Vista Tutorial - Generating a drive function from a provider

I have been working on a provider for SQL Server Analysis Services and it is
coming across nicely. But if someone creates a new drive I would like to be
able to create a function that would enable them to navigate to the new drive
like you can with the built-in file system and registry drives.

eg.

# when someone types the following

new-psdrive ssas powerSSAS localhost

#I want to do the equivalent of typing the following

function ssas: { set-location ssas: }

Anyone know if this possible?
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Darren Gosbell - SQL Server MVP
http://geekswithblogs.net/darrengosbell

It seems that it'll work

PS > function hkcu { set-location hkcu: }
PS > hkcu
PS HKCU:\>

This is a generic function to set locaion to any psdrive

#cdd = cd drive
function cdd {set-location $args[0]}

#test it

PS HKCU:\> cdd cert:
PS cert:\>


HTH

Shay
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com

Thanks, but I'm actually trying to find a way of doing this from .Net code
inside my provider class. So I can happily create the hard coded script I
want, but I have not been able to find a way of executing it.

--
Darren Gosbell - SQL Server MVP
http://geekswithblogs.net/darrengosbell


"Shay Levi" wrote:

I figured it out for anyone else who might be interested. Calling the
InvokeCommand.InvokeScript did the trick. I had tried that, but I was not
using this particular overload. I think the trick might be the second
parameter which controls the scope of the function.

InvokeCommand.InvokeScript(func, False, PipelineResultTypes.None, Nothing,
Nothing)

My PsDrive can now register it's own drive function shortcut.

--
Darren Gosbell - MVP
http://geekswithblogs.net/darrengosbell


"Darren Gosbell" wrote: