How to passing external argument by call other powershell script?

Question

I want to call another powershell script with external argument. I try this but return error. anyone can help please

$direct = "D:\Learn"
Start-Process powershell.exe -WindowStyle Minimized ".\Testing.exe" -Path $direct 


Testing.exe
Param(
  [parameter(mandatory=$true)][string]$Loc
)

Get-Content $Loc\API.txt
Pause

hey SBR, let me know if the below post helps

Clint
– Clint

2020-03-04 08:52:03 +00:00
Commented Mar 4, 2020 at 8:52 — Clint
– Clint, Commented Mar 4, 2020 at 8:52

Martin Brandl · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-04 08:36:25Z

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The Start-Process cmdlet has a -AgumentList parameter:

$direct = "D:\Learn"
Start-Process powershell.exe -WindowStyle Minimized ".\Testing.exe" -ArgumentList "-Path $direct"

edited Mar 4, 2020 at 8:36

answered Mar 4, 2020 at 7:15

Martin Brandl

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Cheries Over a year ago

it return this eror Start-Process : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '.\Testing.exe'.@Martin

Martin Brandl Over a year ago

Please clarify which process you want to start with which arguments

Cheries Over a year ago

I want to start the process of Testing.exe with argument $direct

Cheries Over a year ago

I try to change Start-Process with & the argument can work, but got problem, the main script can not continue to running before Testing.exe finish

Martin Brandl Over a year ago

Why you start powershell first? Just try this: Start-Process".\Testing.exe" -WindowStyle Minimized -ArgumentList "-Path $direct"

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Clint · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-04 08:47:02Z

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If you want to just run a File with some arguments

$filepath = ".\Testing.exe"
$direct = "D:\Learn"
Start-Process -FilePath $filepath -ArgumentList $direct -Wait -NoNewWindow

answered Mar 4, 2020 at 8:47

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Cheries Over a year ago

hi @Clint if you don't mind please check out my other question. Thank you so much stackoverflow.com/q/60598457/11076819

avarice · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-04 09:19:08Z

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I think they all were arguments of powershell.exe. The whole argument can be wrapped in one double quote in argumentlist.

Start-Process "powershell.exe" -ArgumentList "-windowstyle minimized '.\testing.exe' -path $direct"

Or even it can be done without start-process:

& "powershell.exe -windowstyle minimized '.\testing.exe' -path $direct"

answered Mar 4, 2020 at 9:19

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