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John_Dodo
Brass Contributor
Dec 07, 2022

exit powershell scriptS when imbricated

Hello,

 

I have a script main.ps1 called with parameters "-environment PRD" or "-environment  "PILOT".

 

This main script calls a toolbox.ps1 script which is like this : 

switch ($environment) {
    "PILOT" {
        #define PILOT vars
    }
    "PRD" {
        #define PRD vars
    }
    default {
        write-host "!!! No Environment provided !! Closing the script."
        exit
    }
}
 
This exit seems to only close the toolbox.ps1 script but not the main.ps1
 
How can I achieve this ?
 
Thank you.
powershell
  • AndySvints's avatar
    AndySvints
    Steel Contributor
    Dec 11, 2022

    Hello John_Dodo,

    One of the quick & dirty and pretty simple option would be to throw an exception.

    Something like this:

    switch ($environment) {
            "PILOT" {
                #define PILOT vars
            }
            "PRD" {
                #define PRD vars
            }
            default {
                throw "!!! No Environment provided !! Closing the script."
            }
        }

    It will generate terminating error and will end you child and main scripts.

     

    Hope that helps.

    Thank you.

     

     

     

     

    • John_Dodo's avatar
      John_Dodo
      Brass Contributor
      Dec 12, 2022

      Hi AndySvints ,

       

      it seems to work indeed, though it is "quick n dirty" as you mentionned 🙂

       

      I'll use this method for the moment and see if I can find something cleaner in the future.

       

      Thank you.