How to run a powershell script from a win form written in C#

Question

first of all, I\'ve got a bit of development skills but it\'s been ages since i\'ve use them. Now i\'m trying to automate an install for a server application. So what i\'m t

Answer 1

Add Reference : System.Management.Automation

Using System.Collections.Objectmodel and using System.Management.Automation

using (PowerShell PowerShellInstance = PowerShell.Create())
            {
                // use "AddScript" to add the contents of a script file to the end of the execution pipeline.
                // use "AddCommand" to add individual commands/cmdlets to the end of the execution pipeline.
                PowerShellInstance.AddScript("param($urlPath) New-Item -ItemType directory -Path \"$urlPath$d\";");

                // use "AddParameter" to add a single parameter to the last command/script on the pipeline.
                PowerShellInstance.AddParameter("urlPath", @"D:\New PS Folder\");
                Collection<PSObject> PSOutput = PowerShellInstance.Invoke();

                // loop through each output object item
                foreach (PSObject outputItem in PSOutput)
                {
                    // if null object was dumped to the pipeline during the script then a null
                    // object may be present here. check for null to prevent potential NRE.
                    if (outputItem != null)
                    {
                        //TODO: do something with the output item 
                        // outputItem.BaseOBject
                        MessageBox.Show(outputItem.Properties.ToString());
                    }
                }
            }

Answer 2

I think you need to use "PowerShellInstance.Invoke();"

Microsoft has a great tutorial here. https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kebab/2014/04/28/executing-powershell-scripts-from-c/