Select-FileSystemForm

NAME Select-FileSystemForm



SYNOPSIS

Open or save files or open folders using Windows forms.





SYNTAX

Select-FileSystemForm [[-Start] <String>] [[-Description] <String>] [-Ext <String>] [-File] [-Save]

[<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

Launch a Windows form to allow user selction of files and folders on local or network files systems.





PARAMETERS

-Start <String>

[string] The start directory for the form.

Default value: Last path used



Required? false

Position? 2

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Description <String>

[string] Text that is included on the chrome of the form and writen to the console window.

Default value: Select <Folder/File> to <Open/Save>



Required? false

Position? 3

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Ext <String>

[string] Adds an extension filter to file open or save forms.

Default value *.*



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-File [<SwitchParameter>]

[switch] When present this switch uses file open or save forms. Used with the Save switch.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Save [<SwitchParameter>]

[switch] When used with the File switch launches a file save form. When not present launches a file open form.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

User form input.





OUTPUTS

Full path of Folder or file





NOTES





Author : Glen Buktenica

Version : 1.0.1 20190826 Release



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Select-FileSystemForm -Start ([Environment]::GetFolderPath('MyDocuments')) -Description "Save File" -Ext

"csv" -File -Save



Windows save file form filtered for *.csv defaulting to the current users my documents folder and the description

"Save File"









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>$TextFile = Select-FileSystemForm -File -Ext txt -Start c:\\scripts | ForEach {Get-Content $_}



Windows file open form will open at location c:\\scripts if present. Selected text file(s) will then be read into

$TextFile.









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Select-FileSystemForm -ErrorAction Stop



Windows folder open form will open. If the cancel button is pressed script processing will stop.











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