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ConvertTo-Xml topic contains misleading information and is incomplete. #3310

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mklement0 opened this issue Nov 19, 2018 · 0 comments · Fixed by #5585
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ConvertTo-Xml topic contains misleading information and is incomplete. #3310

mklement0 opened this issue Nov 19, 2018 · 0 comments · Fixed by #5585
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mklement0 commented Nov 19, 2018 •
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The ConvertTo-Xml help topic mistakenly suggests that ConvertTo-Xml is the in-memory counterpart to Export-Clixml, however:

  • It produces different XML representations,

  • which, if saved to a file, cannot be re-imported with Import-Clixml

Therefore, the topic should be improved as follows:

  • Clarify that the XML formats differ and there's (at least currently) no way to make ConvertTo-Xml emit CLIXML

  • Describe the actual format, ideally with examples of real-world tools that can consume this format.

See also: A feature suggestion to optionally make ConvertTo-Xml emit CLIXML:

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Fixes #3310 - Updates ConvertTo-XML (#5585)
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* Adds info about difference between XML and CLI XML

* updates dates

* Updates fpr formatting common parameters
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Fixes #3310 - Updates ConvertTo-XML
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