Regex html, getting input value

Question

I have this piece of pwershell code, i can't make this work, i already saw several links about this but nothing works. I'm on an Ubuntu machine

I need to get the form token from that url (http://h.com/heya/login):

$result = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'http://hey.com/heya/login' -SessionVariable tok
$found = $result -match 'name="token" value="(.*?)"'
$token = $matches[1]

Write-Host $token # this is empty

Update: The code works on powershell console, but for me didn't worked with the command powershell -File file.ps1, so i thought the code was wrong. After i updated it worked like were supose

score 2 · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-26 19:22:53Z

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Recommendation: Upgrade to the latest PowerShell Alpha. It looks like you're running an old version, based upon the comments on this answer.

It works fine for me on Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

PS C:\Users\TrevorSullivan> $result = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'http://migueldvl.com/heya/login' -SessionVariable tok
$found = $result -match 'name="token" value="(.*?)"'
$token = $matches[1]

Write-Host $token # this is empty
80565711d0a74e6c0d29792ec2d029dc

PS C:\Users\TrevorSullivan> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value                                                                                             
----                           -----                                                                                             
PSVersion                      5.1.14393.206                                                                                     
PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                           
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                           
BuildVersion                   10.0.14393.206                                                                                    
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                                   
WSManStackVersion              3.0                                                                                               
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                               
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

EDIT: To accommodate the updated question, I also tested this on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, under a Docker environment. It seems to work there, too.

PS /> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      6.0.0-alpha
PSEdition                      Core
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   3.0.0.0
GitCommitId                    v6.0.0-alpha.12
CLRVersion
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

It also works perfectly fine when I use the -File parameter on the PowerShell binary. Ignore the odd output -- that's a fault of the PowerShell host, I believe.

edited Nov 26, 2016 at 19:22

answered Nov 26, 2016 at 18:42

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user189198 Over a year ago

Are you calling the script from PowerShell Core on Ubuntu, or are you calling it on a Windows system with PowerShell Desktop Edition?

user189198 Over a year ago

Oh okay, I haven't tested it with PowerShell Core. Sorry I should have tried that -- I totally glossed over that in your original question (looks like you edited it right about the time I posted my answer). :)

user189198 Over a year ago

@Miguel I just tested on Ubuntu 16 using a Docker container, running PowerShell Core 6.0.0 Alpha 12. Seems to work for me. What version of PowerShell Core are you specifically running? Might want to upgrade.

user189198 Over a year ago

@Miguel I was responding to your first comment, which looks like is now gone. You had mentioned Ubuntu in that first comment on my answer. :) Happy to help -- try the latest alpha and see if that works, or post back with the specific version you're using.

user189198 Over a year ago

@Miguel Hang on, let me try the -File parameter.

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