Re: cannot execute program in dir with space and argument

Try this way:

$CMD = "D:\Utilities\Password Updater\PasswordUpdaterCmd.exe"
& $CMD /cf:servers.txt



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Shay Levi
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Try replacing '&' with 'invoke-expression'

Brandon Shell
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f> Hi,
f>
f> I am trying to execute a program which resides in a directory with
f> spaces in the path and a needed argument. Here is the script:
f>
f> $CMD = "'D:\Utilities\Password Updater\PasswordUpdaterCmd.exe'
f> /cf:servers.txt"
f> "command is: $CMD"
f> & $CMD
f> I have verified that when I manually run the exact command as the
f> output from this script it works but when I actually run the script,
f> I get this error:
f>
f> command is: 'D:\Utilities\Password Updater\PasswordUpdaterCmd.exe'
f> /cf:servers.txt
f> The term ''D:\Utilities\Password Updater\PasswordUpdaterCmd.exe'
f> /cf:servers.txt' is not recognized as a cmdlet, function, operable
f> program,
f> or script file. Verify the term and try again.
f> At D:\Utilities\Password Updater\test.ps1:5 char:2
f> + & <<<< $CMD
f> [D:\Utilities\Password Updater]:
f> Any help is appreciated,
f>
f> Thanks,
f>

Try this
& "`"D:\Utilities\Password Updater\PasswordUpdaterCmd.exe`" /cf:servers.txt"

Brandon Shell
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f> That does work but why couldn't I build that into the command?
f>
f> Thanks,
f>
f> "Shay Levi" wrote:
f>

Because it is interpreted as one long string and obviously there is no such
exe file.

If you want to execute the command with its switches embeded in a string
then use invoke-expression as Brandon suggested.


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