How to execute a Powershell script via a batch file

[joeflint]

I'm new to using Powershell and would like to ask a basic question with regards to executing a powershell script. Basically, I've written a batch file as shown below.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIToolkitForWindows\vim.psc1" -NoExit -Command "C:\MyScripts\RunSpanshot.ps1"

I execute the batch file and nothing seems to happen. What is wrong with trying to execute the RunSpanshot.ps1 script as shown above? - any help is appreciated.

Thanks

[LucD]

Is the PowerC LI snapin loaded ?

You could do that through one of the profile files.

You could do a simple test from a CMD window.

Launch this and check if you get any results

C:\WINDOWS\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIToolkitForWindows\vim.psc1" -NoExit -Command "Get-ViToolkitVersion"

And I suspect the execution policy is set up correctly in the client.

Perhaps check with

C:\WINDOWS\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIToolkitForWindows\vim.psc1" -NoExit -Command "Get-ExecutionPolicy"

[joeflint]

Lucd, the cli is version 4 and the execution policy is remotesigned.

I've now got the script working so thanks for your help.

One more question - if the script was moved to a folder such as "c:\my scripts\RunSpanshot.ps1" i.e. with spaces in the path name - what change must be made to the below sting to execute the script?

C:\WINDOWS\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIToolkitForWindows\vim.psc1" -NoExit -Command "C:\My Scripts\RunSpanshot.ps1"

[LucD]

You could do

C:\WINDOWS\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIToolkitForWindows\vim.psc1" -NoExit -Command "& 'C:\My Scripts\RunSpanshot.ps1'"

[joeflint]

Lucd, worked like a dream - Thanks.

[EXPRESS]

I am having an issue trying to run my script and I keep getting an error. So I saw this and tried it and mine does not work! I get the following error for those two tests;

Failed to load Windows PowerShell console file "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIToolkitForWindows\vim.psc1". WIN 32 error: The system cannot find the path specified.

and the samething for the second one as well. Any ideas? Thanks.

Thank you,

Express

[LucD]

Could you perhaps show us your command itself (or a screenshot of the line) ?