PSHELL: Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.

[Joe Caverly]

When trying the example from the help file for PSHELL

SHELL supports multiple string or filename arguments. If a string or filename has embedded whitespace, you must enclose it with double quotes. For example:

pshell /s "type $Profile"

Without the double quotes PSHELL would interpret this as two commands.

R:\>whatver
     _x64: 1
   _admin: 1
_elevated: 1

TCC  36.00.16 x64   Windows 10 [Version 10.0.19045.7058]
BuildNumber  Caption                   CSDVersion  OSArchitecture  Version
19045        Microsoft Windows 10 Pro              64-bit          10.0.19045

22H2

R:\>pshell /s "type $Profile"
PSHELL: Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.

R:\>pshell /s "$Profile"

...does not return the path and name of my PowerShell Profile.

type $Profile works as should in PowerShell 5.1

Joe

 

[rconn]

R:\>pshell /s "$Profile"

...does not return the path and name of my PowerShell Profile.

Joe

Not reproducible here:

[D:\TakeCommand36\TCExplorer]pshell /s $profile
C:\Users\Rex Conn\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

 

[rconn]

When trying the example from the help file for PSHELL

R:\>pshell /s "type $Profile"
PSHELL: Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.[/code]

Joe

That doesn't work in v35 either, because the (former) Powershell bridge is broken in newer versions of Windows / Powershell. (Though in v35 it simply doesn't do or display anything at all.)

 

[vefatica]

Not reproducible here:

[D:\TakeCommand36\TCExplorer]pshell /s $profile
C:\Users\Rex Conn\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

That one doesn't work here.

 

[rconn]

Are you running Powershell or Powershell Core? They have different locations for the profiles (Documents\WindowsPowerShell vs. Documents\PowerShell).

 

[Joe Caverly]

E:\Utils>ver

TCC  36.00.16 x64   Windows 10 [Version 10.0.19045.7058]

E:\Utils>pshell /s "$PSVersionTable.PSVersion"
5.1.19041.7058

E:\Utils>powershell.exe -nologo -command $Profile
C:\Users\jlcav\OneDrive\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

Joe

 

[Joe Caverly]

Works in Build 19.

R:\>ver

TCC  36.00.19 x64   Windows 10 [Version 10.0.19045.7058]

R:\>pshell /s "type $Profile"