Error when running cmd from powershell script

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My script is moving files from one directory to another, once it is done moving the files it then launches a program. I can launch the program from the short cut, I can launch it from .cmd, but when I have Powershell run it I get an error.
"The following error occured initializing the program:
Error accessing file: Conf/logging.properties
The program will now exit."

I only get this error from Powershell.

I've tried the following but none have worked.

 & C:\SMT\App\SMT.exe
 & C:\SMT\App\SMT_Start.cmd
 start-process "cmd.exe" "/c C:\SMT\App\SMT_Start.cmd"

the cmd file works when double clicked, looks like:

 start C:\SMT\App\SMT.exe -clean

The short cut properties look like:
Target: C:\SMT\App\SMT.exe -clean
Start in: C:\SMT\App
Any ideas?

Matt · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-11 14:22:29Z

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You could have this as a complete PowerShell solution. I think that -WorkingDirectory is what you need.

Start-Process -FilePath "C:\SMT\App\SMT.exe" -WorkingDirectory "C:\SMT\App" -ArgumentList "-clean" -Wait

You can use the -WorkingDirectory to ensure the "Start In:" and -ArgugmentList for the parameter -clean that you are passing. -Wait to not continue processing until the command is complete. This depends if the exe closes on its own or not. Experiment with the presence of that switch.

answered Sep 11, 2014 at 14:22

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