Hi

I need to run one ps script without opening the powershell console i have configured a schedule task with the following parameters: powershell path\ResolveAlertsCPUSCOM.ps1 -rms xxxx -alertName 'yyyy'.

The script runs but open the console of powershell.

How can i run the script without open the console?

Thks.
Ricardo Marques

What is the command line in your SchduleTask?

try this:
Powershell.exe -WindowStyle "Hidden" Script.ps1 > logit.log 2>&1

Checkout "powershell /?" for more help!

Hi

The command in schedule task is: powershell -WindowStyle "Hidden" D:\Processos\SCOMCloseAlertsCPU\ResolveAlertsCPUSCOM.ps1 -rms xxx -alertName 'xxx- Top Process' like you say.
The window open but close immediately and the task is running, to be perfect the window should never open.
I use windows powershell v2.
I can run silent dos command in vbscript without open any window when i configure that script running from schedule task it is possible to do the same with powershell?

Thks.
Ricardo Marques

OK, Which OS are you running this on?

Os- Windows 2003 Sp2

There was a brief discussion about this in a private mailing list. Under some circumstances, it might be nearly impossible to truly hide powershell.exe from doing some kind of popup.

Think of it this way, powershell.exe needs to actually open/run to first determine that it should actually be closed...

I might do more stuff around this problem next week and maybe log a Microsoft Connect bug.

It is possible to completely supress the window from appearing, however, you need to wrap the invocation of your script with a Visual Basic Script:

' Argument from command-line
strFile = WScript.Arguments(0)

Dim objShell, objFSO, objFile

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If objFSO.FileExists(strFile) Then ' Check to see if the file exists
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(strFile)
strCmd = "powershell -nologo -command " & Chr(34) & "&{" & objFile.ShortPath & "}" & Chr(34) ' Chr(34) is ""
objShell.Run strCmd, 0 ' 0 hides the window
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: " & strFile & " does not exist." ' Display error message if file does not exist
WScript.Quit
End If

Copy that into a text file, and save it as a .vbs file, then you can use it as such:

cscript "PathToMyVbsScript.vbs" "PathToMyPsScript.ps1"

Posted By GWHowarth88 on 26 Feb 2010 05:54 AM
It is possible to completely supress the window from appearing, however, you need to wrap the invocation of your script with a Visual Basic Script:

' Argument from command-line
strFile = WScript.Arguments(0)

Dim objShell, objFSO, objFile

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If objFSO.FileExists(strFile) Then ' Check to see if the file exists
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(strFile)
strCmd = "powershell -nologo -command " & Chr(34) & "&{" & objFile.ShortPath & "}" & Chr(34) ' Chr(34) is ""
objShell.Run strCmd, 0 ' 0 hides the window
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: " & strFile & " does not exist." ' Display error message if file does not exist
WScript.Quit
End If

Copy that into a text file, and save it as a .vbs file, then you can use it as such:

cscript "PathToMyVbsScript.vbs" "PathToMyPsScript.ps1"

Yes, I think that worked fine with PowerShell v1, but when I did some testing with v2 with the Task Scheduler (on XP SP3), a DOS command *still* appeared.

We're currently running several powershell scripts using:
powershell.exe &'Script_name.ps1'

also, try run the script above with wscript instead of cscript

Excellent script!

i was searching a lot in the net and scratching my head to find a solution in the last two days.

For me it is working fine thanks a lot!

Regards
Alagar