Passing bool parameter to powershell script shortcut

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I've written a powershell script that takes a bool parameter I also have a windows shortcut to this powershell script. The problem is that whenever I try to run the script from the shortcut, the parameter is interpreted as a string, not a bool, and the script crashes.

This is what I initially placed under the target section of my shortcut:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File "C:\Program Files\MySoftware\diagnostic\DiagnosticTool.ps1" $true

I've searched for solutions online and tried the following options as well:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File "C:\Program Files\MySoftware\diagnostic\DiagnosticTool.ps1" -copyAll:$true

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File "C:\Program Files\MySoftware\diagnostic\DiagnosticTool.ps1" -copyAll:`$$true

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File "C:\Program Files\MySoftware\diagnostic\DiagnosticTool.ps1" "`$$true"

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File "C:\Program Files\MySoftware\diagnostic\DiagnosticTool.ps1" `$$true

And multiple such variations.

This is my question to you: Is there a way to send the value of a bool parameter to the script when running a from a windows shortcut?

CB. · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-09 13:22:44Z

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try with this:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -command "& 'C:\Program Files\MySoftware\diagnostic\DiagnosticTool.ps1'" -copyAll:$true

of with -file parameter to pass bool to a switch parameter of your script try:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -file "C:\Program Files\MySoftware\diagnostic\DiagnosticTool.ps1" {-All:$False}

The last one is taked from TechNet but to be honest I'll never be able to work with it.

edited Jul 9, 2013 at 13:22

answered Jul 9, 2013 at 12:14

CB.

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memory of a dream Over a year ago

sorry, but the space in Program files messes with Command it just tries to run the script c:\Program and thinks the rest of the path is a parameter, while for your second approach I've got the following error:

Missing expression after unary operator '-'.At line:1 char:137 + C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File "C:\Program Files\MySoftware\diagnostic\DiagnosticTool.ps1" {- <<<< All:$true}     + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (-:String) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingExpressionAfterOperator

memory of a dream Over a year ago

that works. Thanks very much, though I don't really know what & does in this particular case, but thanks.

CB. Over a year ago

@memoryofadream & is the 'Call operator', it lets you run commands that are stored in variables and represented by strings or enclosed in '/" as a string

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