将powershell变量传递给robocopy

Question

I have a robocopy job to copy files from one folder to another location.

"D:\inetpub\www.test.com.au\App_Data\Indexes" "D:\inetpub\www.test2.com.au\livewww\App_Data\Examine" /MIR /IS /MON:1 /MOT:5

This is working fine but we have started using Octopus deployment and the web root folder ,ie D:\\inetpub\\www.test2.com.au\\livewww\\App_Data\\Examine is not the same and keeps changing after every deploy like

D:\Octopus\Dev\Presentation.Web\2017.9.320-ap\App_Data\Examine
D:\Octopus\Dev\Presentation.Web\2017.9.321-ap\App_Data\Examine
D:\Octopus\Dev\Presentation.Web\2017.9.322-ap\App_Data\Examine

I am thinking to use powershell to get the current root of the website www.test2.com.au and pass this location to robocopy.

I am new to powershell and have never worked in powershell so my question is that is it possible to use powershell and robocopy together like getting the current root of the website www.test2.com.au and pass that to robocopy to execute the command. How this is possible? Any help would be appreciated

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Yes, what you are looking to do is possible. The Web Server Administration module for Windows PowerShell includes the Internet Information Services (IIS) cmdlets that let you manage the configuration and run-time data of IIS.

import-module WebAdministration
$physicalPath = Get-WebSite "Default Web Site" | % PhysicalPath

OR, if it is a web application

$physicalPath = Get-WebApplication "Web.Application" -Site "Default Web Site" | % PhysicalPath

Now you can use the $physicalPath variable when invoking an external exe such as RoboCopy.