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Asked: 2026-06-11T06:33:07+00:00

I want to do some things with sqlite3.exe, the sqlite3 command line shell. After

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I want to do some things with sqlite3.exe, the sqlite3 command line shell. After navigating to the directory in PowerShell ISE, I run the program with .\sqlite3.exe and get the expected output from SQLite:

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PS [path]\SQLite shell> .\sqlite3.exe
SQLite version 3.7.14 2012-09-03 15:42:36
Enter ".help" for instructions
Enter SQL statements terminated with a ";"

However, if I try typing .help after this, or any other command for that matter, nothing happens and the bottom taskbar says “Already running a command. Please wait.”. Of course, there is nothing to wait for, because clearly sqlite3.exe is waiting for input from me.

I cannot get PowerShell ISE to respond to any further commands after this point unless I quit SQLite with Ctrl+Break.

What is wrong?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The problem is Powershell ISE isn’t like the normal Powershell console. Powershell ISE is a host built on WPF which you’ll find certain legacy exe commands do not work correctly in ISE. These are normally interactive exe commands and not just sqlite3.exe. For example I’ve had issues with logparser.exe in ISE also.

    Try running it in poweshell.exe

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