Vista - Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface

09-20-2007

I am fairly new to PowerShell and was looking for a way to take the scripts I
have created in PowerShell and provide a nice GUI interface for our end
users. For example, a screen which would perhaps have a nice GUI that would
ask for an end users response, or a button that would launch a PowerShell
script to find all of the disabled users in AD. In our company, we have some
power users who don't mind seeing command line responses, but there is also a
great number who have come to expect a nice crisp screen, with focussed menu
viewing areas to respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I
found when working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where
you can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the article
in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up in a GUI
interface",
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...tutorial1.mspx

It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell. Any
ideas if this can be done with PowerShell?

Anybody's help would be much appreciated.

Thanks -

09-20-2007

Hello GregHMI,

Quote:

> I am fairly new to PowerShell and was looking for a way to take the
> scripts I have created in PowerShell and provide a nice GUI interface
> for our end users. For example, a screen which would perhaps have a
> nice GUI that would ask for an end users response, or a button that
> would launch a PowerShell script to find all of the disabled users in
> AD. In our company, we have some power users who don't mind seeing
> command line responses, but there is also a great number who have come
> to expect a nice crisp screen, with focussed menu viewing areas to
> respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I found when
> working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where you
> can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the
> article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up
> in a GUI interface",
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/tutorial1.ms
> px
>
> It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell.
> Any ideas if this can be done with PowerShell?
>
> Anybody's help would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks -
>

Take a look at this:

http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...PowerShell.asp

Karl

09-21-2007

have a look at PowerGUI

www.powergui.org
--
Richard Siddaway
Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk

"Karl Mitschke" wrote:

Quote:

> Hello GregHMI,
>

Quote:

> > I am fairly new to PowerShell and was looking for a way to take the
> > scripts I have created in PowerShell and provide a nice GUI interface
> > for our end users. For example, a screen which would perhaps have a
> > nice GUI that would ask for an end users response, or a button that
> > would launch a PowerShell script to find all of the disabled users in
> > AD. In our company, we have some power users who don't mind seeing
> > command line responses, but there is also a great number who have come
> > to expect a nice crisp screen, with focussed menu viewing areas to
> > respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I found when
> > working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where you
> > can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the
> > article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up
> > in a GUI interface",
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/tutorial1.ms
> > px
> >
> > It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell.
> > Any ideas if this can be done with PowerShell?
> >
> > Anybody's help would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks -
> >

>
> Take a look at this:
>
> http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...PowerShell.asp
>
> Karl
>
>
>

09-21-2007

Karl,

Thanks for the information. I am not as familar with C# programming, but
that is very close to what I was looking for. Perhaps I won't be able to
find something like I mentioned in the Technet article:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...tutorial1.mspx

I may need to get more creative and try working with the information you
gave me.

Thanks -

Greg

"Karl Mitschke" wrote:

Quote:

> Hello GregHMI,
>

Quote:

> > I am fairly new to PowerShell and was looking for a way to take the
> > scripts I have created in PowerShell and provide a nice GUI interface
> > for our end users. For example, a screen which would perhaps have a
> > nice GUI that would ask for an end users response, or a button that
> > would launch a PowerShell script to find all of the disabled users in
> > AD. In our company, we have some power users who don't mind seeing
> > command line responses, but there is also a great number who have come
> > to expect a nice crisp screen, with focussed menu viewing areas to
> > respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I found when
> > working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where you
> > can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the
> > article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up
> > in a GUI interface",
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/tutorial1.ms
> > px
> >
> > It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell.
> > Any ideas if this can be done with PowerShell?
> >
> > Anybody's help would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks -
> >

>
> Take a look at this:
>
> http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...PowerShell.asp
>
> Karl
>
>
>

09-21-2007

Thanks Rich! I did look at PowerGUI, I found it great for developing in, but
I really wanted something simple that could easily be distributed to an
average end user. Almost like VB scripting allows for simple INPUT boxes and
then I could invoke the PowerShell script to return that answer.

