(Visual Studio) How to import powershell scripts into c# project so that I can publish my .NET application together with the scripts

Question

I have some custom powershell cmdlets in several scripts, one of which i've loaded an executed as such in C#

string Script2 = File.ReadAllText(@"C:\blabla\blabla\ScriptPowershell\TestCheck.ps1");

shell.Commands.Clear();
shell.AddScript(Script2, false);
shell.Invoke();
shell.Commands.Clear();

shell.AddCommand("TestCheck").AddParameter("ServerName", $"{serverId}").AddParameter("ServerPort", $"{serverPort}");

Collection<PSObject> psObjects = shell.Invoke();

The main issue with this is that if I publish and install this app on another computer that surely might not have this script at the same exact directory, the cmdlet will not work.

QUESTION : Is there a way to publish the app with the scripts joined to it, so that it doesn't need to search in the users computer for the scripts ? Or at least be present in the same directory as the .exe

Any suggestion to solve this problem is welcome.

Thank you !

Edit 1 : In response to @despacito this is the error message after appyling his solution

Does this answer your question? How to publish additional files into bin folder — gunr2171
– gunr2171, Commented Jan 7, 2022 at 21:57
This seems to be for another reason than the solution I posted. I'd suggest you to make a new question about this error since it's bad practice to have multiple questions on a single post. I'm no expert in this criteria so I unfortunately can't help you here. When you ask this question separately, I would also recommend to open up the "details" tab since it might have valuable information. I wish you good luck! — Despacito 2
– Despacito 2, Commented Jan 7, 2022 at 23:54

Despacito 2 · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-07 23:57:28Z

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You can create a folder within your project to contain your scripts:

The path must be adjusted accordingly.

edited Jan 7, 2022 at 23:57

answered Jan 7, 2022 at 22:14

Despacito 2

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3 Comments

Shorty Beast Over a year ago

Thank you, I did that and changed the path to the script when I set the script2 string in the code. When I build the code in VS the script works just fine, but when I publish it and click a button to execute the script it sends an error

Despacito 2 Over a year ago

Could you state what the error says? Btw, to help you with terminology: Compiler error: The thing that checks if the code makes sense before it's run. Run time exception: A mistake that happened during the program was running.

Shorty Beast Over a year ago

I updated my question to add the error message that I get @Despacito 2

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