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Powershell Resolve-DnsName to variable

I'm trying to put data of Resolve-DnsName mmydomain.com to a variable.

$data = Resolve-DnsName mmydomain.com 
Write-host $data

As a result of this scrip, I can see only this string Microsoft.DnsClient.Commands.DnsRecord_A, while simple execution of Resolve-DnsName mmydomain.com writes me full nslookup data.

Any advice, please?

Solution

  • The IP information is in $data.IPAddress - the below lists ALL the properties that are retrieved when you run the Resolve-DnsName cmdlet:

    $data = Resolve-DnsName mmydomain.com 
$data | Select *

    If you want one(or more) of the properties, ask for it(them) by name:

    $data = Resolve-DnsName mmydomain.com 
# By Select method
Write-Host 'Select the IpAddress property of $data:'
$data | Select IPAddress | Out-Host
# By property name
Write-Host 'Get by property name:'
$data.IpAddress

    Generally you would just use what you need e.g.

    $Data | select Name,Ip4Address,Type

    So in your example:

    If ($data.IpAddress -like "*11.22.33.44*") {
    Write-Host "Got it!"
}
Else {
    Write-Host "Nothing found!"
}