Private/Invoke-Executable.ps1
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function Invoke-Executable { param( [parameter(Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = "Specify the file name or path of the executable to be invoked, including the extension.")] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$FilePath, [parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Specify arguments that will be passed to the executable.")] [ValidateNotNull()] [string]$Arguments ) # Construct a hash-table for default parameter splatting $SplatArgs = @{ FilePath = $FilePath NoNewWindow = $true Passthru = $true ErrorAction = "Stop" } # Add ArgumentList param if present if (-not([System.String]::IsNullOrEmpty($Arguments))) { $SplatArgs.Add("ArgumentList", $Arguments) } # Invoke executable and wait for process to exit try { $Invocation = Start-Process @SplatArgs $Handle = $Invocation.Handle $Invocation.WaitForExit() } catch [System.Exception] { Write-Warning -Message $_.Exception.Message; break } return $Invocation.ExitCode } |