Cannot replace a string by another string stored in variable

Question

I typed this:

$folder = 'c:\test'
"c:\test" -replace $folder ""

but get this error:

At line:1 char:25
+ "c:\test" -replace $folder ""
+                         ~~
Unexpected token '""' in expression or statement.
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken

This doesn't help me How to handle backslash character in PowerShell -replace string operations?

Your code isn't going to do anything once you fix it as `test` doesn't contain `c:\test`... instead try `$folder -replace 'test',''` — henrycarteruk, Sep 10 '18 at 16:05
@JamesC. yes in fact it doesn't replace, should I ask another question ? — user310291, Sep 10 '18 at 16:06
@user310291 The answer to the question you linked to already explains what else you need to do. — Ansgar Wiechers, Sep 10 '18 at 19:30

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '18 at 16:06

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You are missing a comma and I think you have your input string and search string backwards.

$folder -replace "test",""

answered Sep 10 '18 at 16:06

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