email captured results of "if" "else"

$date = get-date -format yyyymmdd  new-item c:\dnsbk\dnsbackup$date -itemtype directory  $source = "c:\windows\system32\dns\*"   $destination = "c:\dnsbk\dnsbackup$date"  $copy = copy-item -recurse $source $destination -passthru  #if ($copy) {"copy successfull"}  #else {"copy failure"}  if(-not $?) {$fail = write-warning "copy failed"}  else {$succ = write-host "success"}    send-mailmessage -from "admin@test.ac.uk" -to "admin2@test.ac.uk" -subject $successsubject -smtpserver 192.168.0.1 -body {$succ or $fail}

its simple thing trying (i sure guys anyway) trying email results of copy-item. want know if copy-item successful or failed! (it doesn't work @ moment, sure can see)

thanks in advance

-metho

can clarify isn't working or errors get?

there problems code:

1. path passed new-item used twice in code - might best store in variable.

2. not why used -passthru switch copy-item - it's not needed here.

3. don't use if/else - use try/catch instead. attempt copy , if terminating errors returned, catch block executed.

4. successsubject variable null there no subject in email.

5. scriptblock passed body of email not quite right. first, there no reason have 2 different variables success or failure. use 1 called result. also, scriptblock not know word 'or' , funky results.

try this:

$date = get-date -format yyyymmdd
$path = "c:\dnsbk\dnsbackup$date" new-item $path -itemtype directory $source = "c:\windows\system32\dns\*"  $destination = $path  try {     copy-item -recurse $source $destination     $result = 'success!' } catch {     $result = 'failure!' }  send-mailmessage -from "admin@test.ac.uk" -to "admin2@test.ac.uk" -subject copyresult -smtpserver 192.168.0.1 -body $result

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