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I'm trying to use param within Powershell 5 My script is as following:

param(
[parameter(mandatory=$true)]
[string]$IP,

[parameter(mandatory=$true)]
[string]$Time
)
Write-Host $IP
Write-Host $Time

Suppose the script is named test.ps1, I tried running it in 2 ways:

.\test.ps1 -IP 10.10.10.10 -Time 10:10
.\test.ps1 -IP "10.10.10.10" -Time "10:10"

None of these work. Instead, it prompts me to enter a value to IP. The error is as following:

cmdlet test.ps1 at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
IP:

Obviously this little script is just a phase in integrating a piece of code into a bigger script system. Help would be appreciated, after hours of searching I don't see what I've done wrong.

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    Works fine for me, copying and pasting your script: i.imgur.com/1NKn9AL.png are you running it from a command prompt or on a remote machine or anything? What's the bigger system?
    – TessellatingHeckler
    Commented Nov 2, 2016 at 19:30
  • Can confirm that it is working for me as well. Can you maybe post some screenshots of how your calling the code and what your seeing?
    – Mike Garuccio
    Commented Nov 3, 2016 at 15:54

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I can confirm this runs on my computer. I had to switch directories to the (ex: cd (directory where script is located). directory where the .ps1 script is located. I ran this from the Windows command window.

powershell.exe .\test.ps1 -IP "10.10.10.10" -Time "10:10"

This should work as well.

powershell -File C:\somedirectory\test.ps1 -IP "10.10.10.10" -Time "10:10"

Can kick this off via a .bat file as well. Such as test.bat

In command prompt C:\>test.bat "10.10.10.10" "10:10"

Contents of .bat file below.

@ECHO OFF
PowerShell -File C:\somedirectory\test.ps1 -IP %1 -Time %2
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