If you wish to call a Powershell script with a certain argument (e.g. a directory), you can do so with the following example:
Snippet: add expected argument to script
# Define parameters that this script needs. # ----------------------------------------- # 1. $BinDirectory = Full path to the bin directory that this script requires param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [String] $BinDirectory ) Write-Host "======" Write-Host "Received the following argument: " $BinDirectory Write-Host "======"
Providing the argument
Typing manually when prompted by calling script
If you now call the script from the command line with the code above, you should see it now prompts you for the argument:
PS C:\Scripts> ./test.ps1 cmdlet test.ps1 at command pipeline position 1 Supply values for the following parameters: BinDirectory:
Calling script with argument provided via parameter
The value that you provide here can then be used within the script. E.g. if we type in “C:\TestDirectory” and then press <enter>, you will see that the value is printed back to us:
PS C:\Scripts> ./test.ps1 cmdlet test.ps1 at command pipeline position 1 Supply values for the following parameters: BinDirectory: C:\TestDirectory ====== Received the following argument: C:\TestDirectory ======
However, you can also pass on the argument directly by calling the script with it in one line:
PS C:\Scripts> .\test.ps1 C:\TestDirectory ====== Received the following argument: C:\TestDirectory ======
