This expression:
@("[char]3 [char]0 [char]2 [char]3 [char]1")
...creates an array with a single element. You need commas between terms if you really want an array of 5 items, but -replace
does not support arrays anyway. Also, your single element contains the literal characters you typed; not what you expected.
What you need is to create a simple string to feed to -replace
; this is a bit more involved when you are dealing with non-printable characters. You had the right idea--you just have to tell PowerShell to interpolate the code expressions within your string using the $()
notation on each expression:
$CR = "$([char]3)$([char]0)$([char]2)$([char]3)$([char]1)"