stuff with the $SUG variable here....

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footech

You either have to work with the variable within the remote session (that's where it exists), or output it, which will mean that its contents are sent back to the local machine, and you can deal with the output there, but you can't directly access the variable of the remote session in the local session.

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amaru96

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Thanks Qlemo, that worked great.

footech

That's actually what I mentioned as the second option. "...or output it, which will mean that its contents are sent back to the local machine, and you can deal with the output there.."

But I'm glad Qlemo's example made it clear to you.