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KJS
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May 02, 2017

Powershell script in C# code under azure web job error

when i try to execute powershell script using the powershell object in c# code it runs ok on my desktop in visual studio but when i deploy the samme code on azure as web job then there is another pro...
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Pieter Veenstra's avatar
Pieter Veenstra
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May 02, 2017

You shoudl try to set $env:PSModulePath it looks like your modules aren't being found. Did you publish the modules to your Azure environment?

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KJS
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May 02, 2017
I have just deployed the project using publish to azure and in package file i can see reference to dll's. do i need to explicitly publish the dll to azure. can you tell me how can we do that.

Thanks
  • Pieter Veenstra's avatar
    Pieter Veenstra
    MVP
    May 03, 2017

    Hi KJS,

     

    I'm having to make some assumptions. But if your module files are in Azure then you migth find that they aren't in the location where you expect them to be.

     

    In general I first get the path where I'm running my scripts form:

     

     

     $path = Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition

    Then I set my module path 

     

     

    if ($env:PSModulePath -notlike "*$path\Modules\MyModules\Modules*")
{
      $env:PSModulePath += ";$path\Modules\MyModules\Modules"
}

    you might find that when you build abnd publish your project the module files are found in (and therefore published to) the bin/debug folder.

     

     

     

     

     

    • KJS's avatar
      KJS
      Brass Contributor
      May 03, 2017

      Thanks for the reply 

       

      I tried refrencing the path in the c# code but it did not worked

      InitialSessionState initialSession = InitialSessionState.CreateDefault();
initialSession.ImportPSModule(new string[] { "D:\\home\\site\\wwwroot\\app_data\\jobs\\triggered\\NMLSiteStorage\\Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell" });

       

      this is the path in azure web job where all dll's are and it also has the code dll 

      D:\\home\\site\\wwwroot\\app_data\\jobs\\triggered\\NMLSiteStorage\\

       

      Can you please tell do you want me to add it before the script with the above path 

       

       $path = Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
      if ($env:PSModulePath -notlike "*$path\Modules\MyModules\Modules*")
{
      $env:PSModulePath += ";$path\Modules\MyModules\Modules"
}


       const string connectScript = "Import-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell \r\n $AdminUrl = \"https://tenant-admin.sharepoint.com\" \r\n $UserName = \"user@tenant.onmicrosoft.com\" \r\n $Password = \"password\" \r\n $SecurePassword = $Password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force \r\n $Credentials = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $userName, $SecurePassword \r\n Connect-SPOService -Url $AdminUrl -Credential $Credentials \r\n Get-SPOSite -Detailed -Limit All | select * ";


      Thanks

      • Pieter Veenstra's avatar
        Pieter Veenstra
        MVP
        May 03, 2017

        You will need to replace \Modules\MyModules\Modules with the actual path where your modules live. Ensure that the fodler stucture is correct too. It is important that the Modules include a folder with the name of the actual module and then the module files need to exist in that folder.

         

         

        I would set $path and $env:$PSModulePath inside your script (this is something that you can probably test by running it locally on your PC.)

         

        Once the $env:PSModulePath is set correctly you will find that the modules are imported correctly ( assuming that the module files are located in the corrct place.

         

        A few years ago I wrote some posts about PowerShell Modules:

         

        https://veenstra.me.uk/2015/03/03/powershell-modules/

         

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