Using the Invoke-Expression Cmdlet

Running a Windows PowerShell Script

The Invoke-Expression cmdlet provides one way to run a script from within Windows PowerShell. For example, this command runs the script C:\Scripts\Test.ps1:

Invoke-Expression c:\scripts\test.ps1

Alternatively you can use the ampersand to indicate that you want to run a script:

& c:\scripts\test.ps1

Or, even easier, just type in the path to the script:

c:\scripts\test.ps1

In all cases any paths that include blank spaces must have the entire path enclosed in double quote marks:

Invoke-Expression "c:\my scripts\test script.ps1"

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