Safest way to run BAT file from Powershell script

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I can not get a powershell script to execute a bat file directly  For example  this works on the command line      my-app my-fle bat   When I add this command to a script  it outputs   The term     my-app my-file bat  is not recognized as the  name of a cmdlet  function  script file  or operable program   Check the spelling of the name  or if a path was included   verify that the path is correct and try again    I also tried the following  with the same result    amp     my-app my-fle bat  amp      my-app my-fle bat   my-app my-fle bat  amp   my-app my-fle bat  amp    my-app my-fle bat    Note  It must return the lastexitcode as I need to verify success of batch

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cmd exe  c   my-app my-file bat

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Rynant  s solution worked for me  I had a couple of additional requirements though    Don t PAUSE if encountered in bat file Optionally  append bat file output to log file   Here s what I got working  finally     PS script code    amp  runner bat bat to run bat logfile txt    runner bat    echo OFF  REM This script can be executed from within a powershell script so that the bat file REM passed as  1 will not cause execution to halt if PAUSE is encountered  REM If  logfile  is included  bat file output will be appended to logfile  REM REM Usage  REM runner bat  path of bat script to execute   logfile   if not   2        GOTO APPEND OUTPUT  echo   call  1 GOTO EXIT   APPEND OUTPUT  echo   call  1  1 gt   2 2 gt  amp 1   EXIT

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What about invoke-item script bat

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To run the  bat  and have access to the last exit code  run it as     amp    my-app my-fle bat

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try running after changing file name from  -  to     for eg    my app my fle bat instead of    my-app my-fle bat Or cd my app      my file bat

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Assuming my-app is a subdirectory under the current directory   The  LASTEXITCODE should be there from the last command     my-app my-fle bat   If it was from a fileshare     server my-file bat

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Try this  your dot source was a little off   Edit  adding lastexitcode bits for OP    A   Start-Process -FilePath   my-app my-fle bat -Wait -passthru  a ExitCode   add -WindowStyle Hidden for invisible batch

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