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I have recommended this question be closed as follows:

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I'm struggeling with something which should be easy as that....<br />
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Function GetItemFromAdUser($strUser<wbr />,$strItem)<wbr /> {<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $strVariable = Get-ADUser -filter &quot;Name -like '$strUser'&quot; -properties $strItem | Expand $strItem<br />
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$Fax = GetItemFromAdUser('fvandec<wbr />an&quot; &quot;fax&quot;) <br />
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but nothing in Fax.... (neither in city etc...) <br />
Where is my mistake?
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I'm struggeling with something which should be easy as that....

Function GetItemFromAdUser($strUser,$strItem) {
                $strVariable = Get-ADUser -filter "Name -like '$strUser'" -properties $strItem | Expand $strItem
}

$Fax = GetItemFromAdUser('fvandecan" "fax") 

but nothing in Fax.... (neither in city etc...) 
Where is my mistake?

powershell - ActiveDirectory - get the fax number of a speciic user and put it into a variable

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