How to run a powershell script file from within a bat file and pass multiple parameters

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I want to call test.bat which again triggers the Powershell.exe with the file test

test.bat:

Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "test1.ps1 -Param1 Value1 -Param2 Value2"

test1.ps1:

param{$Tag,$CommitId}

Write-Host $Tag
Write-Host $CommitId

Both files are put on the same directory.

At the moment I get an error that my file does not have a .ps1 extension but thats not true... but I guess that is because I pass the parameters in a wrong way...

So how do I correctly pass the parameters to the call in the My.bat?

Check [this out][1]... [1]: stackoverflow.com/questions/31804858/… ...The [cmdletbinding] might help you out — Shovers_
– Shovers_, Commented Aug 20, 2015 at 15:12
Does not help "yourscript.ps1 %IN% %OUT%d" I need to see the full statement. I am a powershell beginner and already repent it... — Elisabeth
– Elisabeth, Commented Aug 20, 2015 at 15:13

Shovers_ · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-20 15:24:25Z

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OK, so from batch test.bat might look like this

@echo off
set Param1="some text"
set Param2="Some more text"

test1.ps1 %Param1% %Param2%

Thats how I would pass parameters to a powershell script. You dont necessarily have to run powershell.exe with all the other parameters

In the PS1 file I would then do:

[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,Position=1)]
[string]$Tag,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,Position=2)]
[string]$commitId
)

write-host $tag
write-host $CommitId

If you absoloutley needed the other switches against powershell.exe you could maybe do..

Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "test1.ps1" %Param1% %Param2%

answered Aug 20, 2015 at 15:24

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Elisabeth Over a year ago

The name of the variable %Param1% is it bound to the name inside the .ps1 file or is the order determining wether %Param1% is passed to $Tag which is defined at first?

Shovers_ Over a year ago

If I understand you right the order is determined by the "Position" part in the cmdlet binding. so in the above snippet $Tag would be assigned the value of %param1% as %param1% appears at position 1 on the cmdline. If the script was called using test1.ps1 %param2% %param1% then $tag would be assigned the value of %param2% Is that what you mean ?

Elisabeth Over a year ago

Yes this is what I meant and it works as expected. There is a natural order! Thanks a bunch Shovers_!

Marco Merola Over a year ago

This is not the right way to pass the arguments and it's not going to work if Param1 or Param2 contain blank spaces

Arthur Alunts Oct 1 at 9:22

Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "test1.ps1" Awesome!

Jower · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-21 05:26:50Z

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I would just change test.bat to

Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "test1.ps1 -Tag Value1 -CommitId Value2"

Of course changing the Value1 and Value2 to the actual values you want to pass.

answered Aug 21, 2015 at 5:26

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David White Over a year ago

Do you have proof that this works? It fails to run anything for me.

hdhruna · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-14 11:49:29Z

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In your test.bat

powershell -command "&{C:\temp\script.ps1 -Tag Value1 -CommitId Value2"}"

answered Mar 14, 2017 at 11:49

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