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fix powershell cmd in 02-activation.mdx #499

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Fixes error from existing cmd:

At line:1 char:131
+ ... .*Value="([^"]+)".*', '$1' } | [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($_)
+                                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Expressions are only allowed as the first element of a pipeline.
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ExpressionsMustBeFirstInPipeline

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Enhanced the data extraction process by adding a validation step before decoding, ensuring more reliable and accurate processing of activation information.

Fixes error from existing cmd:

Get-Content Unity_lic.ulf | Select-String -Pattern 'DeveloperData' | ForEach-Object {
    if ($_ -match 'Value="([^"]+)"') {
        $base64String = $matches[1]
        [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([Convert]::FromBase64String($base64String))
    }
}
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The change updates a PowerShell command that extracts a serial from a .ulf file. The command now includes an explicit conditional check with regex to confirm a match before decoding the base64 string. Upon a successful match, the base64 string is assigned to a variable, decoded, and then converted to a UTF-8 string. This update increases the robustness of the extraction process.

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File(s) Change Summary
docs/05-gitlab/02-activation.mdx Updated PowerShell command to include a conditional regex match. The command now checks for a match before assigning the base64 string to a variable and decoding it to UTF-8.

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sequenceDiagram
    participant PS as PowerShell Script
    participant ULF as .ulf File
    participant Decoder as Base64 Decoder

    PS->>ULF: Read DeveloperData
    PS->>PS: Execute regex match 'Value="([^"]+)"'
    alt Match successful
        PS->>PS: Assign base64 string to variable
        PS->>Decoder: Decode using [System.Convert]::FromBase64String
        Decoder->>PS: Return byte array
        PS->>PS: Convert byte array to UTF-8 string
    else Match failed
        PS->>PS: Skip decoding
    end
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111-116: Enhanced Robustness: Conditional Extraction and Decoding in PowerShell

The updated PowerShell command now includes an explicit conditional check using if ($_ -match 'Value="([^"]+)"'), ensuring that the $matches variable is populated only when the expected pattern is found. This directly addresses the parsing error ("Expressions are only allowed as the first element of a pipeline") by confining potentially problematic expressions within a controlled code block. The usage of $matches[1] to capture the base64 encoded string is correct and typical in PowerShell.

It might be worthwhile to consider whether an explicit action (or logging) should be taken if the regex check fails, but this depends on the intended behavior when no match is found.


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