install app in sequence with powershell

pete007 · 2021-06-29T17:53:32.000Z

thanks

i will check this avenue

Regards

pete007 · 2021-07-07T13:05:52.000Z

Hello Neally

maybe you can help me out with one thing i need to adjust some stuff there instead of a path we want to use a env path

i already set some stuff but when i lauch the app it not working anymore

i miss someting here

this is what i have so far

$env:Path = "c:\Softs"

Start-Process -FilePath ‘$($Path)VSCodeSetup-x64-1.57.1.exe’ -ArgumentList ‘/VERYSILENT’, ‘/SP’ -Wait

ps im still looking on google what will be the good syntax

Cheers

Neally · 2021-07-07T13:26:29.000Z

your issue is single and double quotes.

Powershell treats them very differently.

Single → literal string

double → interpolate

$env:Path = "c:\Softs"

Start-Process -FilePath "$Path\VSCodeSetup-x64-1.57.1.exe" -ArgumentList '/VERYSILENT', '/SP' -Wait

since you want it to interpolate the $path variable, you have to use double quote around it.

pete007 · 2021-07-07T13:36:35.000Z

cool i see now

it work ty

i will need to push a bit more my script but i will do some research first

pete007 · 2021-07-09T12:43:59.000Z

hello Neally

im trying to do this :

$SetupFolder = “c:\SetupFolder”
$env:Path = "c:\Softs"
New-Item -Path $SetupFolder -type directory -Force
Copy-Item “$Path” “$SetupFolder” -Recurse

but my last command is not working and i get this error

cannot pin pint what i did bad

Copy-Item : Cannot bind argument to parameter ‘Path’ because it is an empty string.
At line:1 char:11

Copy-Item “$Path” “$SetupFolder” -Recurse
CategoryInfo : InvalidData: ( [Copy-Item], ParameterBindingValidationException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorEmptyStringNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Copy
ItemCommand

Thanks

Pierre

Neally · 2021-07-09T14:31:07.000Z

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Neally · 2021-07-09T14:33:08.000Z

Pierre7235:

$SetupFolder = “c:\SetupFolder”
$env:Path = "c:\Softs"
New-Item -Path $SetupFolder -type directory -Force
Copy-Item “$Path” “$SetupFolder” -Recurse

$env:Path
$path

those are two completely different variables.

$SetupFolder = "c:\SetupFolder"
$Path = "c:\Softs"
New-Item -Path $SetupFolder -type directory -Force
Copy-Item "$Path" -destination "$SetupFolder" -Recurse

should be more like so

pete007 · 2021-07-09T14:42:16.000Z

Perfect

thanks alot

PIerre

pete007 · 2021-07-09T15:33:14.000Z

Hello

can you explain me the difference between

$env:Path and $path ?

Thanks

Neally · 2021-07-09T15:40:07.000Z

Pierre7235:

Hello

can you explain me the difference between

$env:Path and $path ?

Thanks

$env:XXXX is an environment variable; an automagically created variable, similar to %something% in batch

You can list them like so:

Get-ChildItem env:

$path is a variable you set manually.

$path = 'c:\folder'

just look at the output:

$path
$env:path

Env path has all kinds of stuff in it by default

pete007 · 2021-10-08T11:48:06.000Z

hello Neally

i try again this morning to install office on a laptop

this is what i done :

$Path = "c:\Softs"

then : Start-Process -FilePath “$Path\Office\setup.exe” -ArgumentList ‘/configure configO365_64_fr.xml’

and when i run it i have this

what im doing wrong here ?

Thanks

pete007 · 2021-10-08T13:45:11.000Z

Neally

i test out also like that :

$SetupFolder = “c:\SetupFolder”
$Path = "c:\Softs"
New-Item -Path $SetupFolder -type directory -Force
Copy-Item “$Path*” -destination “$SetupFolder” -Recurse

$msbuild = “c:\Softs\Office\setup.exe”
$arguments = “/configure configO365_64_fr.xml”
start-process $msbuild $arguments -Wait

and i get the same error

Thanks

Neally · 2021-10-08T14:40:54.000Z

I mean it’s calling it.

Is the XML file is reachable there too? (is it in the same folder as the setup.exe?)

$OfficeInstaller = 'c:\Softs\Office\setup.exe'
$OfficeArguments = '/configure configO365_64_fr.xml'

Start-Process -FilePath $OfficeInstaller -ArgumentList $OfficeArguments -Wait

Neally · 2021-10-08T14:48:31.000Z

Pierre7235:

i get the same error

Do you run it as admin?
Is possibly something wrong with the XML, as it’s calling .exe just fine?
It does not sound like a powershell issue, as all powershell does is call it.

What version are you trying to install?

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pete007 · 2021-10-08T15:00:14.000Z

this is what im installing

runing what as admin powershell or the opffice setup ?

Thanks

Neally · 2021-10-08T15:06:53.000Z

Pierre7235:

this is what im installing

runing what as admin powershell or the opffice setup ?

Thanks

powershell as admin, which is going to start the setup as admin

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pete007 · 2021-10-08T15:21:29.000Z

the funny thing is if i change the path in powershell and start setup like that :

PS C:\Softs\office> .\setup.exe /configure configO365_64_fr.xml

it work

Neally · 2021-10-08T15:26:00.000Z

Pierre7235:

the funny thing is if i change the path in powershell and start setup like that :

PS C:\Softs\office> .\setup.exe /configure configO365_64_fr.xml

it work

pretty sure it’s the location of the config file then.

$OfficeInstaller = 'c:\Softs\Office\setup.exe'
$OfficeArguments = '/configure "c:\Softs\Office\configO365_64_fr.xml"'

Start-Process -FilePath $OfficeInstaller -ArgumentList $OfficeArguments -Wait

maybe try like so

pete007 · 2021-10-08T15:55:35.000Z

it work now big THANK YOU !!!

pete007 · 2021-10-12T16:42:48.000Z

Hello Neally

can you explain me something when i copy folder content

when i use this to copy :

Copy-Item “$Path*” -destination “$SetupFolder”

it copy the folder content to the correct path but inside there is folder and it copy only the folder not the content

if i use this command instead :

Copy-Item "$Path" -destination “$SetupFolder” -recurse

it copy the whole folder in to the destination

what i want is the source folder content and sub folder content to be copied to the destination

Regards