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MikeW
MikeW

Reputation: 4809

How to write this multi-line statement in PowerShell 3.0

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)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 393

Answers (2)

Keith Hill
Keith Hill

Reputation: 201652

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

Upvotes: 1

Lance U. Matthews
Lance U. Matthews

Reputation: 16606

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"

Upvotes: 2

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