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How to execute powershell commands from a batch file?
I want to execute the below powershell statement from a batch file with out creating a ps1 file
if([System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::SourceExists("dfgdjg") -eq $false){[System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::CreateEventSource("dfgdjg","dfgdjgLogs");}
else{write("Event Log already exists");}
Is it possible to do so?
In general you can do:
@powershell -command "yourpowershellcommand"
You can use powershell.exe directly, but I would recomment you to use the above form of @powershell
@ only causes the command not to be echoed if echo is on. In most batch files it's off anyway. There is no functional difference between the invocation with or without the @.
@powershell Invoke-Expression Hello_World.ps1The command line help powershell.exe /? covers this:
-Command
Executes the specified commands (and any parameters) as though they were
typed at the Windows PowerShell command prompt, and then exits, unless
NoExit is specified. The value of Command can be "-", a string. or a
script block.
If the value of Command is "-", the command text is read from standard
input.
If the value of Command is a script block, the script block must be enclosed
in braces ({}). You can specify a script block only when running PowerShell.exe
It shows an example at the end:
EXAMPLES
PowerShell -PSConsoleFile SqlSnapIn.Psc1
PowerShell -version 1.0 -NoLogo -InputFormat text -OutputFormat XML
PowerShell -Command {Get-EventLog -LogName security}
PowerShell -Command "& {Get-EventLog -LogName security}"
&{...}. And then try again.