If a ScriptBlock is exported by Export-Clixml then it is represented by the
special XML element SBK in the result file. This may look like a script block
is designed to be persisted with its type preserved. This is not the case. When
the data are imported by Import-Clixml a script block is rehydrated as String.
The script Test-1.ps1 shows the issue.
- Microsoft Connect 1202386
- Stack Overflow CliXml Serialization/Deserialization lose type
- PowerShell/issues/4218