Scheduled Task for PowerShell Script with String Array Parameter

Question

I\'ve created a PowerShell script that runs perfectly from the Management Shell. I\'m trying to get it setup to work in a scheduled task in Windows Server 2008 R2 and am uns

Answer 1

Try using the -Command switch instead of the -File switch, and then use the invocation operator '&'. Here is a link to an example of doing this with scheduled tasks:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/01/12/schedule-powershell-scripts-that-require-input-values.aspx

Something like:

-Command "& 'D:\Documents\PowerShell Scripts\FarmBackup.ps1' '\\SomeServer\Backups' 'Full' 0 'D:\Logs\Backups' 0 'D:\Documents\PowerShell Scripts','D:\SomeFolder'"

I tested this solution by creating a script with the contents:

param([string[]] $x)
Write-Host $x.Count

Then called it in the following two ways:

powershell -File ".\TestScript.ps1" "what1,what2"

with result : 1

and

powershell -Command "& .\TestScript.ps1 what1,what2"

with result: 2