{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Scripting Blog [archived]","provider_url":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting","author_name":"Doctor Scripto","author_url":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/author\/the-scripting-guys\/","title":"PowerTip: Create Self-Updating Variable - Scripting Blog [archived]","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fI3TCvaUwx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/powertip-create-self-updating-variable\/\">PowerTip: Create Self-Updating Variable<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/powertip-create-self-updating-variable\/embed\/#?secret=fI3TCvaUwx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;PowerTip: Create Self-Updating Variable&#8221; &#8212; Scripting Blog [archived]\" data-secret=\"fI3TCvaUwx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/10\/dr_scripto.jpg","thumbnail_width":102,"thumbnail_height":150,"description":"Summary: Learn how to create a self-updating variable. &nbsp;How can I create a variable that will automatically update when I call it? &nbsp;Use&nbsp;Set-PSBreakPoint&nbsp;to set a variable that will always have the current date and time (or only time): Set-PSBreakpoint -Variable Time -Mode Read -Action {$Global:Time=(Get-Date).ToShortTimeString();$Global:Time} $Time Set-PSBreakpoint -Variable Date -Mode Read -Action {$Global:Date=Get-Date;$Global:Date} $Date Note&nbsp;&nbsp;You [&hellip;]"}