Need help with PowerShell and Parameters in User Defined Tool Topic is solved

[OLLI_S]

Hello,

In ToDoList I have defined a User Defined Tool that calls a PowerShell script:

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Path      : C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Arguments : -noexit -File "C:\MyPath\SendMail_Defizitbewertung.ps1

This works perfectly, the PowerShell script is executed by the User Defined Tool.

Now I wanted to add a parameter (ToDoList should send the title of the selected task as parameter to the PowerShell Script).
For the beginning I started with a static text for testing the parameters.
So I added in ToDoList the following text at the end of the Arguments (the first character is a blank):

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 "OLLI"

In my PowerShell Script I added at the beginning:

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param (
    [String]$ParamAnwendung
)

Write-host "String Parameter: $ParamAnwendung"

pause

When I now test the user defined tool, PowerShell is opening and closing at once (it is not working).
When I remove the parameter "OLLI" again, the the PowerShell is opening and displaying some text (it is working).

I also tried adding the following text at the end of the Arguments (first character is a blank):

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 -ParamAnwendung "OLLI"

But this is also not working.

The strange thing is: when I run the script within a PowerShell console then it works.
Here both of the following ways to add parameters are working:

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C:\MyPath\SendMail_Defizitbewertung.ps1 "OLLI"
C:\MyPath\SendMail_Defizitbewertung.ps1 -ParamAnwendung "OLLI"

In both calls the PowerShell is opening and displaying some text.

Am I doing something wrong?
Or is this a problem with ToDoList?

Best regards

OLLI

[OLLI_S]

Hello Daniel,

I found the reason for the problems: I forgot the " at the end of the Arguments.
So instead of:

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Arguments : -noexit -File "C:\MyPath\SendMail_Defizitbewertung.ps1

I should write:

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Arguments : -noexit -File "C:\MyPath\SendMail_Defizitbewertung.ps1"

Now my PowerShell script works perfectly!

Best regards

OLLI

[abstr]

That's great news, I'm glad you are making progress. Perhaps you will become our PowerShell expert!

[OLLI_S]

That's great news, I'm glad you are making progress. Perhaps you will become our PowerShell expert!

Maybe.....
But it is great what you can do with PowerShell.
You can also create a form an place elements on it...