Getting error while executing PowerShell script from a .bat file

Question

I have one PowerShell script test.ps1 and I am trying to execute it from a test.bat file. My batch file contains:

@echo off
Powershell.exe -File D:\Testfolder\testsubfolder\test.ps1
pause

And I am getting the error:

'■@' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Can someone point out what change I should make to run it correctly?

This looks like an encoding problem. To debug it, you should consider creating a MCVE. — vonPryz
– vonPryz, Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 10:27
Include a hexdump of the first couple bytes of the script file. — Ansgar Wiechers
– Ansgar Wiechers, Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 10:43

Random206 · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-30 12:04:02Z

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Rename your batch file to a .txt format
Open the file in Notepad
Change the Encoding to ANSI using the Save As method (encoding will be at the bottom of the save file window)
Save the file again and rename it back to a .bat format

answered Nov 30, 2016 at 12:04

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2 Comments

SDLBeginner Over a year ago

it worked @Random206, actually i copied the old bat file and updated the script inside it, when i created new file as you suggested it worked. thank you

Random206 Over a year ago

No problems, happy to help.

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