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Copper Contributor

Jul 09, 2021

Invoke-Command ScriptBlock issue

Hi All, am facing some issues when using invoke commamd. Issue1: if I say invoke-command -computername abc -scriptblock{c:\abc\runprocess.cmd -create} This is working fine. But if I put c:\ab...

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Copper Contributor

Jul 09, 2021

Thanks for your reply psophos but issue is not resolved. Still same behavior - basically it's not displaying anything.

Brass Contributor

Jul 09, 2021

Displaying or executing?

I would not expect it to display anything as the code is being executed on the remote computer.

SunPower
Copper Contributor
Jul 09, 2021
psophos

I was using it like

$result = Inovke-Command

so I should be expecting result?
- psophos
  Brass Contributor
  Jul 09, 2021
  Hmm. If the .cmd file produces output then I would expect to see it in $result.
  - SunPower
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 09, 2021
    psophos
    
    $result = invoke-command -computername abc -scriptblock{c:\abc\runprocess.cmd -create}
    $result
    
    am getting expected output with above.
    
    command a I tried.
    $abcpath = "c:\abc\runprocess.cmd -create"
    $result = invoke-command -computername abc -scriptblock{$abcpath}
    $result
    
    this isn’t printing anything.
    
    Command b I tried
    $abcpath = "c:\abc\runprocess.cmd -create"
    $result = invoke-command -computername abc -scriptblock{$args} -ArgumentList $abcpath $result
    
    This is printing c:\abc\runprocess.cmd -create as is but it’s not executing.
    
    Please advice and any pointers will be helpful.
    
    In summary I want to know how I can use variables in script block and such that command can be executed in machine -computerName I specified.

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