PowerShell scriptblock syntax is giving me trouble

Question

I'm trying to execute a script block using powershell in the console, and I can't quite get the syntax working like I want. I need another set of eyes, because I've been staring at this for a long time. Can someone point out what I'm doing wrong?

C:\Users\Administrator.MAUL>C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -Inputformat None -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "&  {'C:\Users\Administrator.MAUL\Scripts\InstallTransportAgent.ps1' -ExchangeDir 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14' -AgentDir 'C:\Users\Administrator.MAUL\Project\TransportAgent\bin\x64\Debug' }"

The result:

You must provide a value expression on the right-hand side of the '-' operator.
At line:1 char:126
+ &  {'C:\Users\Administrator.MAUL\InstallTransportAgent.ps1' - <<<< ExchangeDir 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14' -AgentDir 'C:\Users\Administrator.MAUL\Project\TransportAgent\bin\x64\Debug' }
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordEx
   ception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ExpectedValueExpression

Roman Kuzmin · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-28 20:28:26Z

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Try this as the command (I cannot test this):

"& 'C:\Users\Administrator.MAUL\Scripts\InstallTransportAgent.ps1' -ExchangeDir 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14' -AgentDir 'C:\Users\Administrator.MAUL\Project\TransportAgent\bin\x64\Debug'"

(script block is not needed, actually)

answered Jun 28, 2011 at 20:28

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Ben Collins Over a year ago

The script block is needed, as best I can tell, because this command is being executed in a Windows Server 2008 console, not in powershell.

Roman Kuzmin Over a year ago

Script block is not needed, as best as I can tell :), neither for the .ps1 script (as in the example) nor for an executable file. It is the PowerShell that executes the -Command argument.

Ben Collins · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-28 20:43:59Z

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I think I may have figured it out: inside the script block, I need to also include a second call operator, like this:

... -Command "& {&'path/to/exe' ...}"

answered Jun 28, 2011 at 20:43

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