Run a .cmd file through PowerShell
cmd, powershell, windows
Solution
`Invoke-Item` will look up the default handler for the file type and tell it to run it.
It's basically the same as double-clicking the file in Explorer, or using `start.exe`.
Problem
I am trying to run a .cmd file on a remote server with PowerShell. In my .ps1 script I have tried this: ``` C:\MyDirectory\MyCommand.cmd ``` It results in this error: ``` C:\MyDirectory\MyCommand.cmd is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. ``` And this ``` Invoke-Command C:\MyDirectory\MyCommand.cmd ``` results in this error: ``` Invoke-Command : Parameter set cannot be resolved using the specified named parameters. ``` I do not need to pass any parameters to the PowerShell script. What is the correct syntax that I am looking for?