Scheduling Powershell script

I can't get the syntax right on this one. I need to execute an Exchange Powershell script from the command line;

PowerShell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\ExShell.psc1" & 'c:\scripts\Report.ps1'

Running this in DOS returns the following:

Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

PS C:\>

My PS book hasn't arrived yet. What am I doing wrong?

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Pash

What is your Execution policy set to?

From shell:-

Get-Executionpolicy

mikedisd2

The ExecutionPolicy was set to RemoteSigned; I've changed it to unrestricted but no change.

After running the command from DOS and then exiting the PS C:\> prompt, it states "The system cannot find the path specified." It's not recognising the path I'm providing even though it's vaild.

Running & 'c:\scripts\Report.ps1' or & '.\scripts\Report.ps1' from the PS prompt executes ok but not from the single DOS command.

Claymoore

Instead of using the -PSConsoleFile switch, try adding the Exchange Snap-in inside your PowerShell script:

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Admin

Wait, when copying your code I just realized you aren't using the -command switch when specifying the PowerShell script.

Try:
PowerShell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\ExShell.psc1" -command & 'c:\scripts\Report.ps1'

Or:
PowerShell.exe -command & 'c:\scripts\Report.ps1'
If you include the Exchange Snapin inside the PowerShell script

mikedisd2

Got it sorted, it's a case of quotation marks after the -command. The working executable is:

PowerShell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\ExShell.psc1" -command "& 'c:\scripts\MailboxSizeReport.ps1'"

Thanks for the help; Add-PSSnapIn is a also new one for me to know and love.