Problem with powershell and using script to recieve mail

Question

I am newbie in powershell. :( But I am configuring mail notifications using powershell with the gmail mail server, everything is ok but I want to add the output of a script in the mail body.

This is the image of the command to use

$username   = 'test@gmail.com'
$password   = '*****'
$secstr     = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.SecureString
$password.ToCharArray() | ForEach-Object {$secstr.AppendChar($_)}
$body = C:\Users\esanchez\Desktop\script.ps1
$hash = @{
    from       = "test@gmail.com"
    to         = "receptor@gmail.com"
    subject    = "test"
    smtpserver = "smtp.gmail.com"
    port       = "587"
    body       = GU
    credential = New-Object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $username, $secstr
    usessl     = $true
    verbose    = $true
}

Send-MailMessage  -body $body @hash

Answer 1

Does C:\Users\esanchez\Desktop\script.ps1 contain the script shown in the image? If so I think you're close. Just change that line to either include | Out-String | Out-String or | ConvertTo-Html -Fragment | ConvertTo-Html -Fragment at the end so it converts your output into something you can send in the body and then update the body in $hash to use $body . Finally fix the actual command line

$username   = 'test@gmail.com'
$password   = '*****'
$secstr     = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.SecureString
$password.ToCharArray() | ForEach-Object {$secstr.AppendChar($_)}
$body = C:\Users\esanchez\Desktop\script.ps1 | Out-String  # or | ConvertTo-Html -Fragment 
$hash = @{
    from       = "test@gmail.com"
    to         = "receptor@gmail.com"
    subject    = "test"
    smtpserver = "smtp.gmail.com"
    port       = "587"
    body       = $body   # update to use $body
    credential = New-Object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $username, $secstr
    usessl     = $true
    verbose    = $true
}

Send-MailMessage  @hash  # remove body parameter here since you are already passing it in with the hashtable

Answer 2

Hello if everything works correct but only with Out-String

Test Mail

$body = C:\Users\esanchez\Desktop\script.ps1 | Out-String

but when i use

$body = C:\Users\esanchez\Desktop\script.ps1 | ConvertTo-Html -Fragment

I have a error, How could I format the mail?

Syntax error