Converting the json output of a console app to a PowerShell object

Question

Suppose I have a foo.exe console app that returns some json, and I want to turn that into a PowerShell object.

I was hoping to simply write:

$o = foo.exe | ConvertFrom-Json

But this doesn't work because the output of the console app is treated as an Array instead of a string. I can instead write:

$o = ([string]foo.exe) | ConvertFrom-Json

which feels dirtier than I was hoping.

Question: can I do better than what I have above to get a PowerShell object out of the output of a console app?

Your second question would presumably be better asked separately.... — Nathan Tuggy
– Nathan Tuggy, Commented Jan 14, 2015 at 6:52

serhiyb · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-26 02:00:23Z

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As an option:

$o = foo.exe | Out-String | ConvertFrom-Json

answered Jan 26, 2016 at 2:00

serhiyb

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