Start-Process fails with msbuild with write-error in powershell

Question

I try do something very simple like this but it fails with exception:

Build-VisualStudioSolution <<<<   
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Build-VisualStudioSolution

simple script is like that. When I run the same from command line it is fine.

@buildArgs = "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe C:\WORK\test\test.sln /t:build"

try{
Start-Process @BuildArgs 

}
catch{            
Write-Error ($_.Message);            
}    

thanks for tips

Answer 1

First thing, you don't need to catch if you just want to print the error.

Second, your syntax is wrong. It should look like this:

$buildArgs = "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe", C:\WORK\test\test.sln", "/t:build"

Start-Process @BuildArgs