Get-ADUser cannot get data from my variable

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Hi have a really strange problem using get-qaduser. 
 Here is the script that I am using: 
 $Source = "C:\Temp\Source.txt" Connect-QADService -Service "ActiveRolesServer" -Proxy ForEach ($UPN in GC $Source) { Get-QADUser -identity $UPN | Select-Object -Property UserPrincipalName,MobilePhone 
 This is the result I am getting: 
 When trying the query I get nothing in return. 
 When running $UPN alone I get the last name in my $Source variable, which is good. 
 When running the script replacing the $UPN by user@upn.com, all is good 
 But when running the query from the script the result is empty. 
 Any idea? 
 Also, when running it from another computer, the script is working like intended.

matdesjardins · Accepted Answer

Got it!! 
 Like any problem of that kind, the problem was with a previous command. Someone changed the source file and the file was using "upn". I have to remove the double quote for each line. 
 So when the script was reading the file it was trying to do: Get-QADUser -Identity "first.last@domain.com" and not Get-QADUser -Identity first.last@domain.com. 
 I got an error message when I tried to make a Get-ADUser, the Get-QADUser was only returning nothing, no error at all. 
 So I added those lines: 
 $Source="C:\Temp\SourceFile.txt" (Get-Content $Source) | Foreach-Object {$_ -replace '"', ''}|Out-File $Source 
 Then when trying the 
 $Source = "C:\Temp\Source.txt" Connect-QADService -Service "ActiveRolesServer" -Proxy ForEach ($UPN in GC $Source) { Get-QADUser -identity $UPN | Select-Object -Property UserPrincipalName,MobilePhone 
 The query is working! 
 Sorry for all the troubles! 
 
 Mathieu

Terrance.Crombie · Answer

I took your code (dropping the server name) and it runs fine in my lab. 
 matdesjardins said: Also, when running it from another computer, the script is working like intended. 
 
 This is the key, I think. There is a machine-specific issue or an issue with the user profile on this machine. 
 If you log into the same machine with a different user profile, does the script execute as expected?

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