I am trying to execute an installation via start-process but i want it to execute as a job so i can execute a few other statements while also being able to check the status of the installation as it runs in the background.
Here is a section of the code i am trying to execute -
$SetupPath = "C:\Test Installs"
# Enclose the path to setup.exe in quotes
$Setup = "`"" + "$SetupPath\setup.exe" + "`""
$command = "{$SetupProcess=" + "Start-process" + " " + `
"$Setup" + " "+ "-ArgumentList" + " " + `
"/config config.xml" + " " + "-Wait -PassThru" + "}"
# The above command equals-> {$SetupProcess=Start-process "C:\Test Installs\setup.exe" -ArgumentList /config config.xml -Wait -PassThru}
#Change string to Scriptblock
$ScriptBlock = [Scriptblock]::Create($command)
$job1 = Start-Job -ScriptBlock $ScriptBlock -Name "SetupJob"
When I run this and try to get back the result via Receieve-Job i only get back the command string I passed via script block. It appears the Start-process command is not executing. Is there something i am missing?
Get rid of the {} in your $command definition. [ScriptBlock]::Create() expects some text in which it will wrap in a scriptblock. You can also simplify this:
$SetupPath = "C:\Test Installs"
# Enclose the path to setup.exe in quotes
$Setup = "`"$SetupPath\setup.exe`""
$command = "SetupProcess = Start-process `"$Setup`" -ArgumentList `"/config config.xml`" -Wait -PassThru"
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I try to install .msu package using Poweshell. My code:
$Args = #(('"' + $Path_Temp + '\' + $Hotfix[1] + '.msu' + '"'), '/norestart')
echo $Args
Start-Process -FilePath ($Env:SystemRoot + '\System32\wusa.exe') -ArgumentList $Args -Verb RunAs -Wait
echo outputs this:
"C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\Temp\Windows6.1-KB2758857-x64.msu"
/norestart
All looks good, but in the end wusa warns me about incorrect usage. It works well when I pass only the first argument (which is the path to .msu file) to ArgumentList. My code does not work when I pass multiple arguments, why? I use Powershell v5.1.14409.1005
I want to pass a cmdlet to be executed immediately in child Process.
---> $cmd = $(Get-Item -FORCE "PATH\to\Folder").Attributes= "Normal"
Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList " multiple $cmd Here"
PS : when i use { } , () or " " in -ArgumentList i get different behaviour anyone care to explain why ?.
So i've read every single answer related to this question but none of them seem to be working.
I've got these lines going on in the script:
$exe = ".\wls1033_oepe111150_win32.exe"
$AllArgs = #('-mode=silent', '-silent_xml=silent_install.xml', '-log=wls_install.log"')
$check = Start-Process $exe $AllArgs -Wait -Verb runAs
$check.WaitForExit()
After this runs I have a regex check on the installed files that replaces some specific strings, but no matter what I try to do it continues to run the regex check while the program is installing.
How can I make it so that the next line doesn't execute until it finishes installing the exe? I've also tried piping to Out-Null with no luck.
I created a test executable that did the following
Console.WriteLine("In Exe start" + System.DateTime.Now);
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
Console.WriteLine("In Exe end" + System.DateTime.Now);
Then wrote this powershell script which as expected waits for the exe to finish running before outputting the text "end of ps1" and the time
push-location "C:\SRC\PowerShell-Wait-For-Exe\bin\Debug";
$exe = "PowerShell-Wait-For-Exe.exe"
$proc = (Start-Process $exe -PassThru)
$proc | Wait-Process
Write-Host "end of ps1" + (Get-Date).DateTime
This following powershell also correctly waits for the exe to finish.
$check = Start-Process $exe $AllArgs -Wait -Verb runas
Write-Host "end of ps1" + (Get-Date).DateTime
Adding the WaitForExit call gives me this error.
You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At line:2 char:1
+ $check.WaitForExit()
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull
However this does work
$p = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process
$pinfo = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("C:\PowerShell-Wait-For-Exe\bin\Debug\PowerShell-Wait-For-Exe.exe","");
$p.StartInfo = $pinfo;
$p.Start();
$p.WaitForExit();
Write-Host "end of ps1" + (Get-Date).DateTime
I think maybe you are confusing the Start-Process powershell command with the .NET framework Process object
I have a script that requires 3 mandatory input parameters that will be used to run the backup command for tdpsql.
type (FULL, DIFF or LOG)
SQLServerinstancename
Database (SYSTEM, ALL, )
Within the powershell script I have the following line
$cmd = "C:\Progra~1\Tivoli\TSM\TDPSql\tdpsqlc.exe backup " + $idatabase + " " + $action + " " + $parameter + " /LOGFILE=" + $logdir + $logfile + "" $tdpsqlexe - The tdpsqlc exe.
