Start *.PS1 using a *.CMD

$ScriptVer = "V.1.02 - 10.2025"

Clear-Host

Write-Host "-*-" -ForegroundColor DarkGray

Write-Host "Ξ schremar.com - Run PS1 via CMD - $ScriptVer" -ForegroundColor DarkGray

Write-Host "---"

# Open browse dialog to select PS1 file

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

$dialog = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog

$dialog.InitialDirectory = Get-Location

$dialog.Filter = "PowerShell Scripts (*.ps1)|*.ps1"

$dialog.Title = "Select PS1 File..."

if ($dialog.ShowDialog() -eq "OK") {

    $ps1Path = $dialog.FileName

    $ps1Name = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($ps1Path)

    $ps1Dir  = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($ps1Path)

    $cmdPath = Join-Path $ps1Dir "$ps1Name.cmd"

    $lnkPath = Join-Path $ps1Dir "$ps1Name.lnk"

    # Create CMD

    $cmdContent = "@echo off`r`n" + "powershell.exe -executionpolicy Bypass -file `"$ps1Path`""

    Set-Content -Path $cmdPath -Value $cmdContent -Encoding ASCII

    # Create Shortcut

    $shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell

    $shortcut = $shell.CreateShortcut($lnkPath)

    $shortcut.TargetPath = $cmdPath

    $shortcut.WorkingDirectory = $ps1Dir

    $shortcut.IconLocation = "$env:SystemRoot\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe,0"

    $shortcut.Save()

    Clear-Host

    Write-Host "-*-" -ForegroundColor DarkGray

    Write-Host "Ξ schremar.com - Run PS1 via CMD - $ScriptVer" -ForegroundColor DarkGray

    Write-Host "---"

    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan "✅ CMD file and shortcut were created in the same folder as the PS1 file:"

    Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "➡️ CMD`t`t: $cmdPath"

    Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "➡️ Shortcut`t: $lnkPath"

} else {

    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Magenta "❌ No file selected."

}

Write-Host

Write-Host "..."

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