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Hello!
Which File Extension is needed to execute a Powershell Script with a
doubleclick?

And which tools do you use, to write a powershell script?
When i write a script with notepad, i get an error while executing:
Error while loading windows powershell-Console File "(Path to script)":
Invalid at the upper Layer of the document
(translated by myself from german :-) )
my script starts with "start sleep 5", and this syntax is OK, i think
Do you know, waht this Error means and how i can get rid of it?

Thanks for your help!

Lothar

In message <0D8F8D2F-52B8-4C38-8FB0-57B156781FD7@microsoft.com>, Lothar
<Lothar@discussions.microsoft.com> writes
>Hello!
>Which File Extension is needed to execute a Powershell Script with a
>doubleclick?

By default at any rate, you can't do this.

>And which tools do you use, to write a powershell script?

textpad and notepad.

>When i write a script with notepad, i get an error while executing:
>Error while loading windows powershell-Console File "(Path to script)":
>Invalid at the upper Layer of the document
>(translated by myself from german :-) )
>my script starts with "start sleep 5", and this syntax is OK, i think
>Do you know, waht this Error means and how i can get rid of it?

Did you save in unicode?
--
Thomas Lee
doctordns@gmail.com
MVP - Admin Frameworks and Security

Lothar wrote:
>
> And which tools do you use, to write a powershell script?

Vim and PowerShellAnalyzer

Rob Kenny

For writing scripts - notepad or Visual studio depending on what I'm doing.
Theres a new version of Primal script that has excellent PowerShell support
--
Richard Siddaway

Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty


"Rob Kenny" wrote:

> Lothar wrote:
> >
> > And which tools do you use, to write a powershell script?
>
> Vim and PowerShellAnalyzer
>
> Rob Kenny
>

poweshell recognizes .ps1 files as powershell scripts. associate the file
extension with powershell in windows, and it'll run, also don't forget to
either sign your scripts, or Set-ExexcutionPolicy UnRestricted



"Lothar" <Lothar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0D8F8D2F-52B8-4C38-8FB0-57B156781FD7@microsoft.com...
> Hello!
> Which File Extension is needed to execute a Powershell Script with a
> doubleclick?
>
> And which tools do you use, to write a powershell script?
> When i write a script with notepad, i get an error while executing:
> Error while loading windows powershell-Console File "(Path to script)":
> Invalid at the upper Layer of the document
> (translated by myself from german :-) )
> my script starts with "start sleep 5", and this syntax is OK, i think
> Do you know, waht this Error means and how i can get rid of it?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Lothar
>

> Error while loading windows powershell-Console File "(Path to script)":
> Invalid at the upper Layer of the document

Sounds like the file was saved with the extension ".psc1" rather than
".ps1".
psc1 is a PowerShell Console File.
ps1 is a PowerShell script which is probably what you want.

> Which File Extension is needed to execute a Powershell Script with a
> doubleclick?

PowerShell doesn't enable this by default. It can be done but you'll have
to enable it yourself.


"Lothar" <Lothar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0D8F8D2F-52B8-4C38-8FB0-57B156781FD7@microsoft.com...
> Hello!
> Which File Extension is needed to execute a Powershell Script with a
> doubleclick?
>
> And which tools do you use, to write a powershell script?
> When i write a script with notepad, i get an error while executing:
> Error while loading windows powershell-Console File "(Path to script)":
> Invalid at the upper Layer of the document
> (translated by myself from german :-) )
> my script starts with "start sleep 5", and this syntax is OK, i think
> Do you know, waht this Error means and how i can get rid of it?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Lothar
>