Executing an EXE file using a PowerShell script

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I m trying to execute an EXE file using a PowerShell script  If I use the command line it works without a problem  first I supply the name of the executable and series of parameters to invoke it     C  Program Files Automated QA TestExecute 8 Bin TestExecute exe  C  temp TestProject1 TestProject1 pjs  run  exit  SilentMode   But doing the exact same thing inside of a script returns an error      The term   C  Program Files Automated   QA TestExecute 8 Bin TestExecute exe    C  temp TestProject1 TestProject1 pjs    run  exit  SilentMode  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 invoked the command using the   amp   operator    How can I fix this problem

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It looks like you re specifying both the EXE and its first argument in a single string e g    C  Program Files Automated QA TestExecute 8 Bin TestExecute exe  C  temp TestProject1 TestProject1 pjs  run  exit  SilentMode    This won t work  In general you invoke a native command that has a space in its path like so    amp   c  some path with spaces foo exe   lt arguments go here gt    That is  amp  expects to be followed by a string that identifies a command  cmdlet  function  native exe relative or absolute path   Once you get just this working    amp   c  some path with spaces foo exe    Start working on quoting of the arguments as necessary   Although it looks like your arguments should be just fine  no spaces  no other special characters interpreted by PowerShell

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clone  args push your args in new array  amp   path  args   Demo    exePath    env NGINX HOME     nginx exe   myArgs    args Clone     myArgs     -p   myArgs     env NGINX HOME   amp   exepath  myArgs

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C  Program Files Automated QA TestExecute 8 Bin TestExecute exe  C  temp TestProject1 TestProject1 pjs  run  exit  SilentMode  or   System Diagnostics Process   Start  C  Program Files Automated QA TestExecute 8 Bin TestExecute exe    C  temp TestProject1 TestProject1 pjs  run  exit  SilentMode    UPDATE  sorry I missed   I invoked the command using the   amp   operator   sentence  I had this problem when I was evaluating the path dynamically  Try Invoke-Expression construction   Invoke-Expression      C  Program Files Automated QA TestExecute 8 Bin TestExecute exe   C  temp TestProject1 TestProject1 pjs  run  exit  SilentMode

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Not being a developer I found a solution in running multiple ps commands in one line  E g   powershell   amp   c  path with spaces to executable exe  -arguments   second command   etc   By placing a    double quote  before the  amp   ampersand  it executes the executable  In none of the examples I have found this was mentioned  Without the double quotes the ps prompt opens and waits for input

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In the Powershell  cd to the  exe file location  For example   cd C  Users Administrators Downloads  PS C  Users Administrators Downloads   amp     aaa exe   The installer pops up and follow the instruction on the screen

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