Send-MailMessage parameter from command prompt

Question

I'm trying to run Send-MailMessage directly from a command window.

C:\>powershell Send-MailMessage -from '[email protected]' -to "[email protected]" -subject 'test' -smtpServer "srv.server.com" -Attachment c:\Test\log.txt -body "Test message"

This fails with

Send-MailMessage : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'from'.

I'm sure it's possible. I just dont know how to pass the arguments correctly.

Keith Hill · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-10 03:32:10Z

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If you're running this from cmd.exe then you need to check out the PowerShell.exe help:

C:\> poweshell.exe /?

Specifically you should invoke the command like so:

C:\> powershell -command "& {Send-MailMessage -from '[email protected]' ... }"

Watch out for the quote characters. In general use double quotes around the whole -command parameter value for cmd.exe interpret. Inside the command use single quoted strings unless you need variable expansion inside the string.

edited Jun 10, 2015 at 3:32

answered Sep 9, 2010 at 4:56

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Ovidiu Buligan Over a year ago

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