How to execute an executable path returned by a powershell function?

Question

In PowerShell, you can return a path in a function, and then execute the resulting variable like this:

Function GetMSBuildExe {
# Code that sets the value of $MSBuildExe
Return $MSBuildExe
}

$MSBuildExe= GetMSBuildExe
&$MSBuildExe MySolution.sln

Is there a way I can simply run the MSBuildExe without copying into a variable first? Doing this simply prints ou the GetMSBuildExe result:

&GetMsBuildExe MySolution.sln

Thanks!

Cole9350 · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-10 15:48:26Z

1

Put the function in parenthesis so it gets evaluated first :

&(GetMsBuildExe) MySolution.sln

answered Jun 10, 2014 at 15:48

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