Capture output of a batch file in powershell script

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I need to capture the output created by a .bat file that is run from within a .ps1 file.

I'm new to powershell scripting but I know this isn't correct syntax. This best illustrates what I need to have happen.

I need to execute the facter.bat script then store its output in $Body so I can use that text later.

 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Puppet Labs\Puppet\bin\facter.bat" > $Body

EBGreen · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-23 19:43:33Z

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This should do it:

$Body = & "C:\Program Files (x86)\Puppet Labs\Puppet\bin\facter.bat"

answered Oct 23, 2012 at 19:43

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Piyush Soni Over a year ago

It works, but there's a problem with this solution. Doing it this way only contains the standard output, but not the standard error too. Is there a way we can capture that too?

quetzalcoatl Over a year ago

@PiyushSoni: 2>&1

Marshal · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-03 17:40:16Z

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If you need to copy the output directly to another file, you can use the following command

& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Puppet Labs\Puppet\bin\facter.bat" | Out-File -FilePath "<FilePathToWrite>.txt"

answered Sep 3, 2019 at 17:40

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