"RichS" wrote:

Quote:

> have a look at PowerGUI
>
> www.powergui.org
> --
> Richard Siddaway
> Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
>
>
> "Karl Mitschke" wrote:
>

Quote:

> > Hello GregHMI,
> >

Quote:

> > > I am fairly new to PowerShell and was looking for a way to take the
> > > scripts I have created in PowerShell and provide a nice GUI interface
> > > for our end users. For example, a screen which would perhaps have a
> > > nice GUI that would ask for an end users response, or a button that
> > > would launch a PowerShell script to find all of the disabled users in
> > > AD. In our company, we have some power users who don't mind seeing
> > > command line responses, but there is also a great number who have come
> > > to expect a nice crisp screen, with focussed menu viewing areas to
> > > respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I found when
> > > working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where you
> > > can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the
> > > article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up
> > > in a GUI interface",
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/tutorial1.ms
> > > px
> > >
> > > It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell.
> > > Any ideas if this can be done with PowerShell?
> > >
> > > Anybody's help would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks -
> > >

> >
> > Take a look at this:
> >
> > http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...PowerShell.asp
> >
> > Karl
> >
> >
> >

09-21-2007

GregHMI wrote:

Quote:

> Thanks Rich! I did look at PowerGUI, I found it great for developing in, but
> I really wanted something simple that could easily be distributed to an
> average end user. Almost like VB scripting allows for simple INPUT boxes and
> then I could invoke the PowerShell script to return that answer.

http://www.primalscript.com/Free_Tools/index.asp

They created an input box.

You can also create something simple from PowerShell directly:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../inputbox.mspx

There are some other methods too, but a few don't work so well on
non-Vista (the input box appears *behind* the current shell).

Marco

--
----------------
PowerGadgets MVP
http://www.powergadgets.com/mvp

Blog:
http://marcoshaw.blogspot.com

09-21-2007

Hello Greg,

Quote:

> Karl,
>
> Thanks for the information. I am not as familar with C# programming,
> but that is very close to what I was looking for. Perhaps I won't be
> able to find something like I mentioned in the Technet article:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/tutorial1.ms
> px
>
> I may need to get more creative and try working with the information
> you gave me.
>
> Thanks -
>
> Greg

That link I provided will give you the code you need to place behind the
hta application in the link you peovided.

I am thinking of changing my whole approach to the hta model, because of
your link.

Karl

09-21-2007

GregHMI wrote:

Quote:

> Thanks Rich! I did look at PowerGUI, I found it great for developing in, but
> I really wanted something simple that could easily be distributed to an
> average end user. Almost like VB scripting allows for simple INPUT boxes and
> then I could invoke the PowerShell script to return that answer.

You might want to look a little further at PowerGUI for these reasons:

1. You can distribute your scripts, script nodes etc. as a snapin which can be
easily imported into someone's copy of PowerGUI
2. You can organize the scripts into folders, sort of making your own
application collection.

Now I need to go read that HTA article you mentioned.

--

Hal Rottenberg
Blog: http://halr9000.com
Webmaster, Psi (http://psi-im.org)
Co-host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)

09-21-2007

GregHMI wrote:

Quote:

> viewing areas to respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I
> found when working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where
> you can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the article
> in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up in a GUI
> interface",
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...tutorial1.mspx
>
> It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell. Any
> ideas if this can be done with PowerShell?

You know what would be really cool?

<html>
<head>
<title>test</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION
APPLICATIONNAME="test"
SCROLL="yes"
SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"

Quote:

>

</head>
<body>
<script language="PowerShell">
Get-Process
</script>
</body>
</html>

Does anyone know if such a thing is feasible? What kinda code would need to be
written to make this happen, if it is feasible? Big project? Little project?

--

Hal Rottenberg
Blog: http://halr9000.com
Webmaster, Psi (http://psi-im.org)
Co-host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)

09-21-2007

You could something similar using Windows Forms and XML parsing, but I would
guess that would be a big project.

"Hal Rottenberg" <hal@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:empZUNH$HHA.4828@xxxxxx

Quote:

> GregHMI wrote:

Quote:

>> viewing areas to respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers
>> I found when working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application,
>> where you can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the
>> article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up in
>> a GUI interface",
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...tutorial1.mspx
>>
>> It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell. Any
>> ideas if this can be done with PowerShell?

>
> You know what would be really cool?
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>test</title>
> <HTA:APPLICATION
> APPLICATIONNAME="test"
> SCROLL="yes"
> SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"

Quote:

> >

> </head>
> <body>
> <script language="PowerShell">
> Get-Process
> </script>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> Does anyone know if such a thing is feasible? What kinda code would need
> to be written to make this happen, if it is feasible? Big project?
> Little project?
>
> --
>
> Hal Rottenberg
> Blog: http://halr9000.com
> Webmaster, Psi (http://psi-im.org)
> Co-host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)

