Invoke-CmdScript.ps1
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############################################################################## ## ## Invoke-CmdScript.ps1 ## ## from http://www.leeholmes.com/blog/NothingSolvesEverythingPowerShellAndOtherTechnologies.aspx ## ## Invoke the specified batch file (and parameters), but also propigate any ## environment variable changes back to the PowerShell environment that ## called it. ## ## ie: ## ## PS > type foo-that-sets-the-FOO-env-variable.cmd ## @set FOO=%* ## echo FOO set to %FOO%. ## ## PS > $env:FOO ## ## PS > Invoke-CmdScript "foo-that-sets-the-FOO-env-variable.cmd" Test ## ## C:\Temp>echo FOO set to Test. ## FOO set to Test. ## ## PS > $env:FOO ## Test ## ############################################################################## param([string] $script, [string] $parameters) $tempFile = [IO.Path]::GetTempFileName() ## Store the output of cmd.exe. We also ask cmd.exe to output ## the environment table after the batch file completes cmd /c " `"$script`" $parameters && set > `"$tempFile`" " ## Go through the environment variables in the temp file. ## For each of them, set the variable in our local environment. Get-Content $tempFile | Foreach-Object { if($_ -match "^(.*?)=(.*)$") { Set-Content "env:\$($matches[1])" $matches[2] } } Remove-Item $tempFile |