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You can't. You don't. You're not supposed to.<br />
The Format-* cmdlets are (usually) meant to be the last element of the pipeline. They only <b>format</b> the output, basically destroying the original objects.<br />
The solution: sort <b>before</b> the Format-* cmdlets.<br />

<pre><code id="code-20-42679820-1">Get-Recipient -RecipientType MailContact -Identity &quot;UserName&quot; | Sort-Object -Property Whatever | Format-List</code></pre>
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You can't. You don't. You're not supposed to.
The Format-* cmdlets are (usually) meant to be the last element of the pipeline. They only format the output, basically destroying the original objects.
The solution: sort before the Format-* cmdlets.


Get-Recipient -RecipientType MailContact -Identity "UserName" | Sort-Object -Property Whatever | Format-List

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No it doesn't sort. Same result.
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Of course you need to tell which property to use for sorting. &quot;Whatever&quot; is a placeholder ;-).
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Of course you need to tell which property to use for sorting. "Whatever" is a placeholder ;-).

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ITguy565

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Hi,<br />
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How to get the result of this cmd but sorted:<br />
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Get-Recipient -RecipientType MailContact -Identity &quot;UserName&quot; | fl
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Hi,

How to get the result of this cmd but sorted:

Get-Recipient -RecipientType MailContact -Identity "UserName" | fl

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