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I have a script that reads a configuration file that results in a set of name value pairs that I would like to pass as arguments to a function in a second PowerShell script. I do not know what parameters will be placed in this configuration file at design time, so right at the point where I need to invoke this second PowerShell script, I basically just have one variable that has the path to this second script, and a second variable that is an array of arguments to pass to the script identified in the path variable. So the variable containing the path to the second script ($scriptPath), might

within powershell I'd like to learn the best way to call a variable to a start job so I don't have to edit the script for each server as it will be specific based on the client I've placed my script on. $Servername = 'Server1' $pingblock = { pathping $servername | Out-File C:\client\PS\ServerPing.TXT } start-job $pingblock when I run my code above I just get a file with the help as if I forgot the specify the $servername. Use the -ArgumentList parameter on Start-Job e.g.: Start-Job -Scriptblock {param($p) "`$p is $p"} -Arg 'Server1' In your case: $pingblock = {param($servername) pathping