Vista - PS Console when invoking a script from VB.NET

In a VB program I use the following statement:
Shell("c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit " _
+ arg1 + " " + arg2, AppWinStyle.MaximizedFocus, True)
This works fine on my Vista where it brings up the PS console and I can do
the debugging.

Not so on Win 2003 where the Console does not appear.

What should I change in the settings on 2003?

Thank you very much,
Dan

I assume that PowerShell.exe actually exists at the path you have given on
your Win 2003 machine
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"Dan" wrote:

> In a VB program I use the following statement:
> Shell("c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit " _
> + arg1 + " " + arg2, AppWinStyle.MaximizedFocus, True)
> This works fine on my Vista where it brings up the PS console and I can do
> the debugging.
>
> Not so on Win 2003 where the Console does not appear.
>
> What should I change in the settings on 2003?
>
> Thank you very much,
> Dan
>

Indeed it is there and the script is executed only the PS Console does not
appear.
Thanks,
Dan
==========================================

"RichS" wrote:

> I assume that PowerShell.exe actually exists at the path you have given on
> your Win 2003 machine
> --
> Richard Siddaway
> Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
>
>
> "Dan" wrote:
>
> > In a VB program I use the following statement:
> > Shell("c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit " _
> > + arg1 + " " + arg2, AppWinStyle.MaximizedFocus, True)
> > This works fine on my Vista where it brings up the PS console and I can do
> > the debugging.
> >
> > Not so on Win 2003 where the Console does not appear.
> >
> > What should I change in the settings on 2003?
> >
> > Thank you very much,
> > Dan
> >

Sounds strange. Does the arguments contain spaces or quoting chars? Are they
looks alike on each platform?
Try to run the following on each machine through Start >> Run

c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit

Can you see the console?
Next try to add the arguments and see if it runs as exepected.


Shay
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com



> Indeed it is there and the script is executed only the PS Console does
> not
> appear.
> Thanks,
> Dan
> ==========================================
> "RichS" wrote:
>
>> I assume that PowerShell.exe actually exists at the path you have
>> given on
>> your Win 2003 machine
>> --
>> Richard Siddaway
>> Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no
>> warranty
>> Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
>> PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
>> "Dan" wrote:
>>
>>> In a VB program I use the following statement:
>>> Shell("c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
>>> -noexit " _
>>> + arg1 + " " + arg2, AppWinStyle.MaximizedFocus, True)
>>> This works fine on my Vista where it brings up the PS console and I
>>> can do
>>> the debugging.
>>> Not so on Win 2003 where the Console does not appear.
>>>
>>> What should I change in the settings on 2003?
>>>
>>> Thank you very much,
>>> Dan

Could there be a GPO with software restriction or some other permissions
setting peventing it from running?
--
Richard Siddaway
Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk


"Dan" wrote:

> Indeed it is there and the script is executed only the PS Console does not
> appear.
> Thanks,
> Dan
> ==========================================
>
> "RichS" wrote:
>
> > I assume that PowerShell.exe actually exists at the path you have given on
> > your Win 2003 machine
> > --
> > Richard Siddaway
> > Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> > Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> > PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
> >
> >
> > "Dan" wrote:
> >
> > > In a VB program I use the following statement:
> > > Shell("c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit " _
> > > + arg1 + " " + arg2, AppWinStyle.MaximizedFocus, True)
> > > This works fine on my Vista where it brings up the PS console and I can do
> > > the debugging.
> > >
> > > Not so on Win 2003 where the Console does not appear.
> > >
> > > What should I change in the settings on 2003?
> > >
> > > Thank you very much,
> > > Dan
> > >

The behaviour described initially was when the program was built on Vista and
installed (using msi) on the 2003 server.

When I built the program on the server (without any editing!) it behaved as
expected i.e. the PS console appeared.

Strange indeed!

Thank you all, Dan

"Dan" wrote:

> Indeed it is there and the script is executed only the PS Console does not
> appear.
> Thanks,
> Dan
> ==========================================
>
> "RichS" wrote:
>
> > I assume that PowerShell.exe actually exists at the path you have given on
> > your Win 2003 machine
> > --
> > Richard Siddaway
> > Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> > Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> > PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
> >
> >
> > "Dan" wrote:
> >
> > > In a VB program I use the following statement:
> > > Shell("c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit " _
> > > + arg1 + " " + arg2, AppWinStyle.MaximizedFocus, True)
> > > This works fine on my Vista where it brings up the PS console and I can do
> > > the debugging.
> > >
> > > Not so on Win 2003 where the Console does not appear.
> > >
> > > What should I change in the settings on 2003?
> > >
> > > Thank you very much,
> > > Dan
> > >