AutoHotkey 2 how to get return value from powershell script

[rovingwind]

I have a test.ps1 like below

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$input = $args[0]
return $input

how to run the powershell script and get the return value

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#c::{  
Run 'pwsh test.ps1 2', , 'Hide'
MsgBox returnValue
}

[Mod edit: Moved topic from 'Scripts and Functions'.]

[mikeyww]

I'm not an expert in this, but this could be a step in the right direction.

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#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
psScript := A_ScriptDir '\test.ps1'
shell    := ComObject('WScript.Shell')
exec     := shell.Exec(A_ComSpec ' /Q /K echo off')
param    := 2
exitPS   := '`nexit'
commands := 'powershell ' psScript ' ' param exitPS
exec.StdIn.WriteLine(commands)
MsgBox exec.StdOut.ReadAll()

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param(
     $message
)
return $message

There could be a more straightforward way to get the value returned from Run.

[rovingwind]

accroding to official document

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RunWaitOne(command) {
    shell := ComObject("WScript.Shell")
    exec := shell.Exec(A_ComSpec " /C " command)
    return exec.StdOut.ReadAll()
}

it works fine but cmd window will show momently
I try to hide cmd window by below script, but it can't get the execut result.

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exec := shell.Exec(A_ComSpec " /C " " hide " command)

How to get execute result and not showing the cmd window?

@mikeyww

[mikeyww]

I'm not sure how to hide it, but some other folks here probably know and can reply.

[ananthuthilakan]

will this work? https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=791&hilit=stdouttovar
its from v1 script

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Command:="Your command"
 StdOutToVar(comspec .  " /c " . Command)