How to run a powershell script passing a parameter to another script in a remote server?

Question

I am trying to read a json file which is like below

[
{ "STORE": "1", "LocationUUID": "ABC" },
{ "STORE": "2", "LocationUUID": "DEF" }
]

and then run a for loop for each store and pass the accompanying LocationUUID as a parameter to another PowerShell script, and run the script in Stores 1 and 2.

$storeLocationUUIDJSON = Get-Content '{my path here}'  -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
$storeLocationUUIDJSON | Select-Object -Property STORE, LocationUUID |

ForEach-Object {
$computer = $_.STORE
$location = $_.LocationUUID
$filepath = 'test.ps1'
Write-Host "Started running the script on Store" + $computer + $location

try{
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -FilePath $filepath -LocationUUID $location
}
catch
{
Write-Host "Not successful on Store" + $computer
Write-Host $_.Exception.Message
}
}

Test script to be run in Stores 1 and 2 is like below:

param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] $LocationUUID
)
Write-host $LocationUUID
New-Item 'T:\test.txt' -type file

Whenever I run this, I get the error A parameter cannot be found that matches the parameter name 'LocationUUID'.

Can I get some help on this?

Use return : learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/… — jdweng
– jdweng, Commented Feb 1, 2023 at 10:42
What is the exact error? Note that the value "ABC" in the example is not a valid Guid: & { param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [guid] $LocationUUID ) } 'ABC' --> Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'LocationUUID'. Cannot convert value "ABC" to type "System.Guid". Error: "Guid should contain 32 digits with 4 dashes (xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx)." — iRon
– iRon, Commented Feb 1, 2023 at 10:59
Ah yes. I have removed the guid and put ABC just for this question. The actual content was a Guid. Mathias' answer works. Thank you. — Laba Ningombam
– Laba Ningombam, Commented Feb 1, 2023 at 11:36

Mathias R. Jessen · Accepted Answer · 2023-02-01 11:22:05Z

1

It's complaining that Invoke-Command doesn't have a LocationUUID parameter.

Don't use Invoke-Command to run code locally, use the invocation operator & instead:

& $filepath -LocationUUID $location

answered Feb 1, 2023 at 11:22

Mathias R. Jessen

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Laba Ningombam Over a year ago

Hi, yes it works in my local. But what if I want to run the script from a server, connecting to each store servers? @Mathias R. Jessen

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