public/Invoke-ExternalCommand.ps1
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function Invoke-ExternalCommand { <# .SYNOPSIS Invokes (executes) an external executable via the command-line .DESCRIPTION Invokes (executes) an external executable via the command-line #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$Command, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string[]]$Arguments, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [boolean]$PipeOutNull ) # Reset $LASTEXITCODE in case it was tripped somewhere else $Global:LASTEXITCODE = 0; # We want the command will write to standard output so we can trace progress if ($PipeOutNull) { # Piping to Out-Null will stop windows exe programs from forking off in thier own process and allowing powershell to continue & $Command $Arguments | Out-Null; } else { & $Command $Arguments; } if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Throw "Error executing $Command"; } } |