09-20-2007	#1 (permalink)
GregHMI n/a posts	Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface I am fairly new to PowerShell and was looking for a way to take the scripts I have created in PowerShell and provide a nice GUI interface for our end users. For example, a screen which would perhaps have a nice GUI that would ask for an end users response, or a button that would launch a PowerShell script to find all of the disabled users in AD. In our company, we have some power users who don't mind seeing command line responses, but there is also a great number who have come to expect a nice crisp screen, with focussed menu viewing areas to respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I found when working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where you can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up in a GUI interface", http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...tutorial1.mspx It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell. Any ideas if this can be done with PowerShell? Anybody's help would be much appreciated. Thanks -
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09-20-2007	#2 (permalink)
Karl Mitschke n/a posts	Re: Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface Hello GregHMI, Quote: > I am fairly new to PowerShell and was looking for a way to take the > scripts I have created in PowerShell and provide a nice GUI interface > for our end users. For example, a screen which would perhaps have a > nice GUI that would ask for an end users response, or a button that > would launch a PowerShell script to find all of the disabled users in > AD. In our company, we have some power users who don't mind seeing > command line responses, but there is also a great number who have come > to expect a nice crisp screen, with focussed menu viewing areas to > respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I found when > working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where you > can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the > article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up > in a GUI interface", > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/tutorial1.ms > px > > It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell. > Any ideas if this can be done with PowerShell? > > Anybody's help would be much appreciated. > > Thanks - > Take a look at this: http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...PowerShell.asp Karl
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09-21-2007	#3 (permalink)
RichS n/a posts	Re: Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface have a look at PowerGUI www.powergui.org -- Richard Siddaway Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/ PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk "Karl Mitschke" wrote: Quote: > Hello GregHMI, > Quote: > > I am fairly new to PowerShell and was looking for a way to take the > > scripts I have created in PowerShell and provide a nice GUI interface > > for our end users. For example, a screen which would perhaps have a > > nice GUI that would ask for an end users response, or a button that > > would launch a PowerShell script to find all of the disabled users in > > AD. In our company, we have some power users who don't mind seeing > > command line responses, but there is also a great number who have come > > to expect a nice crisp screen, with focussed menu viewing areas to > > respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I found when > > working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where you > > can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the > > article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up > > in a GUI interface", > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/tutorial1.ms > > px > > > > It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell. > > Any ideas if this can be done with PowerShell? > > > > Anybody's help would be much appreciated. > > > > Thanks - > > > > Take a look at this: > > http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...PowerShell.asp > > Karl > > >
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09-21-2007	#4 (permalink)
GregHMI n/a posts	Re: Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface Karl, Thanks for the information. I am not as familar with C# programming, but that is very close to what I was looking for. Perhaps I won't be able to find something like I mentioned in the Technet article: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...tutorial1.mspx I may need to get more creative and try working with the information you gave me. Thanks - Greg "Karl Mitschke" wrote: Quote: > Hello GregHMI, > Quote: > > I am fairly new to PowerShell and was looking for a way to take the > > scripts I have created in PowerShell and provide a nice GUI interface > > for our end users. For example, a screen which would perhaps have a > > nice GUI that would ask for an end users response, or a button that > > would launch a PowerShell script to find all of the disabled users in > > AD. In our company, we have some power users who don't mind seeing > > command line responses, but there is also a great number who have come > > to expect a nice crisp screen, with focussed menu viewing areas to > > respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I found when > > working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where you > > can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the > > article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up > > in a GUI interface", > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/tutorial1.ms > > px > > > > It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell. > > Any ideas if this can be done with PowerShell? > > > > Anybody's help would be much appreciated. > > > > Thanks - > > > > Take a look at this: > > http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...PowerShell.asp > > Karl > > >
My System Specs

09-21-2007	#5 (permalink)
GregHMI n/a posts	Re: Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface Thanks Rich! I did look at PowerGUI, I found it great for developing in, but I really wanted something simple that could easily be distributed to an average end user. Almost like VB scripting allows for simple INPUT boxes and then I could invoke the PowerShell script to return that answer. "RichS" wrote: Quote: > have a look at PowerGUI > > www.powergui.org > -- > Richard Siddaway > Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty > Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/ > PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk > > > "Karl Mitschke" wrote: > Quote: > > Hello GregHMI, > > Quote: > > > I am fairly new to PowerShell and was looking for a way to take the > > > scripts I have created in PowerShell and provide a nice GUI interface > > > for our end users. For example, a screen which would perhaps have a > > > nice GUI that would ask for an end users response, or a button that > > > would launch a PowerShell script to find all of the disabled users in > > > AD. In our company, we have some power users who don't mind seeing > > > command line responses, but there is also a great number who have come > > > to expect a nice crisp screen, with focussed menu viewing areas to > > > respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I found when > > > working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where you > > > can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the > > > article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up > > > in a GUI interface", > > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/tutorial1.ms > > > px > > > > > > It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell. > > > Any ideas if this can be done with PowerShell? > > > > > > Anybody's help would be much appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks - > > > > > > > Take a look at this: > > > > http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...PowerShell.asp > > > > Karl > > > > > >
My System Specs

