Need Parent script to capture error in child script and stop execution

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1

Hey all,

As the title states, I need some help with exception/error handling between parent/child scripts. I am calling a child script using Invoke-Psake, and if the child script encounters and error I would like the parent script to capture the error and then have both the parent/child stop execution unless specified to continue. Below is my code, and any help would be appreciated!

Parent Script:

Install-Module PSake
Import-Module Psake

try {
    invoke-psake -taskList @("ChildTask") -buildFile ".\childscript1.ps1"
    Write-Host "Parent script executed successfully"
} catch {
    Write-Host "An error occurred in the parent script:"
    write-Host $_
    exit 1
}

write-host "still going"

Child Script:

try {
    $errorcondition = $true
    if ($errorcondition) {
        Write-Host "Child script error: an error occurred"
        throw "an error occurred in childscript1.ps1"
    }
} catch {
    Write-Host "child script caught an exception : $_"
    throw $_
}

Console Output:

Child script error: an error occurred
child script caught an exception : an error occurred in childscript1.ps1
Error: 8/23/2023 12:10:01 PM:
At C:\Users\LRobbins\Desktop\powershell\childscript1.ps1:5 char:9 + throw “an error occurred in childscript1.ps1” + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [<<==>>] Exception: an error occurred in childscript1.ps1
Parent script executed successfully
still going

2

Have you tried adding -ErrorAction Stop to Invoke-PSake?

try {
    Invoke-Psake -taskList @("ChildTask") -buildFile ".\childscript1.ps1" -ErrorAction Stop
    Write-Host "Parent script executed successfully"
} catch {
    Write-Host "An error occurred in the parent script:"
    Write-Host $_
    exit 1
}
3

Yes, I have also tried this in my testing.