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Jenkins - Copy script from Local folder to Workspace - Error 'Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null'

I am new to Jenkins & Powershell, I'm trying to execute my Python script as a Post Build Action step through an already existing Jenkins job.

I am using PowerShell in Jenkins Build Step powershell 'copy "${ Mylocalpath\JenkinsPythonscript.py}" ${Workspace}'

Then in the Post Build Action Step, I gave, execfile(JenkinsPythonscript.py)

When I execute the job, I get the following error

12:20:26 Copy-Item : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.
12:20:26 At line:1 char:6
12:20:26 + copy ${ C:\Users\somuj\PycharmProjects\TestProject\JenkinsPythonscript.py} ${Wor ...
12:20:26 +      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
12:20:26     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Copy-Item], ParameterBindingValidationException
12:20:26     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.CopyItemCom 
12:20:26    mand
12:20:26  
12:20:26 Build step 'PowerShell' marked build as failure
12:20:26 [PostBuildScript] - [INFO] Executing post build scripts.
12:20:26 [gNS_Reports_Nexis_Cert1_Regression] $ cmd /c call C:\Users\devops\AppData\Local\Temp\jenkins2116124088026791482.bat

What I am doing wrong? Can someone help? I referred to different answers under the same topic, but not to locate the error?

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Solution

  • You can use copy command of windows. You need to replace \ with \\ when accessing paths in windows :
    Workspace can be accessed using %WORKSPACE%

    copy /Y <Source> <Destination>
copy /Y <SourcePATH> %WORKSPACE%\\

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    Enter command:

    
copy /Y C:\\Users\\somuj\\PycharmProjects\\TestProject\\JenkinsPythonscript.py %WORKSPACE%\\