--- external help file: PSAD-help.xml online version: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa746475.aspx#special_characters schema: 2.0.0

Format-DSSearchFilterValue

SYNOPSIS

Escapes Active Directory special characters from a string.

SYNTAX

Format-DSSearchFilterValue [-SearchString] <String>

DESCRIPTION

There are special characters in Active Directory queries/searches. This function escapes them so they aren't treated as AD commands/characters.

EXAMPLES

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

Format-DSSearchFilterValue -String "I have AD special characters (I think)."

Returns

I have AD special characters \28I think\29.

PARAMETERS

-SearchString

The input string with any Active Directory-sensitive characters escaped.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.String

NOTES

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa746475.aspx#special_characters