PowerShell v1.0 doesn't have a -file argument. It does have a -command argument
which I'm using. Through trial and error I've discovered that it also works by
omitting -command (on the command line at least).
I typically setup my command line as follows (without the line breaks and
additional spacing):
<commandLine>
"[POWERSHELLEXE]"
-Version 1.0
-NoProfile
-Command $ep = Get-ExecutionPolicy ;
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned ;
C:\InstallDir\SampleScript.ps1 ;
Set-ExecutionPolicy $ep ;
exit $error.Count
</commandLine>
This requires admin privileges which the installer already requires. In any
case, my original example was a minimal example that could be used to reproduce
the behavior (given an appropriate execution policy setting).
Here's another contrasting example:
<!-- Action Style 1 -->
<CustomAction Id="SetPSCmd"
Property="PSCmd"
Value=""[POWERSHELLEXE]" [#SampleScriptPS1]"
Execute="immediate"
Return="check"/>
<CustomAction Id="PSCmd"
BinaryKey="WixCA"
DllEntry="CAQuietExec"
Execute="deferred"
Return="check"/>
<!-- Action Style 2 -->
<CustomAction Id="PSCA"
Property="POWERSHELLEXE"
ExeCommand="[#SampleScriptPS1]"
Execute="deferred"
Return="check"/>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<!-- Action Style 1 -->
<Custom Action="SetPSCmd" Before="PSCmd"/>
<Custom Action="PSCmd" After="InstallFiles"/>
<!-- Action Style 2 -->
<Custom Action="PSCA" After="InstallFiles"/>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
Action style 1 is my original example which hangs. Action style 2 does the
exact same thing but it shows a console window while the powershell script
executes. I currently use action style 2 because it actually works. Action
style 1 should have the same effect but omit the console window but instead it
hangs. (In other words, I don't think the problem is with my command line as
I've confirmed it works multiple ways, including a different style of custom
action.)
Edwin G. Castro
Software Developer - Staff
Electronic Banking Services
Fiserv
Office: 503-746-0643
Fax: 503-617-0291
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Lee [mailto:a...@solarflare.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 7:32 AM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Executing PowerShell Silently Hangs Install
>
> Castro, Edwin (Hillsboro) wrote:
> > I've seen many people report that they are running powershell custom
> actions successfully but I can't seem to find any examples of how they
> do it. My goal is to run powershell silently.
> > [...SNIP...]
> > When I run my installer I notice that the progress bar moves to about
> halfway then stops moving. I can see the powershell process in task
> manager but it is not using up any CPU. When I look at the log file
> (installer is still "running") I see the following as the last lines of
> the log:
> >
> > MSI (s) (B4:10) [11:33:19:092]: Executing op:
> ActionStart(Name=PSCmd,,)
> > MSI (s) (B4:10) [11:33:19:136]: Executing op:
> CustomActionSchedule(Action=PSCmd,ActionType=1025,Source=BinaryData,Tar
> get=CAQuietExec,CustomActionData="C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell
> \v1.0\powershell.exe" C:\InstallDir\SampleScript.ps1)
> >
> Looks to me as though your custom action is trying to run:
> C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
> C:\InstallDir\SampleScript.ps1
>
> I think Powershell needs the "-File" argument to specify a script to
> run
> on the command line. Try
> C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -File
> C:\InstallDir\SampleScript.ps1
>
> Are you aware that Powershell doesn't support running scripts by
> default? I'd suggest you open Powershell and type:
> help about_signing
> help Set-ExecutionPolicy
>
> Your installer would be relying on the user to have *manually* set
> their
> Powershell execution policy to something other than the default.
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Andrew
>
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