Get-TopOUName.ps1
19 Sep 2025Description
Purpose
A brief description of the Get-TopOUName function.
Detailed Description
A detailed description of the Get-TopOUName function.
Usage
Example 1
PS C:\> Get-TopOUName -DistinguishedName 'value1'
Notes
Additional information about the function.
Script
function Get-TopOUName {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
A brief description of the Get-TopOUName function.
.DESCRIPTION
A detailed description of the Get-TopOUName function.
.PARAMETER DistinguishedName
A description of the DistinguishedName parameter.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Get-TopOUName -DistinguishedName 'value1'
.OUTPUTS
string
.NOTES
Additional information about the function.
#>
[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Default',
PositionalBinding = $true,
SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
[OutputType([string], ParameterSetName = 'Default')]
param
(
[Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Default',
Mandatory = $true,
ValueFromPipeline = $true,
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true,
ValueFromRemainingArguments = $true,
Position = 0,
HelpMessage = 'A description of the DistinguishedName parameter.')]
[string]
$DistinguishedName
)
Begin {
Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) BEGIN ] Starting $($myinvocation.mycommand)"
#ignore case
$rx = [System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::new("^(((CN=.*?))?)OU=(?<OUName>.*?(?=,))", "IgnoreCase")
} #begin
Process {
if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("$($Month)" + "-" + "$($DistinguishedName)", "Processing")) {
Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) PROCESS] Processing $DistinguishedName"
If ($rx.IsMatch($DistinguishedName)) {
$rx.Match($DistinguishedName).groups["OUName"].Value
}
} #process
}
End {
Write-Verbose "[$((Get-Date).TimeofDay) END ] Ending $($myinvocation.mycommand)"
} #end
}
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