Getting ArgumentNullException exception on calling System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Create() when publishing a single file exe #24070
Description
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Steps to reproduce
- Create a dotnet console app.
- Add nuget package System.Management.Automation, Microsoft.Powershell.SDK
- Write below code in Program.cs of the console application
var shell = PowerShell.Create()
.AddCommand("Set-ExecutionPolicy")
.AddParameter("Scope", "Process")
.AddParameter("ExecutionPolicy", "Unrestricted")
.AddScript(
$"Write-Host 'Hello World!'");
var results = await shell.InvokeAsync();- Run
dotnet publish -c Release -o .\bin\Publish --self-contained true --runtime win-x64 /p:PublishSingleFile=true - then `cd .\bin\Publish
- run the exe file.
- You'll get below error:
System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'path1')
at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.AsyncResult.EndInvoke()
at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.EndInvoke(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Threading.Tasks.TaskFactory`1.FromAsyncCoreLogic(IAsyncResult iar, Func`2 endFunction, Action`1 endAction, Task`1 promise, Boolean requiresSynchronization)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---Expected behavior
should not throw exception.Actual behavior
Throwing System.ArgumentNullException exceptionError details
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Environment data
Name Value
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PSVersion 7.4.2
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.4.2
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.22621
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0Visuals
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