$idatabase - Database name
$action = FULL\DIFF\LOG
$parameter = /sqlserver=TCP:" + $sqlserverinstance + " /SQLAUTH=INT /TSMOPTFile='" + $dsmoptfilename + "' /EXCLUDEDB=" + $exclude
& $cmd
When I echo the command it reports out what I use to run it using powershell command line but when I try to run it from Powershell with the & it fails with the following
The term
C:\Progra~1\Tivoli\TSM\TDPSql\tdpsqlc.exe
backup master FULL
/sqlserver=TCP:
/SQLAUT H=INT
/TSMOPTFile=C:\Progra~1\Tivoli\TSM\TDPSql\dsm.opt /EXCLUDEDB=tempdb /LOGFILE=<logfile>
is not recognized as the name of a
cmdlet, function, script file, or
operable program.Check the spelling of
the name, or if a path was included,
verify that the path is correct and
try again. At TDPSQLBackup.ps1:166
char:6
+ & <<<< $cmd >> test2.txt
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound:
(C:\Progra~1\Tiv...forsqlimran.txt:String)
[], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
Any help will be really appreciated.
You might try Invoke-Expression $cmd instead of & $cmd.
Yes better use Invoke-Expression, but if you still want to use & you can do it in this way.
$cmd = "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"
$params = "C:\temp\file.txt"
& $cmd $params
Using a var for program file ans a var for parameters.
Instead of running a batch command you'd better try Powershell cmdlets as follow
import-module "C:\Program Files\Tivoli\Flashcopymanager\fmmodulemmc.dll"
import-module "C:\Program Files\Tivoli\Flashcopymanager\fmmoduleSQL.dll"
$startTime = get-date
Backup-DpSqlComponent -Name AdventureWorks2012 -BackupDestination TSM -BackupMethod Legacy -Full
$endTime = get-date
$activity = Get-FcmMmcActivity -StartTime $startTime -EndTime $endTime
$activity
Reference link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21974345
I have a command that I have build and stored in a variable in PowerShell. This command works if I do a Write-Host and copy and paste into a standard cmd.exe window.
How do I execute this command from inside my script?
I have tried several combination of Invoke-Command or Invoke-Expression with no luck.
This is how I built the variable:
$cmd1 = $arcprg + $arcdir + "\" + $site1 + "-" + $hst + "-" + $yesterday + ".zip " + $logpath1 + "u_ex" + $yesterday + ".log"
This is what the variable looks like if it is printed to the screen:
7z.exe a -tzip c:\arc_logs\site-host-at-web1-100827.zip c:\inetpub\logs\logfiles\w3svc1\u_ex100827.log
Here is yet another way without Invoke-Expression but with two variables
(command:string and parameters:array). It works fine for me. Assume
7z.exe is in the system path.
$cmd = '7z.exe'
$prm = 'a', '-tzip', 'c:\temp\with space\test1.zip', 'C:\TEMP\with space\changelog'
& $cmd $prm
If the command is known (7z.exe) and only parameters are variable then this will do
$prm = 'a', '-tzip', 'c:\temp\with space\test1.zip', 'C:\TEMP\with space\changelog'
& 7z.exe $prm
BTW, Invoke-Expression with one parameter works for me, too, e.g. this works
$cmd = '& 7z.exe a -tzip "c:\temp\with space\test2.zip" "C:\TEMP\with space\changelog"'
Invoke-Expression $cmd
P.S. I usually prefer the way with a parameter array because it is easier to
compose programmatically than to build an expression for Invoke-Expression.
Try invoking your command with Invoke-Expression:
Invoke-Expression $cmd1
Here is a working example on my machine:
$cmd = "& 'C:\Program Files\7-zip\7z.exe' a -tzip c:\temp\test.zip c:\temp\test.txt"
Invoke-Expression $cmd
iex is an alias for Invoke-Expression so you could do:
iex $cmd1
For a full list :
Visit https://ss64.com/ps/ for more Powershell stuff.
Good Luck...