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I am trying to run a powershell script and I get the following error.

[MSH] C:\Documents and Settings\admin>ls


Directory: Microsoft.Msh.Core\FileSystem::C:\Documents and Settings\admi
n


Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 2/27/2006 10:35 PM 0 Sti_Trace.log
-a--- 11/6/2007 2:10 PM 453 test.ps1
d---- 2/27/2006 10:33 PM Desktop
d-r-- 3/16/2006 2:11 AM Favorites
d-r-- 3/21/2006 2:59 AM My Documents
d-r-- 2/27/2006 10:33 PM Start Menu


[MSH] C:\Documents and Settings\admin>$pwd\test.ps1
Unexpected token '\test.ps1' in expression or statement.
At line:1 char:13
+ $pwd\test.ps1 <<<<


Can anyone tell me why this is not working.

PowerShell is not dealing with the backslash properly. Run it like this:

PSH> & "$pwd\test.ps1"

Marco

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You can use the call operator '&' or '.\'

& $pwd\test.ps1
.\test.ps1

# the dot before the slash represents the current location

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Kiron

I tried the following with no luck

[MSH] C:\Documents and Settings\admin>& "$pwd\test.ps1"
Program 'test.ps1' failed to execute: No application is associated with the
spe
cified file for this operation
At line:1 char:2
+ & <<<< "$pwd\test.ps1".
At line:1 char:1
+ & <<<< "$pwd\test.ps1"
[MSH] C:\Documents and Settings\admin>& $pwd\test.ps1
Program 'test.ps1' failed to execute: No application is associated with the
spe
cified file for this operation
At line:1 char:2
+ & <<<< $pwd\test.ps1.
At line:1 char:1
+ & <<<< $pwd\test.ps1
[MSH] C:\Documents and Settings\admin>.\test.ps1
Program 'test.ps1' failed to execute: No application is associated with the
spe
cified file for this operation
At line:1 char:10
+ .\test.ps1 <<<< .
At line:1 char:1
+ . <<<< \test.ps1

"Marco Shaw [MVP]" wrote:

Are you using Powershell V1? The [MSH] implies you are using a beta/RC product.

You can use Get-Host to get this.

Brandon Shell
---------------
Blog: http://www.bsonposh.com/
PSH Scripts Project: www.codeplex.com/psobject

m> I am trying to run a powershell script and I get the following error.
m>
m> [MSH] C:\Documents and Settings\admin>ls
m>
m> Directory: Microsoft.Msh.Core\FileSystem::C:\Documents and
m> Settings\admi
m> n
m> Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
m> ---- ------------- ------ ----
m> -a--- 2/27/2006 10:35 PM 0 Sti_Trace.log
m> -a--- 11/6/2007 2:10 PM 453 test.ps1
m> d---- 2/27/2006 10:33 PM Desktop
m> d-r-- 3/16/2006 2:11 AM Favorites
m> d-r-- 3/21/2006 2:59 AM My Documents
m> d-r-- 2/27/2006 10:33 PM Start Menu
m> [MSH] C:\Documents and Settings\admin>$pwd\test.ps1
m> Unexpected token '\test.ps1' in expression or statement.
m> At line:1 char:13
m> + $pwd\test.ps1 <<<<
m> Can anyone tell me why this is not working.
m>

you are right, I notice afterwards. I change file to .msh and now all is
working.

"Brandon Shell [MVP]" wrote:

I would upgrade if I were you
Brandon Shell
---------------
Blog: http://www.bsonposh.com/
PSH Scripts Project: www.codeplex.com/psobject

m> you are right, I notice afterwards. I change file to .msh and now all
m> is working.
m>
m> "Brandon Shell [MVP]" wrote:
m>