Invoke an exe from PowerShell and get feedback on success or failure

Question

How can I run an executable in PowerShell and through an if statement determine whether it succeeded or failed?

More specifically I\'m trying to get devenv.exe to bu

Answer 1

Have you tried using the $LASTEXITCODE variable? It will contain the exit code of the last .exe that was invoked.

• https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/errorlevel-equivalent/

Answer 2

.\YOUREXE.exe
if($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0)
{
    Write-Host "The last PS command executed successfully"
} 
else 
{
    Write-Host "The last PS command failed"
}