Capture Powershell output using CommandOut

sPct = "%%""
sX = "%x%"
;;	Is it already the correct branch errorlevel=9(already on branch)
putitem sScriptPut, -1, "for /f %%"usebackq tokens=*%%" %% i in (`%%"%%$SGIT$%%%%%" rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`) DO set x=%% i"
putitem sScriptPut, -1, "IF %%sPct%%%%%sX%%%%%sPct%%% == %%"%%pBranch%%%%%" Set errorlevel=9"
putitem sScriptPut, -1, "echo HERE=%ERRORLEVEL%"
...
...
activate "OS".COMMANDOUT("{filename}", sOutput)
scan sOutput, "HERE="
if ($status = 0)
	nStart = $result + 5
	nError  = $number(sOutput[nStart:4])
endif​

sPct = "%%""
sX = "%x%"
;;	Is it already the correct branch errorlevel=9(already on branch)
putitem sScriptPut, -1, "for /f %%"usebackq tokens=*%%" %% i in (`%%"%%$SGIT$%%%%%" rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`) DO set x=%% i"
putitem sScriptPut, -1, "IF %%sPct%%%%%sX%%%%%sPct%%% == %%"%%pBranch%%%%%" Set errorlevel=9"
putitem sScriptPut, -1, "echo HERE=%ERRORLEVEL%"
...
...
activate "OS".COMMANDOUT("{filename}", sOutput)
scan sOutput, "HERE="
if ($status = 0)
	nStart = $result + 5
	nError  = $number(sOutput[nStart:4])
endif​

I don't think my original question was understood. I am looking to capture the output of a Powershell command or script via the commandout method. I already know how to capture the output of a Windows Shell command - commands like dir, type, sort etc send their output to stdout and the ComandOut has no issue grabbing the output sent to stdout from these commands. However when you attempt to run Powershell.exe directly or under the control of a "cmd /c", any output created by the Write-Host or Write-Output from within the Powershell session does not appear to be captured by the CommandOut method and THAT is the issue I am trying to resolve.

Actually, it appears that trying to run Powershell directly (i.e. without the cmd /c start /wait /b /min "" prefix) does not even run either Powershell or the command or script file that follows, however that is a separate problem in itself.

Hi Harjit,

I agree with you about the issue with powershell;
anyhow as a temporary solution you could pipe your command to redirect the output to a file and reload from that file.

Regards,
Gianni

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Gianni Sandigliano
IT
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Is it a case of requiring channel redirection. 

A powershell script, to run your powershell script  which has something like

./yourscript.ps *>&1

Which should put all channels to the output channel, and make them 'capturable'? 

Iain

Except I notice you've mentioned not being able to capture Write-Output either....