PsBatch is project with a PowerShell function which converts a PowerShell command (in the form of a string) to a batch-formatted string.
Specifically, ConvertTo-Batch accepts PowerShell command(s) (as a string), Base64 encodes the command(s), and embeds the encoding
into a Windows batch file template. This utility is meant to simplify calling PowerShell commands from within a batch file, which is
sometimes complicated by the command line processors handling of quotes and other special characters.
- Download the repository from https://github.com/ryan-leap/PsBatch
- Unblock the zip file ((on Windows) Right Click -> Properties -> [v/] Unblock)
# Dot-source the file to bring the function in scope
. .\ConvertTo-Batch.ps1
# Get help
Get-Help ConvertTo-BatchPS C:\> '(Get-Date).DayOfWeek' | ConvertTo-Batch | Out-File -FilePath '.\day_of_week.bat' -Encoding ascii
PS C:\> Get-Content .\day_of_week.bat
@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM -
REM - Created by [ConvertTo-Batch]
REM -
REM - PowerShell command which is encoded:
REM -
REM - [(Get-Date).DayOfWeek]
REM -
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SET RUN_PS_CMD_ENCODED=powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand
SET PS_CMD_ENCODED=KABHAGUAdAAtAEQAYQB0AGUAKQAuAEQAYQB5AE8AZgBXAGUAZQBrAA==
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM -
REM - Run PowerShell command
REM -
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%RUN_PS_CMD_ENCODED% "%PS_CMD_ENCODED%"
ENDLOCALPS C:\> '(Get-Date).DayOfWeek' | ConvertTo-Batch -BatchEnvVarName 'DAY_OF_WEEK' | Out-File -FilePath '.\day_of_week.bat' -Encoding ascii
PS C:\> Get-Content .\day_of_week.bat
@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM -
REM - Created by [ConvertTo-Batch]
REM -
REM - PowerShell command which is encoded:
REM -
REM - [(Get-Date).DayOfWeek]
REM -
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SET RUN_PS_CMD_ENCODED=powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand
SET PS_CMD_ENCODED=KABHAGUAdAAtAEQAYQB0AGUAKQAuAEQAYQB5AE8AZgBXAGUAZQBrAA==
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM -
REM - Set PowerShell output to Env Var
REM -
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR /F "delims=" %%i in ('%RUN_PS_CMD_ENCODED% "%PS_CMD_ENCODED%"') DO SET DAY_OF_WEEK=%%i
@ECHO %DAY_OF_WEEK%
ENDLOCAL- Ryan Leap - Initial work
Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.