PowerShell Return Codes
You can access/verify/check the success/failure return code of a Powershell commands via $? variable. The $? variable is of type Boolean. It will only give you a True or False states depending whether the last command ran successfully or failed respectively. Checking PS commands return code: Sample code: $ret = Invoke-Item "C:Program DataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Office Excel 2007.lnk" # Note the space in the path which is incorrect Write-Host "$?" $date = get-date -format MM:dd:yyyy-HH:mm:ss Write-Host "$?" Output: Invoke-Item : Cannot find path ‘C:Program DataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Office Excel 2007.lnk’ because it does not e xist. At C:temptest-ps-return-codes.ps1:2 char:19 + […]
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