Running Powershell Script in Excel VBA

Question

So I'm trying to create a workbook that will pull down all info from AzureAD using powershell.(C:\\Script\\VBA Testing\\ExportOffice365UsersAndGroups.ps1)

and then send commands to powershell and run them.

I've thought of different ways such as creating a ps1 file:

strpath = "C:\Script\VBA Testing\"
Set oFile = fso.CreateTextFile(strpath & "Testing.ps1")
oFile.WRiteline "Connect-AzureAD"
oFile.Close

then just running it to creating a batch file that will run the script after creating it as running powershell scripts seem to be hard.

I am able to start powershell and run the command but the issue is that for some reason its not noticing the modules i have run.

"Powershell -noexit -File ""C:\Script\VBA Testing\Testing.ps1"""

just returns that the module AzureAD does not exist but if i just start powershell and try it, it works fine.

Same if i set it to run from C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe

Anyone have any bright ideas that might help me?

Pretty much I just need it to do Connect-AzureAD then run a few lines.. What im thinking is that every change i do will update the ps1 file and in the end i press a button and that will run the entire script.

A lot of users are running 32bit excel so need something that will check if its running 32bit and if so, run powershell 64bit instead of 32bit.

Answer 1

Based on my test it works in the 64 bit Excel VBA project.

So please have a try to use the 64 bit Excel to test.

If I run the command in the 32 bit excel VBA I also can reproduce the issue that you mentioned.

We could know that Connect-AzureAD in the powershell AzureAD or AzureAD preview module. I also found that I can't Import-Module AzureAD in the 32 bit VBA project.

In the AzureADPreview/AzureAD.psd1 file, I found that

ProcessorArchitecture = 'Amd64'

And I also try to update the ProcessorArchitecture = "None" or ProcessorArchitecture = "X86" , but both of don't work.

powershell script:

Import-Module AzureAD -Force  //force to load the AzureAD module 
Connect-AzureAD