Del,
FYI - I tried adding a backslash to the end of the dir name to see if that 
would work, getting a different error now.
Thanks,
-steve

PS C:\Program Files\tivoli\tsm\baclient> $myBackupDir = "f:\folder with spaces\"
PS C:\Program Files\tivoli\tsm\baclient> &.\DSMC SELECTIVE \"$myBackupDir\" 
-SUBDIR=Y
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Backup-Archive Client Interface
  Client Version 6, Release 3, Level 1.0
  Client date/time: 03/14/2013 10:40:24
(c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2012. All Rights Reserved.

Node Name: BCVMW020
Session established with server TSMBCP01: AIX
  Server Version 6, Release 2, Level 4.0
  Server date/time: 03/14/2013 10:40:24  Last access: 03/14/2013 10:38:55

Selective Backup function invoked.

ANS1076E The specified directory path '\*' could not be found.
PS C:\Program Files\tivoli\tsm\baclient>

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Del Hoobler
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 10:16 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Need help getting TSM Selective to work in a Powershell 
script

Hi Steve,

Try placing a \ before each double-quote. For example:

    DSMC SELECTIVE \"C:\DIR WITH SPACE\" -SUBDIR=Y

In your example:

   &.\DSMC SELECTIVE \"$myBackupDir\" -SUBDIR=Y


Thanks,

Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 03/14/2013
09:51:49 AM:

> From: "Schaub, Steve" <steve_schaub AT BCBST DOT COM>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
> Date: 03/14/2013 09:54 AM
> Subject: Need help getting TSM Selective to work in a Powershell 
> script Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> I am building a script which will perform selective backups on a list 
> of directories.
> This command works:
> &.\DSMC SELECTIVE $myBackupDir -SUBDIR=Y As long as the directory 
> doesn't have any spaces in the name.
> I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to get 
> Powershell to pass the required double quotes to the TSM command so it 
> will work.
> Anyone have a working example?
> TIA,
>
> Steve Schaub
> Systems Engineer II, Windows Backup/Recovery BlueCross BlueShield of 
> Tennessee
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