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Old 05-06-2008   #2 (permalink)
javacavaj


 
 

RE: Stdout Redirection Causes the Exception "The OS handle's position

Unfortunately, this still appears to be an issue in PowerShell CTP2. Any
hopes of getting this corrected?

"javacavaj" wrote:
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> My PowerShell script is failing with this error: Write-Host : The OS handle's
> position is not what FileStream expected. Do not use a handle simultaneously
> in one FileStream and in Win32 code or another FileStream.
>
> You will see this problem if the following conditions are all true:
>
> 1) The console output of a PowerShell script is redirected.
> 2) The PowerShell script outputs information to the console (write-host).
> 3) The PowerShell script creates another process that also contains console
> output statements (for example, runs a .vbs script that outputs to the
> console using wscript.echo).
>
> C:\TempFolder>powershell ./test.ps1 > output.txt
>
> After further testing it appears this issue only surfaces when the
> PowerShell script is spawned from a Command Shell (see Cmd_Example.gif). The
> issue does not surface when the script is spawned within PowerShell.
>
> Is anyone aware of a workaround for this issue?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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