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I have a powershell command that runs fine.



$(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date "01/22/2002 11:11 am")


I'd like to use it multiple time. Using a batch file. Before the batch file I used this:



Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted


The batch contains commands like this one:



powershell -Command "$(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date "01/22/2003 11:11 am")"


The batch file fails, I got two error messages per command:



Get-Date : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '11:11'.

At line:1 char:49

+ $(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date <<<<  01/22/2003 11:11 am)

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-Date], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetDateCommand



Exception setting "LastWriteTime": "Cannot convert null to type "System.DateTime"."

At line:1 char:25

+ $(Get-Item c:1.txt). <<<< lastwritetime=$(Get-Date 01/22/2003 11:11 am)

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) , RuntimeException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException


Unfortunately I don't know what is wrong. Can some help me out?



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    Replace one set of double "s with single quotes 's
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I have a powershell command that runs fine.



$(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date "01/22/2002 11:11 am")


I'd like to use it multiple time. Using a batch file. Before the batch file I used this:



Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted


The batch contains commands like this one:



powershell -Command "$(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date "01/22/2003 11:11 am")"


The batch file fails, I got two error messages per command:



Get-Date : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '11:11'.

At line:1 char:49

+ $(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date <<<<  01/22/2003 11:11 am)

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-Date], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetDateCommand



Exception setting "LastWriteTime": "Cannot convert null to type "System.DateTime"."

At line:1 char:25

+ $(Get-Item c:1.txt). <<<< lastwritetime=$(Get-Date 01/22/2003 11:11 am)

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) , RuntimeException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException


Unfortunately I don't know what is wrong. Can some help me out?



screenshot of powershell window






powershell batch







share|improve this question


















  • 1




    Replace one set of double "s with single quotes 's
    – DavidPostill♦
    Dec 11 at 23:00














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I have a powershell command that runs fine.



$(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date "01/22/2002 11:11 am")


I'd like to use it multiple time. Using a batch file. Before the batch file I used this:



Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted


The batch contains commands like this one:



powershell -Command "$(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date "01/22/2003 11:11 am")"


The batch file fails, I got two error messages per command:



Get-Date : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '11:11'.

At line:1 char:49

+ $(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date <<<<  01/22/2003 11:11 am)

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-Date], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetDateCommand



Exception setting "LastWriteTime": "Cannot convert null to type "System.DateTime"."

At line:1 char:25

+ $(Get-Item c:1.txt). <<<< lastwritetime=$(Get-Date 01/22/2003 11:11 am)

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) , RuntimeException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException


Unfortunately I don't know what is wrong. Can some help me out?



screenshot of powershell window






powershell batch







share|improve this question













I have a powershell command that runs fine.



$(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date "01/22/2002 11:11 am")


I'd like to use it multiple time. Using a batch file. Before the batch file I used this:



Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted


The batch contains commands like this one:



powershell -Command "$(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date "01/22/2003 11:11 am")"


The batch file fails, I got two error messages per command:



Get-Date : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '11:11'.

At line:1 char:49

+ $(Get-Item c:1.txt).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date <<<<  01/22/2003 11:11 am)

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-Date], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetDateCommand



Exception setting "LastWriteTime": "Cannot convert null to type "System.DateTime"."

At line:1 char:25

+ $(Get-Item c:1.txt). <<<< lastwritetime=$(Get-Date 01/22/2003 11:11 am)

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) , RuntimeException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException


Unfortunately I don't know what is wrong. Can some help me out?



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    Replace one set of double "s with single quotes 's
    – DavidPostill♦
    Dec 11 at 23:00














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    Replace one set of double "s with single quotes 's
    – DavidPostill♦
    Dec 11 at 23:00








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You need to either escape the inner double quotes with a backslash (because cmd would see the date time unquoted)



powershell -Command "(Get-Item .1.txt).lastwritetime=(Get-Date "01/22/2003 11:11 am")"


or exchange the inner double with single quotes (as DavidPostill suggested).



powershell -Command "(Get-Item .1.txt).lastwritetime=(Get-Date '01/22/2003 11:11 am')"


Also the $ are only neccessary when forcing the expression inside a string.






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You need to either escape the inner double quotes with a backslash (because cmd would see the date time unquoted)



powershell -Command "(Get-Item .1.txt).lastwritetime=(Get-Date "01/22/2003 11:11 am")"


or exchange the inner double with single quotes (as DavidPostill suggested).



powershell -Command "(Get-Item .1.txt).lastwritetime=(Get-Date '01/22/2003 11:11 am')"


Also the $ are only neccessary when forcing the expression inside a string.






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You need to either escape the inner double quotes with a backslash (because cmd would see the date time unquoted)



powershell -Command "(Get-Item .1.txt).lastwritetime=(Get-Date "01/22/2003 11:11 am")"


or exchange the inner double with single quotes (as DavidPostill suggested).



powershell -Command "(Get-Item .1.txt).lastwritetime=(Get-Date '01/22/2003 11:11 am')"


Also the $ are only neccessary when forcing the expression inside a string.






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  • Thank you very much!
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    Dec 12 at 6:49














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You need to either escape the inner double quotes with a backslash (because cmd would see the date time unquoted)



powershell -Command "(Get-Item .1.txt).lastwritetime=(Get-Date "01/22/2003 11:11 am")"


or exchange the inner double with single quotes (as DavidPostill suggested).



powershell -Command "(Get-Item .1.txt).lastwritetime=(Get-Date '01/22/2003 11:11 am')"


Also the $ are only neccessary when forcing the expression inside a string.






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You need to either escape the inner double quotes with a backslash (because cmd would see the date time unquoted)



powershell -Command "(Get-Item .1.txt).lastwritetime=(Get-Date "01/22/2003 11:11 am")"


or exchange the inner double with single quotes (as DavidPostill suggested).



powershell -Command "(Get-Item .1.txt).lastwritetime=(Get-Date '01/22/2003 11:11 am')"


Also the $ are only neccessary when forcing the expression inside a string.







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