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Ted

22 Apr, 2020 09:57 AM

It may be silly but after trying several configurations, I still have no clue for the moment.

I plan to deploy some artifacts from a VS2019 build with tag and release names having timestamp in them.

I set a environment variable in before deployment script as:

$NAME='(get-date -format "yyyyMMddHHmm")
$NAME

ans use $NAME as tag and release names.

The console shows

...
$NAME='(get-date -format "yyyyMMddHHmm")
$NAME
202004220511
Deploying using GitHub provider
...

But when create tag in github, it shows

...
Creating "$SP_TAG" release for repository...
...

I am wondering what I shall fill in the tag name and release name to get the environment variable intepreted correctly?

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 22 Apr, 2020 05:23 PM

   

   Deployment providers take environment variables, not PS variables.

   You should set environment variable instead:

   $env:NAME='(get-date -format "yyyyMMddHHmm")
   

   I'd change the name of var to something more non-generic though.

   Let me know if you have any questions.

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2. Feodor Fitsner closed this discussion on 22 Jun, 2020 09:02 PM.