Unable to store PowerShell output into a variable or file.

Question

I am trying to run a PowerShell command from a VM which is connected to other VM and command is actually running over second VM, although output is getting printed on the PowerShell but when I am trying to store it into a variable or file it is coming as empty.

I tried converting output into string I got this when I printed the variable: Microsoft.Texus.Shells.CommandResult
Even transcription is skipping the output.

Answer 1

Hi Tanmay Goel,

How do you run the commands on the remote VM? Can you post your script?

Answer 2

Open-Device <Device Serial Number> x = cmdd dir

We tried the above code, open-device to connect to the PC, x to save the output.
we tried with Tee, Redirection, Transcription etc.

Posted the same in Stackoverflow as well.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78272214/unable-to-capture-the-output-of-a-remote-command-in-powershell

Answer 3

I'm not sure what open-device is. It's not a PowerShell cmdlet that comes with Windows. Is it an executable or a custom PowerShell function?

Answer 4

It is from a powershell module TShell : Connect using TShell | Microsoft Learn