FAQ: Variables and Operators - Variable Types and Advanced Usage

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The first thing we need to do in this lesson (create a constrained variable of type Int with the name num_1 and value 42) is not working, even if I copy the code from the hint…

[Int]$num_1 = 42

https://www.codecademy.com/courses/learn-powershell/lessons/learn-powershell-variables-and-operators-lesson/exercises/variable-types-and-advanced-usage

So I’m basically stuck here :sleepy:

PROBLEM (more or less) SOLVED

If I put [Int]$num_1 = 42in the first line of the script “variable_types.ps1” and run it, the first task box gets checked… bug should be solved anyways I’d say.