[Solved] Batch file v PowerShell script

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The following code executes the same code via both processes:

internal class Program
{
    private static void Main()
    {
        const string COMMAND = @"SCHTASKS /QUERY /XML ONE";

        Collection<PSObject> psObjects;
        using (var ps = PowerShell.Create())
        {
            ps.AddScript(COMMAND);
            psObjects = ps.Invoke();
        }

        var process = new Process
        {
            StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
            {
                UseShellExecute = false,
                RedirectStandardOutput = true,
                FileName = "cmd.exe",
                Arguments = "/C " + COMMAND
            }
        };

        process.Start();

        string cmdTasks;
        using (var reader = process.StandardOutput)
        {    
            cmdTasks = reader.ReadToEnd();
        }
    }
}

The response object from the two approaches differs. The Process.Start() approach returns a string, which I would have to parse whereas invoking PowerShell gives me a collection of PSObject objects.

solved Batch file v PowerShell script