Run PowerShell script from url passing parameters

Question

Following PsGet example, this is how I run a ps1 from an url:

(new-object Net.WebClient).DownloadString($Url) | iex

Now, it would be great if I could pass parameters to that script in a one liner like this, but any parameters I pass go to iex instead of getting passed to the script.

How can it be done in a one line? Perhaps it can have two chained commands, but three commands is already too much for a one line.

Mathias R. Jessen · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-04 12:13:03Z

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You could create an unnamed scriptblock from the string and then invoke it using the call operator (&):

& $([scriptblock]::Create((New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString($Url))) -param1 argumentvalue

answered Dec 4, 2016 at 12:13

Mathias R. Jessen

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4c74356b41 Over a year ago

that is cool thanks! btw, wouldn't it work with iex, why &?

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