Select-FileSystemForm.ps1
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Function Select-FileSystemForm { <# .SYNOPSIS Open or save files or open folders using Windows forms. .DESCRIPTION Launch a Windows form to allow user selction of files and folders on local or network files systems. .PARAMETER Start [string] The start directory for the form. Default value: Last path used .PARAMETER Description [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> .PARAMETER Ext [string] Adds an extension filter to file open or save forms. Default value *.* .PARAMETER File [switch] When present this switch uses file open or save forms. Used with the Save switch. .PARAMETER Save [switch] When used with the File switch launches a file save form. When not present launches a file open form. .EXAMPLE 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 $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 Select-FileSystemForm -ErrorAction Stop Windows folder open form will open. If the cancel button is pressed script processing will stop. .INPUTS User form input. .OUTPUTS Full path of Folder or file .NOTES Author : Glen Buktenica Version : 1.0.1 20190826 Release #> [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [parameter(Position=1)][string] $Start, [parameter(Position=2)][String] $Description, [String] $Ext, [Switch] $File, [Switch] $Save ) # Set Form type and default description based on input switches Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms If ($File) { If ($Save) { $OpenForm = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog If (!$Description) { $Description = "Select file to save" } } Else { $OpenForm = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog If (!$Description) { $Description = "Select file to open" } } # Write-Host not Write-Output so return not polluted. # Required in case form opens behind PowerShell console. Write-Host $Description $OpenForm.InitialDirectory = $Start If ($Ext.length -gt 0) { $OpenForm.Filter = "$Ext files (*.$Ext)|*.$Ext|All files (*.*)|*.*" } If ($OpenForm.showdialog() -eq "Cancel") { Write-Error "Cancel pressed." } Write-Verbose $OpenForm.FileName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $OpenForm.FileName $OpenForm.Dispose() } Else #Open Folder { $DllPath = (Split-Path (Get-Module -Name FileSystemForms).Path) + "\FolderSelect.dll" If (!$Description) { $Description = "Select folder to open" } # Write-Host not Write-Output so return not polluted. # Required in case form opens behind PowerShell console. Write-Host $Description Add-Type -Path $DllPath $OpenForm = New-Object -TypeName FolderSelect.FolderSelectDialog -Property @{ Title = $Description; InitialDirectory = $Start } [void]$OpenForm.ShowDialog([IntPtr]::Zero) If (!($OpenForm.FileName)) { Write-Error "Cancel pressed." } Else { Write-Verbose $OpenForm.FileName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $OpenForm.FileName } } } Export-ModuleMember -Function Select-FileSystemForm |