comparing some objects... help with variables and formatting

[AaronJ9201]

I want to delete computer accounts in an OU that do not exist in a vmware folder....

Step 1. Compare.

$ad = Get-QADComputer -SearchRoot 'domain.lan/Test-NoGPO'
$vmware= Get-VM -Location VDI_RemoteAccess
Write-Host "AD" $ad
Write-Host "VMWARE" $vmware
Compare-Object  $ad $vmware

That gives me this output:

AD DOMAIN\DSTASA1$ DOMAIN\SXCH100$ DOMAIN\SKFB111$ DOMAIN\FAKEPC$
VMWARE vstaq16 vstaq18
InputObject                                                               SideIndicator                                                           
-----------                                                               -------------                                                           
vstaq16                                                                   =>                                                                      
vstaq18                                                                   =>                                                                      
DOMAIN\DSTASA1$                                                          <=                                                                      
DOMAIN\SXCH100$                                                          <=                                                                      
DOMAIN\SKFB111$                                                          <=                                                                      
DOMAIN\FAKEPC$                                                           <=    

I need the output of the first 2 commands to be the same... preferably just the "name" of the pc. On the compare-object line I tried using $ad.Name and $vmware.Name but that errors and says that it's null when the script runs...

How can I sanitize these lists and end up with a list of machines that aren't in both places? (to later be deleted with some other commands, not relevant here)

[LucD · Accepted solution]

You were halfway there when you tried with the Name property.

But you have to store all computernames in 1 array and all the VMnames in another array.

Then you can compare the 2 arrays.

Something like this

$ad = Get-QADComputer -SearchRoot 'domain.lan/Test-NoGPO' | %{$_.Name}
$vmware= Get-VM -Location VDI_RemoteAccess | %{$_.Name}

Compare-Object $ad $vmware

[AaronJ9201]

You're the man. I don't really understand why my first attempt didn't work, but all is well. Now to refine my compare command and start deleting accounts.