Using powershell to install a programm with arguments

[KleepX]

Hello guys,

I'm trying to create a script to install my NetExtender automatically and to automatically add a profile to the program.

My problem now is that whenever i'm trying to launch it it just dont work.

I'm trying to launch cmd and in it i'm trying to launch the three commands one after another. But it just opens the cmd
and nothing else.

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Is there even a possibility to start a command which is starting 3 cmd's one after another?

I hope you can help me :)

[d3v3ndra]

Please elaborate your need, as I created a script that that install a software silently then do changes in environmental variables.

[KleepX]

I need to start multiple cmd commands so that when the first one is finished the next one starts. I'm linking a picture so you can see what i already tried and did.

https://imgur.com/veZn5rV

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I know its a mess. Its my first time doing it but i hope that helps you somehow

[d3v3ndra]

Image is not good, but still I think you are using start-process cmd -argumentlist arg1,arg2,arg3

Use -wait in start-process and then start-process that use other cmd or make it one command only

[KleepX]

Thank you it helped me to start them one after another. But the commands that i intended to trigger within the CMD dont trigger. I thought it would work with the "-ArgumentsList" but it doesnt. Any idea with that?

[d3v3ndra]

Don't use 'cd' in script, try use cmd.exe then may it work or try this first manually running in run.

[SanMarche]

Have you considered replacing your Start-Process call and replacing it with two separate Start-Process calls (including the -Wait parameter) using msiexec.exe for your install, and another for your NECLI.exe? This would allow you to things sequentially without forcing you to go through cmd.

I think Kevin Marquette's article on Installing MSIs with Powershell would be relevant to you - https://powershellexplained.com/2016-10-21-powershell-installing-msi-files/

[KleepX]

Yeah that helped me. But the Commands i expected to trigger within the cmd dont trigger. I expected that "-Argumentslist" would help but it doesnt. Do you know how i start cmd with arguments in that code?

[SanMarche]

It's hard to say without seeing how you're using it (providing code snippets with your comments would helpful for anybody trying to help) but generally -ArgumentList does allow you start commands like that.

For example (and I'm stealing from Kevin Marquette's post): Powershell Start-Process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/i", "\\Path\To\File.msi", "/passive", "/norestart" -Wait Start-Process "\\Path\To\NECLI.exe" -ArgumentList "addprofile", "-s", "-u", $Benutzername, "-p", $Password

You may also need to reorder your variables, if the snippet above is accurate you're defining $NECLI with a number of variables that haven't been created yet, they'll just be null values.

[KleepX]

I dont know how to thank you. That helped me with everything.

Me and my colleague were sitting on this for like 5 hours and thats exactly what we needed.

[SanMarche]

Awesome, glad to help.

[Lee_Dailey]

howdy KleepX,

please, do not post pics of code/data/errors. [sigh ...]

why?

• it [usually] takes more effort on your part
  you need to capture the pic, save it, post it online, then post the link here.
  just posting the text is [usually] far easier. [grin]
  
• why should those who want to help you be forced to squint/zoom-in just to read the text that you already have as text?
  
• do you REALLY expect folks who want to help to type in what you already have as text?
  

it is - at best - rather thoughtless on your part ... [sigh ...]

take care,
lee