How to write this multi-line statement in PowerShell 3.0

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I'm attempting to write this in PowerShell:

cspack $a/ServiceDefinition.csdef /role:$b;$c /rolePropertiesFile:$a.$b;c$ /sites:$a;$b;$c /out:$out

But it looks like PowerShell needs this statement broken up which I'm having trouble with.

I get error/s like:

You must provide a value expression on the right hand side of the '/' operator

So how do I call an EXE file and provide a multi-line / switch argument in PowerShell If I do the following?

cspack.exe $a/ServiceDefinition.csdef `
/role:$b;$c `  (place backtick on the end)
/rolePropertiesFile:$a.$b;c$ (powershell complains on this line)

Lance U. Matthews · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-25 03:19:11Z

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The error about the / operator usually indicates that PowerShell is not treating the command as a command line; prefix a & to force it to do so. Note you'll also need to use .\cspack if cspack is in the current directory. PowerShell will also treat semicolons as statement terminators, so you'll want to surround each parameter with quotes to prevent that.

& cspack "$a/ServiceDefinition.csdef" "/role:$b;$c" "/rolePropertiesFile:$a.$b;c$" "/sites:$a;$b;$c" "/out:$out"

answered Jul 25, 2013 at 3:19

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Keith Hill · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-25 05:07:02Z

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You need to escape the semi-colons as that is the statement separator in PowerShell. After each ; PowerShell thinks it is executing a new command. Try this:

cspack $a/ServiceDefinition.csdef /role:$b`;$c /rolePropertiesFile:$a.$b`;c$ /sites:$a`;$b`;$c /out:$out

answered Jul 25, 2013 at 5:07

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