how to exit Powershell when a process is still running?

Question

I have a powershell script, which start a java application through a batch file.

the powershell doesn't exit because the java (processs) is still running,

I cant use taskkill because I need the java to keep running,

the process is automated with TeamCity so I can't just close the CMD window manually.

Any suggestions?

Why not make the session go invisible - see kludge here - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20717535/determine-if-script-is-running-hidden — Knuckle-Dragger, Feb 17 '14 at 00:23

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 13 '14 at 10:18

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Why don't you just use Start-process CmdLet to start your java process ?

answered Feb 13 '14 at 10:18

JPBlanc

i've tried and it opens the process on another CMD window, which never closes and i cant use the flag /wait=false because it closes the window before the Java is even starting – Shahar Hamuzim Rajuan Feb 15 '14 at 17:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 14 '14 at 00:51

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Instead of calling java from powershell directly, you could try:

cmd /c java.exe <your stuff>

Which should allow it to start the java process and end the powershell script.

answered Feb 14 '14 at 00:51

Welsh

I need to call it from powershell because its a remote server, so i can't use cmd. – Shahar Hamuzim Rajuan Feb 14 '14 at 10:57
Can you make powershell call a bat script on the remove server that has the `cmd /c java.exe ` in it? – Welsh Feb 14 '14 at 16:38
I can, and i did. but it doesn't close the CMD beacause the java is still running – Shahar Hamuzim Rajuan Feb 15 '14 at 17:19

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 17 '14 at 13:39

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At the end i used the Winexe tool, which allows you to start cmd command from Linux to windows machine. and ran the batch with this tool.

answered Feb 17 '14 at 13:39

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