# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Invoke-ScriptThatRequire
# description: From Windows PowerShell Cookbook (O’Reilly) by Lee Holmes
# version: 0.1
# type: script
# author: Lee Holmes
# license: CC0
# x-poshcode-id: 2187
# x-archived: 2016-03-19T02:52:48
# x-published: 2011-09-09T21:41:00
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## Invoke-ScriptThatRequiresSta
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## From Windows PowerShell Cookbook (O'Reilly)
## by Lee Holmes (http://www.leeholmes.com/guide)
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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Demonstrates a technique to relaunch a script that requires STA mode.
This is useful only for simple parameter definitions that can be
specified positionally.
#>
param(
$Parameter1,
$Parameter2
)
Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
"Current threading mode: " + $host.Runspace.ApartmentState
"Parameter1 is: $parameter1"
"Parameter2 is: $parameter2"
if($host.Runspace.ApartmentState -ne "STA")
{
"Relaunching"
$file = $myInvocation.MyCommand.Path
powershell -NoProfile -Sta -File $file $parameter1 $parameter2
return
}
"After relaunch - current threading mode: " + $host.Runspace.ApartmentState