How do I pass in a string with spaces into PowerShell?

Question

Given:

# test1.ps1
param(
    $x = \"\",
    $y = \"\"
)

&echo $x $y

Used like so:

powershell test.ps1

Answer 1

Well, this is a cmd.exe problem, but there are some ways to solve it.

1. Use single quotes

   powershell test.ps1 -x 'hello world' -y 'my friend'
   

2. Use the -file argument

   powershell -file test.ps1 -x "hello world" -y "my friend"
   

3. Create a .bat wrapper with the following content

   @rem test.bat
   @powershell -file test.ps1 %1 %2 %3 %4
   

   And then call it:

   test.bat -x "hello world" -y "my friend"