PowerShell - Exit Code
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PowerShell - Exit Code
$arg1Data = "someArgText";
$Proc = Start-Process -FilePath "some.exe" -ArgumentList @("-arg1:$arg1Data",'-someOtherSwitch','-anotherArg:someOtherText',"someStaticTextThatIsAnArg") -PassThru -Wait -NoNewWindow;
if($Proc.ExitCode -ne 0)
{
Throw "Failed to execute with exitcode: $($Proc.ExitCode)";
}
With Splatting
$exe = "some.exe";
$arg1Data = "someOtherArgContent";
$cmdArgs = @(
"-arg1:$arg1Data"
,'-someOtherSwitch'
,'-anotherArg:someOtherText'
,"someStaticTextThatIsAnArg"
);
$parms = @{
"FilePath"=$exe;
"ArgumentList"=$cmdArgs;
"PassThru"=$true;
"Wait"=$true;
"NoNewWindow"=$true;
}
$Proc = Start-Process @parms;
if($Proc.ExitCode -ne 0)
{
Throw "Failed to execute with exitcode: $($Proc.ExitCode)";
}
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/use-splatting-to-simplify-your-powershell-scripts/