Fallen at first hurdle

[action711]

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Issue Description

{{ Installed it, but get errors on basic commands }}

Example

{{ I've installed it and am trying out basic commands, but just can't get anywhere at all

$sessionOption = New-WinSCPSessionOption -HostName website.com or New-WinSCPSessionOption -HostName website.com

}}

Expected Output

{{ Don't know, haven't used it before }}

Actual Output

{{ Method invocation failed because [System.Security.SecureString] does not contain a method named 'new'. At line:1 char:1

• $sessionOption = New-WinSCPSessionOption -HostName SFTPData-prod.checkprint.co.u ...

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodNotFound }}

WinSCP-PowerShell Version

{{ 5.15.1.0 }}\

Environment

{{ Name : ConsoleHost Version : 4.0 InstanceId : 1cf56fdf-3adb-4016-ac40-04a44055860b UI : System.Management.Automation.Internal.Host.InternalHostUserInterface CurrentCulture : en-GB CurrentUICulture : en-US PrivateData : Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost+ConsoleColorProxy IsRunspacePushed : False Runspace : System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.LocalRunspace }}

[jeffreymcclain]

First try the easiest step of rebooting if you haven't already done so ;)

Second, try putting single quotes around your hostname, for example:

$sessionOption = New-WinSCPSessionOption -HostName 'website.com'

This might be needed if your hostname has special characters in it.

If that doesn't work, run "Get-InstalledModule" and see if the WinSCP module is listed and if it's the latest version. If not, run PowerShell as administrator and run the command "Install-Module -Name WinSCP". Close and reopen the PowerShell window, and possibly reboot to be on the safe side.

What OS are you using? Try updating to PowerShell 5.1 Desktop edition.

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-windows-powershell?view=powershell-5.1#upgrading-existing-windows-powershell

• use "$PSVersionTable.PSVersion" and "$PSVersionTable.PSEdition" to validate.

I just tested by running

$sessionOption = New-WinSCPSessionOption -HostName "google.com"

with no errors, so it's definitely either an issue with your environment or the particular hostname value you are using.

[dotps1]

It does sound like your environment is quite dated. Perhaps ill up the minimum required version of PowerShell to v5. v4 is very dated. Basically, when you use the New-WinSCPSessionOption with no -Credential parameter value, it creates a default credetinal. And there is no method for [System.Security.SecureString]::new().

but you really should think about updating your PowerShell version. I mean v7 is upon us.

[dotps1]

Im going to go ahead and close this as of lack of response.