Why won't this script run? - image

Question

# Set the path to the AOMEI Backupper Technician executable
$abtExecutable = "C:\Program Files (x86)\AOMEI Backupper Technician\Backupper.exe"
# Set the destination for the system image backup
$backupDestination = "C:\Backups\System Image"
# Set the password for the backup
$password = "12121212121212121212"
# Set the compression level to 'high'
$compression = "high"
# Check if there is already a system image backup from 30 days ago
$thirtyDaysAgo = (Get-Date).AddDays(-30)
$oldBackup = Get-ChildItem $backupDestination | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $thirtyDaysAgo }
# If there is an old backup, delete it
if ($oldBackup) {
Remove-Item -Path $oldBackup.FullName -Force
}
# Create the full system image backup
& $abtExecutable backup system -d $backupDestination -p $password -c $compression
Whenever I try to run this in Powershell, the most it does is it launches the AOMEI backupper exe. But it doesn't do any of the other steps.
I expected it to work. Whenever I try to run this in Powershell, the most it does is it launches the AOMEI backupper exe. But it doesn't do any of the other steps.

Answer 1

As per my comment,
powershell /?
EXAMPLES
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PowerShell -Command {Get-EventLog -LogName security}
PowerShell -Command "& {Get-EventLog -LogName security}"
PowerShell- Running Executables - TechNet Articles - United States (English) - TechNet Wiki
doing your console stuff in a script via Start-Process.
$ConsoleCommand = 'Some Console Command'
$startProcessSplat = #{
FilePath = 'powershell'
ArgumentList = '-NoExit', 'NoProfile', '-Command &{ $ConsoleCommand }'
Wait = $true
}
Start-Process #startProcessSplat
Or just call directly in your script without calling the powershell console at all, since your $abtExecutable is a stand-alone executable and really calls cmd.exe to run, which Start-Process will do by default.