Catch error from Send-MailMessage cmdlet when called from batch file - powershell

Question

I have a batch file that uses PowerShell's Send-MailMessage cmdlet to send emails out with status updates:
powershell -command " & {Send-MailMessage -SMTPServer smtp.somewhere.com -From 'Sender <sender#email.com>' -To 'Recipient <recipient#email.com>' -Subject 'Subject' -Body 'Body' -Attachments 'D:\Logs\Log.log';}"
if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
echo ERROR - Something went wrong sending the email
goto Error
)
If the Send-MailMessage command fails (e.g. if attachment file not found, or other error), the %ERRORLEVEL% is not raised above 0.
Other answers suggest adding explicit exit codes into a PowerShell script to return a code, but I can't find anything about how to capture an error if using a built in PS cmdlet like Send-MailMessage. Can it be done, or do I need to wrap Send-MailMessage in another PS script?

Answer 1

Wrap the whole command in a try catch block and throw an explicit error. This will return a non-zero exit code.
powershell -command "Try {Send-MailMessage ... -ErrorAction Stop;} Catch { Exit 1 }"
It's a little harder to read in a one line but:
powershell -command "Try {Send-MailMessage -SMTPServer smtp.somewhere.com -From 'Sender <sender#email.com>' -To 'Recipient <recipient#email.com>' -Subject 'Subject' -Body 'Body' -Attachments 'D:\Logs\Log.log' -ErrorAction Stop;} Catch { Exit 1 }"
if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
echo ERROR - Something went wrong sending the email
goto Error
)