How to run command line argument using PowerShell script

Question

I am able to install the software from the Windows CMD with the following command

setup.exe -inputFile C:\my_installer_input.txt

However, I want to achieve the same above using the PowerShell script.

I tried same from the PowerShell like this

Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Matlab R2018b\setup.exe" -inputFile "C:\my_installer_input.txt" -ArgumentList "/S

and it fails to run with the obvious reason -inputFile parameter is not available for Start-Process in PowerShell.

Answer 1

PowerShell also runs the native commands directly from PowerShell prompt, which means your command

setup.exe -inputFile C:\my_installer_input.txt

should work directly from the PowerShell prompt.

If you are executing on a remote machine, you can run with Invoke-Command as below.

Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock { <YOUR CODE HERE> }

or

Invoke-Command -ComputerName <remote-computername> -ScriptBlock { <YOUR CODE HERE> }

Answer 2

If this is on a remote machine, do something like:

   Invoke-Command -Computername ‘x’ -Scriptblock {
Set-Location C:\path\to\file
    cmd /c setup.exe /arg1 /arg2
    }