PSScriptAnalyzer is a static code checker for Windows PowerShell modules and scripts. PSScriptAnalyzer checks the quality of Windows PowerShell code by running a set of rules. The rules are based on PowerShell best practices identified by PowerShell Team and the community. It generates DiagnosticResults (errors and warnings) to inform users about potential code defects and suggests possible solutions for improvements.
I wish you a really Powershell New Year 2019 !!!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 | function Blink-Message { param([String]$Message,[int]$Delay,[int]$Count,[ConsoleColor[]]$Colors) $startColor = [Console]::ForegroundColor $startLeft = [Console]::CursorLeft $startTop = [Console]::CursorTop $colorCount = $Colors.Length cls for($i = 0; $i -lt $Count; $i++) { [Console]::CursorLeft = $startLeft [Console]::CursorTop = $startTop [Console]::ForegroundColor = $Colors[$($i % $colorCount)] [Console]::WriteLine($Message) Start-Sleep -Milliseconds $Delay } [Console]::ForegroundColor = $startColor } $HappyNewYear="|\ /|( ___ )( ____ )( ____ )|\ /| ( ( /|( ____ \|\ /| |\ /|( ____ \( ___ )( ____ ) | ) ( || ( ) || ( )|| ( )|( \ / ) | \ ( || ( \/| ) ( | ( \ / )| ( \/| ( ) || ( )| | (___) || (___) || (____)|| (____)| \ (_) / | \ | || (__ | | _ | | \ (_) / | (__ | (___) || (____)| | ___ || ___ || _____)| _____) \ / | (\ \) || __) | |( )| | \ / | __) | ___ || __) | ( ) || ( ) || ( | ( ) ( | | \ || ( | || || | ) ( | ( | ( ) || (\ ( | ) ( || ) ( || ) | ) | | | ) \ || (____/\| () () | | | | (____/\| ) ( || ) \ \__ |/ \||/ \||/ |/ \_/ |/ )_)(_______/(_______) \_/ (_______/|/ \||/ \__/ _______ _______ __ _____ _ _ _ / ___ )( __ )/ \ / ___ \ ( )( )( ) \/ ) || ( ) |\/) ) ( ( ) ) | || || | / )| | / | | | ( (___) | | || || | _/ / | (/ /) | | | \____ | | || || | / _/ | / | | | | ) | (_)(_)(_) ( (__/\| (__) |__) (_/\____) ) _ _ _ \_______/(_______)\____/\______/ (_)(_)(_)" Blink-Message $HappyNewYear 250 2019 Red, White, DarkRed, Green |
Sometimes you get a requirement to start a Powershell script from an elevated prompt. Here is a quick function to check that :
1 2 3 4 | function Test-ElevatedPrompt { [Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] $Identity = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent() $Identity.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator) } |
This will return a simple boolean so you can use it this way :
1 | Install-Module BurntToast |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | PS C:\Users\Chris> Get-Command -Module BurntToast CommandType Name Version Source ----------- ---- ------- ------ Function New-BTAction 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTAppId 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTAudio 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTBinding 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTButton 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTContent 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTContextMenuItem 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTHeader 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTImage 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTInput 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTProgressBar 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTSelectionBoxItem 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTText 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BTVisual 0.6.2 BurntToast Function New-BurntToastNotification 0.6.2 BurntToast Function Submit-BTNotification 0.6.2 BurntToast |
1 | Set-BTFunctionLevel Advanced |
1 | New-BTAppId -AppId "PowershellTips.fr" |
1 | New-BurntToastNotification -AppLogo "https://powershelltips.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/powershell-creer-lire-modifier-raccourcis.png" -Text "PowerShell Notification" , "Powershell is life ! ;-)" |
You can also add a sound to your notification !
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Sometimes, for several reasons, you’ll have to import calendar events into users mailbox in O365.
That could be done using different methods, directly using a service account (with a mailbox !), impersonated (as if the user created the event).
Here below is a quick example of a small script (powershell of course ! )
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Hey there !
A little tip I’ve just found, really usefull.
If you need to open a file through Powershell with the default application set up in Windows parameter, just use “Start-process” and the full path of your file
1 | Start-Process "c:\temp\MyExcelFile.xlsx" |
In this short example, this command will launch Excel and your file !
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I had to create a script that sort a whole csv, each line is an extract of a computer scan, one extract per day, and get only the last extract per computer AND per user.
Indeed, a user can use multiple computers, and several users can use the same computer, the extract result is not the same !
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