How to pipe all output of .exe execution in Powershell?
output, powershell
Solution
The problem is some output is being sent to STDERR and redirection works differently in PowerShell than in CMD.EXE.
How to redirect output of console program to a file in PowerShell has a good description of the problem and a clever workaround.
Basically, call `CMD` with your executable as a parameter. Like this:
UPDATE
I fixed my code so it would actually work. :)
$args = '"username@ssh"@ftp.domain.com -b psftp.txt';
$output = cmd /c psftp.exe $args 2`>`&1
Problem
In Powershell I am running `psftp.exe` which is PuTTy's homepage. I am doing this: ``` $cmd = "psftp.exe" $args = '"username@ssh"@ftp.domain.com -b psftp.txt'; $output = & $cmd $args ``` This works; and I am printing out `$output`. But it only catches some output in that variable (like "Remote working directory is [...]") and is throwing other output to an error type like this: ``` psftp.exe : Using username "username@ssh". At C:\full_script.ps1:37 char:20 + $output = & <<<< $cmd $args + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (Using username "username@ssh".:String) [], RemoteException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError ``` This "Using username ..." etc looks like a normal FTP message. How can I make sure all output gets put into `$output`?