Pass multiple parameter to Powershell inline script in Advanced Installer

Question

I'm using advanced installer for creating msi package I want copy some files and folders after installation completed to "[APPDIR]" (I know I can do this with add files and folder to files and folder section in advanced installer but I don't want to do that because my files and folder are dynamic in each installation in customer machine) I write an inline PowerShell script like below

> Param( [string] $source, [string] $dest )
$exclude = @('web.config')
> Get-ChildItem $source -Recurse -Exclude $exclude | Copy-Item
> -Destination {Join-Path $dest $_.FullName.Substring($source.length)}

and in the parameter section, I fill like this "[SourceDir]Project", "[APPDIR]Project"

but it doesn't work. Why?

Answer 1

Abbas has since confirmed that the problem was one of command-line (parameter) syntax:

The parameter section - what to pass to the PowerShell script from Advanced Installer - was filled in as:

"[SourceDir]Project", "[APPDIR]Project"  # !! WRONG, due to the comma

whereas it should have been:

"[SourceDir]Project" "[APPDIR]Project"  # OK: *space-separated* arguments

Calling scripts/functions/cmdlets in PowerShell works as it does in shells, not as in programming languages; that is, you must separate the arguments being passed with spaces.

By contrast, using , between tokens constructs an array that is passed as a single argument.

From PowerShell run Get-Help about_Command_Syntax for more information.