Execute PowerShell command from VBScript

Question

I have a PowerShell command which removes virtual Folder from the IIS (8.5)

Remove-Item IIS:\Sites\WebsiteName\VirtualFolderName -Force -Recurse

This works just fine when executed standalone from PowerShell console, but I want to run this from inside of a VBScript. I have VBScript something like this:

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.Run("powershell.exe -noexit -Command='Remove-Item IIS:\Sites\WebsiteName\VirtualFolderName -Force -Recurse'")

When I execute above it wont work, and it just spits out the command on the PowerShell console.

Any suggestions here?

Ansgar Wiechers · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-29 13:20:52Z

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Single quotes only work inside PowerShell. You need double quotes around the PowerShell statement, and you must double them to escape them inside the VBScript string. Also, remove the = between the parameter -Command and its argument. If the module WebAdministration isn't loaded automatically you need to do it yourself, otherwise you won't have a drive IIS:.

Change this:

objShell.Run("powershell.exe -noexit -Command='Remove-Item IIS:\Sites\WebsiteName\VirtualFolderName -Force -Recurse'")

into this:

objShell.Run("powershell.exe -noexit -Command ""Import-Module WebAdministration; Remove-Item IIS:\Sites\WebsiteName\VirtualFolderName -Force -Recurse""")

edited Jan 29, 2018 at 13:20

answered Jan 29, 2018 at 12:32

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2 Comments

Pankaj Over a year ago

got error : Remove-Item : Cannot find drive. A drive with the name 'IIS' does not exist.

Ansgar Wiechers Over a year ago

@Pankaj Load the module WebAdministration. See updated answer.

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