You were close.
start-process cmd.exe "/c \\server\share\filename.cmd" -WindowStyle Hidden
or
start-process cmd.exe "/c", "\\server\share\filename.cmd" -WindowStyle Hidden
Both work, but the second is "more proper for PowerShell".
The syntax for start-process is:
Start-Process [-FilePath] <string> [[-ArgumentList] <string[]>] [-PassThru]
[-Verb <string>] [-Wait] [-WindowStyle {Normal | Hidden | Minimized |
Maximized}] [-WorkingDirectory <string>] [<CommonParameters>]
Which tells you that ArgumentList has to be a string or a list of strings.
Regards,
Michael B. Smith
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From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 10:21 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: PowerShell noob question
Right, sorry for delay, was in a meeting.
I was trying to use start-process to launch a hidden window and call a script
in a share
I tried
start-process cmd.exe /c
"\\server\share\filename.cmd<file:///\\server\share\filename.cmd>" -WindowStyle
Hidden
start-process "cmd.exe /c
\\server\share\filename.cmd<file:///\\server\share\filename.cmd>" -WindowStyle
Hidden
start-process cmd.exe /c
\\server\share\filename.cmd<file:///\\server\share\filename.cmd> -WindowStyle
Hidden
and all gave the same error, where am I going wrong? I chose a bad day to
start messing about with PS....
On 2 March 2011 14:27, Michael B. Smith
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Yes. Quoting within PowerShell is an even more arcane art than it is with
cmd.exe. And when you combine them! Oh my!
Regards,
Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>]
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 9:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: PowerShell noob question
On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:59 AM, James Rankin
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> > I tried /c, gave me an error
>>
>> What was the error?
>
> It was something like
>
> A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument
> "\\server\share\scriptname.cmd<file:///\\server\share\scriptname.cmd>"
That's a PowerShell syntax error. It has nothing to do with CMD.EXE
or any other external program. Your PowerShell code that attempts to
call CMD is not doing so correctly.
Post the code and I bet someone can figure it out. :)
On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:00 AM, James Rankin
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> The end goal is to use the enumerated group names to set some environment
> variables. These environment variables are then used to help map the user's
> printers (after they have logged in)
Might be easier to enumerate the groups and set the environment all
within PowerShell. Google finds recipes for both.
-- Ben
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