Running TestExecute from Powershell - TestExecute.exe is not a valid project.

[tcuser3]

Hi all

I'm using TestExecute 14.10.1042.11 x86 with Windows 10 1903 build 18362.295. 

When opening powershell (32 or 64 bit) and calling testexecute.exe I awlays get:

Cannot open "C:\Program files (x86)\smartbear\testexecute14\testexecute\bin\testexecute.exe" file because it is not a valid project suite or project file.

Wnen running from goold old cmd, everything is fine.

Did anyone knows what can be the cause?

Thank you...

[Marsha_R]

Let's see your command line code please

[tcuser3]

Hi,

Command line is:

C:\Program files (x86)\smartbear\testexecute 14\testexecute\bin\>.\testexecute.exe

Thank you 

[AlexKaras]

Hi,

Are initial dot and slash required ( '.\' ) ?

What if you type just testexecute.exe ?

[tcuser3]

Hi Alex,

The workaround is to use: Invoke-Item "TestExecute.exe"

But I would like to ask anyway why such strange behaviour.

Regards tcuser

[bgran05]

I see the same issue from powershell and command prompt. If I manually launch TestExecute.exe from the Bin directory, it works just fine.

If I do TestExecute.exe or .\TestExecute.exe, I get the errors like the original poster said. But, if I change it to lowercase: testexecute.exe, it works no issue.

I recently ran Windows updates on this machine (Windows 8.1), and am using TestExecute 14.10.

[VladYatskovskiy · Accepted solution]

Hello. If you look at actual command line of launched process you will see:
"C:\PROGRA~2\SMARTB~1\TESTEX~2\Bin\TESTEX~1.EXE" "C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\TestExecute 14\Bin\TestExecute.exe"
That's where source of the error lies -- PowerShell transfers full path to TestExecute.exe as the first command line argument of the created process.
Best way to launch some executable from PowerShell script is to use Start-Proccess cmdlet.
You may take a look at this usefull arcticle about launching processes form PowerShell:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7703.powershell-running-executables.aspx...

[TanyaYatskovska]

Thanks for the help, Vladimir!

@tcuser3, does it resolve the issue?