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Alpha45
Brass Contributor
Feb 05, 2025

Error PowerShell 300-1015 (80)

Hello,
using P.Shell for office installation, with ODT, it gives me the following error shown in the photo, or opening the console in any folder with the right mouse button "open the P.S. window here" gives an error:

Missing termination character in the string: ". + CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TerminatorExpectedAtEndOfString

While if I run the command on the desktop, the window opens normally!

Thanks

 

Office
Windows PowerShell

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  • Charlie34000's avatar
    Charlie34000
    MCT
    Jun 05, 2026

    Hi,

    The error “Missing termination character in the string” happens when PowerShell tries to parse a path or a command that contains:

    • an unclosed quote
    • a backslash that escapes the next character
    • a path with spaces but without quotes

    In your screenshot, the Office installer fails with error 30015‑1015 (80), but the PowerShell error you see is unrelated to Office itself — it’s caused by the path from which you are running PowerShell.

    If the folder name contains spaces or backslashes that are not quoted correctly, PowerShell will throw exactly the error you’re seeing.

    For example, this will fail:

    Set-Location D:\Ripristino\File Ripristino\Office\Office

     

    because of the space in File Ripristino.

    Try quoting the path explicitly:

    Set-Location -LiteralPath "D:\Ripristino\File Ripristino\Office\Office"

     

    -LiteralPath prevents PowerShell from interpreting backslashes or special characters.

    If PowerShell opens normally when launched from the Desktop but not from that folder, it confirms that the issue is the folder name, not PowerShell or ODT.

    Let me know if you want to validate your ODT XML or the full installation command.