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Executing powershell script with bool parameter doesnt work #4036

@pixelicous

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Steps to reproduce

Run from CMD the following command
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File .\somescript.ps1 -someParameter $True

In the script itself i have the following line
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [bool] $installSQL

I tried playing with that line and the arguments in many ways, all fail.. i have to turn this into a string and make the string into a bool :\

Expected behavior

Script starting to work.. :)

Actual behavior

Error Message Cannot process
argument transformation on parameter 'installSQL'. Cannot convert value "System.String" to type "System.Boolean".
Boolean parameters accept only Boolean values and numbers, such as $True, $False, 1 or 0.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [bootstrapImageScript.ps1], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,bootstrapImageScript.ps1

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PSVersion 5.1.14393.1198
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.14393.1198
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

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