I want to make a powershell script that call another powershell script

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So i have lets say a powershell script called CallMePlease.ps1

This script will take parameters / arguments and then does some a process. How do I append the arguments to the call when I call this script from MAIN.ps1? Code I have so far:

$ScriptPath = C:\Tmp\PAL\PAL\PAL\PAL.ps1
$Log 'C:\Users\k0530196\Documents\log.csv'
$ThresholdFile 'C:\Program Files\PAL\PAL\template.xml'
$Interval 'AUTO'
$IsOutputHtml $True
$HtmlOutputFileName '[LogFileName]_PAL_ANALYSIS_[DateTimeStamp].htm'
$IsOutputXml $True
$XmlOutputFileName '[LogFileName]_PAL_ANALYSIS_[DateTimeStamp].xml'
$AllCounterStats $False
$NumberOfThreads 1
$IsLowPriority $False

$cmd = "$ScriptPath\.\PAL.ps1"

Invoke-Expression "$cmd $Log $ThresholdFile $Interval $IsOutputHtml $HtmlOutputFileName $IsOutputXml $XmlOutputFileName $AllCounterStats $NumberOfThreads"

Sorry Matt , i didnt pick up where i missed the = ... also i'm think of adding this as the first line : $ScriptPath = Split-Path $MyInvocation.InvocationName Good Idea ? — Shawn ricshawnawic
– Shawn ricshawnawic, Commented Oct 14, 2014 at 15:03
Guys i tried running my script i got the following error : Unexpected token 'C:\Shawn\pc\log.csv' in expression or statement. At C:\Shaan\PAL\PAL\Pal\ScriptReport_Create.ps1:2 char:70 + $Log 'C:\Shawn\pc\log.csv' <<<< + CategoryInfo : ParserError: (C:\Shawn\pc\log.csv:String) [], ParseException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken — Shawn ricshawnawic
– Shawn ricshawnawic, Commented Oct 14, 2014 at 15:21

EBGreen · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-14 15:25:02Z

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In the code that you posted you are missing several =s in your assignment statements. For instance this line:

$Log 'C:\Users\k0530196\Documents\log.csv'

Should be this:

$Log = 'C:\Users\k0530196\Documents\log.csv'

You will need to do that in all the instances where you are trying to assign a value to a variable.

I would do it like this:

. $cmd $Log $ThresholdFile $Interval $IsOutputHtml $HtmlOutputFileName $IsOutputXml $XmlOutputFileName $AllCounterStats $NumberOfThreads

edited Oct 14, 2014 at 15:25

answered Oct 14, 2014 at 14:52

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4 Comments

Shawn ricshawnawic Over a year ago

hmmmm interesting but here you dont specify the powershell script im calling .. ? from my understanding that just stores the arguments that are suppose to be passed on to ps1 in Env var $cmd

EBGreen Over a year ago

$cmd is the script that you are calling right? It is in there.

Shawn ricshawnawic Over a year ago

yup true it is, i noticed after however now that i try the script i get the parse error regarding log ... it's weird i though it would have worked.. .

Shawn ricshawnawic Over a year ago

oops now i feel kinda dumb :( , let me try this out thank you EBGreen

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