How to pass named params to powershell script using Terraform variables

Question

I'm trying to figure out the proper way to pass terraform variable value to my Powershell script.

The script fails when I try to deploy it using Microsoft extension. Below is my terraform script:

resource "azurerm_virtual_machine_extension" "test" {
    name = "testt"
    virtual_machine_id = azurerm_virtual_machine.example.id
    publisher = "Microsoft.Compute"
    type = "CustomScriptExtension"
    type_handler_version = "1.9"            
    protected_settings = <<SETTINGS    
{    
"commandToExecute": "powershell -command \"[System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String('${base64encode(file("shell.ps1"))}')) | Out-File -filepath shell.ps1\" && powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File shell.ps1 -value1 ${var.value1} -value2 ${var.value2}"
    }    
SETTINGS    
}

Below is the Powershell script:

param(

  [string]$value1,
  [string]$value2
)

The error I am facing:

"message": "param : The term 'param' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check \r\nthe spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

Please format your post properly.

mklement0
– mklement0

2023-05-05 01:15:59 +00:00
Commented May 5, 2023 at 1:15 — mklement0
– mklement0, Commented May 5, 2023 at 1:15

Meligy · Accepted Answer · 2023-05-05 01:33:43Z

0

Have you tried something like this?

param(
  [string]$value1 = ${var.value1},
  [string]$value2 = ${var.value2}
)

answered May 5, 2023 at 1:33

Meligy

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AAdil Over a year ago

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