Select-String not finding all values

hi,

i trying finding strings in file.

i using cmd:

get-content $pathcompletmanufacturiers | select-string "^$manufretenu\s*$" -quiet

all below values in file:

aladdin knowledge systems ltd.--> found
apn, llc--> found
fabasoft r&d gmbh--> found
winzip computing lp--> found
offshore - it--> found

notepad++ team--> generating error not regular expression
winklevoss technologies, llc (wintech) --> not found
visicom media inc. (powered panda security) --> not found

so appearing function may not finding values + or )(.

how may bypass problem?

thanks,

françois

try regexsafe function.

for example:

$a = get-content .\file1.txt  $manufretenu = 'notepad++ team' $a | select-string (regexsafe $manufretenu)  $manufretenu = 'winklevoss technologies, llc (wintech)' $a | select-string (regexsafe $manufretenu)  $manufretenu = 'visicom media inc. (powered panda security)' $a | select-string (regexsafe $manufretenu)

it escapes regex metacharacters in select string

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