Using EXE Switches in Powershell

Hi,

How do you invoke an exe with a certain switch in powershell? It doesnt seem
to like it the way i am doing it. My current way is simply
Setup.exe /loadinf=InstallSettings.inf /silent

However, when i run this, it says "Please go to the control panel to install
system components."

Please Help!
Jason

Hi

The switches looks fine to me. It seems that the msg you're getting is generated
by the setup.exe file.
IMO, check if the values supplied by the InstallSettings.inf are valid.

What are you trying to install?

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Shay, i figured out what the problem was. Perhaps you'll understand this. i
had to write it like this

& "Setup.exe" /loadinf=InstallSettings.inf /silent

"Shay Levi" wrote:

Well... I should have mention it, "&" (function call operator) is used to
invoke expressions/commands, like the invoke-expression cmdlet.


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So the & part indicates to PS that the script will be passing in a cmd and
that it shouldnt try to use built-in commands?

"Shay Levi" wrote:

Basically, it tells PS to execute the command, like the old DOS command (CALL)
Keith has written on it in his "Effective PowerShell" posts series, I can't
explain it better, check it out:

Effective PowerShell Item 10: Understanding PowerShell Parsing Modes
http://keithhill.spaces.live.com/blo...A97!6058.entry

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Shay Levi
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The call operator (&) is required if you are running a command that is not
in a folder that is part of the path environment variable. If setup.exe was
in a folder that was part of the path environment variable, the call
operator would not have been necessary.

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