Run CMD Command through PowerShell

Question

I am trying to run a command in CMD, but would like to run in through PowerShell.

Invoke-Item opens CMD, but I don't how to pass in program.exe argument > file.txt

Answer 1

To run cmd.exe from PowerShell, you don't need to use invoke-item eg:

cmd /c c:\windows\system32\ipconfig > file.txt

However, why not just run?

ipconfig > file.txt

Answer 2

try passing the command in directly with the full path qualifier of program.exe like:

$test= "c:\windows\system32\program.exe argument > file.txt"  
Invoke-Expression $test