09-21-2007	#6 (permalink)
Marco Shaw n/a posts	Re: Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface GregHMI wrote: Quote: > Thanks Rich! I did look at PowerGUI, I found it great for developing in, but > I really wanted something simple that could easily be distributed to an > average end user. Almost like VB scripting allows for simple INPUT boxes and > then I could invoke the PowerShell script to return that answer. http://www.primalscript.com/Free_Tools/index.asp They created an input box. You can also create something simple from PowerShell directly: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../inputbox.mspx There are some other methods too, but a few don't work so well on non-Vista (the input box appears behind the current shell). Marco -- ---------------- PowerGadgets MVP http://www.powergadgets.com/mvp Blog: http://marcoshaw.blogspot.com
My System Specs

09-21-2007	#7 (permalink)
Karl Mitschke n/a posts	Re: Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface Hello Greg, Quote: > Karl, > > Thanks for the information. I am not as familar with C# programming, > but that is very close to what I was looking for. Perhaps I won't be > able to find something like I mentioned in the Technet article: > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/tutorial1.ms > px > > I may need to get more creative and try working with the information > you gave me. > > Thanks - > > Greg That link I provided will give you the code you need to place behind the hta application in the link you peovided. I am thinking of changing my whole approach to the hta model, because of your link. Karl
My System Specs

09-21-2007	#8 (permalink)
Hal Rottenberg n/a posts	Re: Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface GregHMI wrote: Quote: > Thanks Rich! I did look at PowerGUI, I found it great for developing in, but > I really wanted something simple that could easily be distributed to an > average end user. Almost like VB scripting allows for simple INPUT boxes and > then I could invoke the PowerShell script to return that answer. You might want to look a little further at PowerGUI for these reasons: 1. You can distribute your scripts, script nodes etc. as a snapin which can be easily imported into someone's copy of PowerGUI 2. You can organize the scripts into folders, sort of making your own application collection. Now I need to go read that HTA article you mentioned. -- Hal Rottenberg Blog: http://halr9000.com Webmaster, Psi (http://psi-im.org) Co-host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)
My System Specs

09-21-2007	#9 (permalink)
Hal Rottenberg n/a posts	Re: Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface GregHMI wrote: Quote: > viewing areas to respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers I > found when working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, where > you can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the article > in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up in a GUI > interface", > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...tutorial1.mspx > > It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell. Any > ideas if this can be done with PowerShell? You know what would be really cool? <html> <head> <title>test</title> <HTA:APPLICATION APPLICATIONNAME="test" SCROLL="yes" SINGLEINSTANCE="yes" Quote: > </head> <body> <script language="PowerShell"> Get-Process </script> </body> </html> Does anyone know if such a thing is feasible? What kinda code would need to be written to make this happen, if it is feasible? Big project? Little project? -- Hal Rottenberg Blog: http://halr9000.com Webmaster, Psi (http://psi-im.org) Co-host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)
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09-21-2007	#10 (permalink)
Brandon Shell n/a posts	Re: Wrapping PowerShell Scripts In A GUI Interface You could something similar using Windows Forms and XML parsing, but I would guess that would be a big project. "Hal Rottenberg" <hal@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:empZUNH$HHA.4828@xxxxxx Quote: > GregHMI wrote: Quote: >> viewing areas to respond to, or to find valuable data. One of the answers >> I found when working with VB scripting was using the HTML Application, >> where you can create a nice GUI for user commands, or responses, (see the >> article in Microsoft Technet, "Extreme Makeover: Wrap Your Scripts Up in >> a GUI interface", >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...tutorial1.mspx >> >> It would be nice to see this same type of approach with PowerShell. Any >> ideas if this can be done with PowerShell? > > You know what would be really cool? > > <html> > <head> > <title>test</title> > <HTA:APPLICATION > APPLICATIONNAME="test" > SCROLL="yes" > SINGLEINSTANCE="yes" Quote: > > > </head> > <body> > <script language="PowerShell"> > Get-Process > </script> > </body> > </html> > > Does anyone know if such a thing is feasible? What kinda code would need > to be written to make this happen, if it is feasible? Big project? > Little project? > > -- > > Hal Rottenberg > Blog: http://halr9000.com > Webmaster, Psi (http://psi-im.org) > Co-host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)
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