Run PowerShell script with spaces in the file path

Question

I cannot get the following batch code to work if variable !batDir! contains spaces, e.g. W:\scripts windows\:

if /I "!i!" GTR "1" (
        Powershell "!batDir!ript.ps1 !test! '!testWithSpaces!' "
        goto :scriptEnd
)

W:\scripts : The term 'W:\scripts' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
program.

Have you tried `'!batDir!ript.ps1'`, i.e. single quotes around the filepath, like with `'!testWithSpaces!'`? — Dávid Laczkó, Oct 01 '21 at 08:44
Then I got an error `Unexpected token '-filter' in expression or statement.` The variable !test! is -filter. — JPX, Oct 01 '21 at 09:04
I think that means that the path has qualified as OK. I would suggest to `echo` the expression first before you pass it to Powershell to debug. — Dávid Laczkó, Oct 01 '21 at 09:18
`Powershell "'W:\scrips windows\ript.ps1' -filter 'unity*' "` — JPX, Oct 01 '21 at 09:35
See [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2035193/how-to-run-a-powershell-script/2035209) to run PS from CMD. — Dávid Laczkó, Oct 01 '21 at 09:51

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 01 '21 at 12:15

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You need to use quotes with &.

Powershell "& '!batDir!ript.ps1' !test! '!testWithSpaces!' "

https://newbedev.com/how-to-run-a-powershell-script-with-white-spaces-in-path-from-command-line

answered Oct 01 '21 at 12:15

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