PowerShell script will not run from within XYplorer

[zBernie]

I have a one-line powershell script named myhost.ps1, which is shown below. If I run the script from the the PowerShell command line, it works. If I run it using Start/Run, it works. If I run the script from Explorer, it also works. But if I run it from within XYplorer by double clicking on it, a message flashes, and then it exits.

I have the execution policy set to unrestricted for PowerShell. Any ideas why this will not run from XYplorer?



bash -c "ssh zbernie@myhost"

[highend]

a message flashes

And you don't think that this could be a vague hint?

[zBernie]

a message flashes

And you don't think that this could be a vague hint?

It's probably more than a vague hint, but unfortunately as I said, it is displayed for a split second, then disappears. If I could read it I'm sure I would have better insight into the problem.

[highend]

Capture the screen, scroll in the preview of that video where the message appears, make a screenshot?

http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/esr/

[zBernie]

Capture the screen, scroll in the preview of that video where the message appears, make a screenshot?

http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/esr/

First I added a try/catch block to the powershell script, in order to capture the error to a file like this:

try
{
C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe -c "ssh zbernie@myhost"
}
catch [Exception]
{
echo $error | Out-File C:\Users\bernie\PowerShell\Terminals\pshell.log
}


The error below is output to the pshell.log file. I added the full path to bash.exe and still get the error when I run the script from XYplorer. As I said, I can run the script from Windows Explorer, and it runs without error. It also runs without error from the command line. Any idea why bash.exe is not found when the powershell script is fun from XYplorer?


C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe : The term 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet,
function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify
that the path is correct and try again.
At C:\Users\bernie\PowerShell\Terminals\sis-app2-prod.ps1:4 char:7
+ C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe -c "ssh bartonbf@sis-app2-prod"
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

[highend]

Probably because of

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rtfm "idh_wow64.htm";

Execute it from the address bar

[zBernie]

Probably because of

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rtfm "idh_wow64.htm";

Execute it from the address bar

I tried from the address bar and it does not seem to execute at all. I included the full path to a script like:

C:\Users\bernie\PowerShell\Terminals\sis-TESTING.ps1

[highend]

?

You are supposed to execute the rtfm command from the address bar...

[zBernie]

?

You are supposed to execute the rtfm command from the address bar...

Oops! Well, I finally read the fine manual regarding WOW64 redirection. It says that as long as you have this check box ticked:

"Show the real System32 directory"

The rest of the article is just for reference. I already had that check box ticked. I tried unticking it, and checking others, and still cannot run the PowerScript file from XYplorer. Any other suggestions?

-Thanks

[zBernie]

I have a PowerShell script which calls C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe. This script runs ok from Windows Explorer, and also runs ok from the command line. But when I run it from XYplorer, I get the error below in red stating CommandNotFoundException. I've tried checking and unchecking the shell integration options to "Show the real System32 directory" and "Show the 64-bit context menu, but I still get the error.

Can anyone suggest how to circumvent this issue of XYplorer's inability to see C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe?

-Thanks



MYSCRIPT.PS1

try
{
C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe -c "ssh zbernie@myhost"
}
catch [Exception]
{
echo $error | Out-File C:\Users\bernie\PowerShell\Terminals\pshell.log
}



ERROR:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe : The term 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet,
function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify
that the path is correct and try again.
At C:\Users\bernie\PowerShell\Terminals\sis-app2-prod.ps1:4 char:7
+ C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe -c "ssh zbernie@myhost"
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

[highend]

Merged.

The rest of the article is just for reference

Read the part for the sysnative folder...

[zBernie]

Merged.

The rest of the article is just for reference

Read the part for the sysnative folder...

I followed the docs and it does not work for me:

"Note: To enable the Sysnative solution you first have to create an empty new folder C:\Windows\Sysnative. Then you can go to e.g. C:\Windows\Sysnative\drivers to access the 64-bit C:\Windows\System32\drivers."

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> mkdir C:\Windows\Sysnative

Directory: C:\Windows

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d----- 3/2/2017 10:29 PM Sysnative


PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-ChildItem C:\Windows\Sysnative\drivers
Get-ChildItem : Cannot find path 'C:\Windows\Sysnative\drivers' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-ChildItem C:\Windows\Sysnative\drivers
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Windows\Sysnative\drivers:String) [Get-ChildItem], ItemNotFoundExcep
tion
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand

[highend]

Note that 64-bit applications cannot use the Sysnative alias as it is a virtual directory not a real one

And you are in a 64-bit powershell window...

Now, what happens when you change your

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C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe -c "ssh zbernie@myhost"

to

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bash.exe -c "ssh zbernie@myhost"

restart XYplorer
and execute it from there again?

On this system, it works...

[zBernie]

Note that 64-bit applications cannot use the Sysnative alias as it is a virtual directory not a real one

And you are in a 64-bit powershell window...

Now, what happens when you change your

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C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe -c "ssh zbernie@myhost"

to

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bash.exe -c "ssh zbernie@myhost"

restart XYplorer
and execute it from there again?

On this system, it works...

Really, it works for you on Windows 10? I had one line in my powershell script:

bash.exe -c "vim"

And I got the error below.


bash.exe : The term 'bash.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At C:\Users\bernie\PowerShell\Terminals\sis-TESTING.ps1:3 char:7
+ bash.exe -c "vim"
+ ~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (bash.exe:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

[highend]

Really, it works for you on Windows 10?

Exactly

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