functions/dev-show.ps1

        $red = "$([char]0x1b)[38;5;196m"
        $yellow = "$([char]0x1b)[38;5;228m"
        $green = "$([char]0x1b)[38;5;120m"
        $cyan = "$([char]0x1b)[36m"
        $cyanRev = "$([char]0x1b)[1;7;36m"
        $close = "$([char]0x1b)[0m"

        if ($host.name -eq "ConsoleHost" ) {
            Write-Information "Detected console host"
            [string]$topleft = [char]0x250c
            [string]$horizontal = [char]0x2500
            [string]$topright = [char]0x2510
            [string]$vertical = [char]0x2502
            [string]$bottomleft = [char]0x2514
            [string]$bottomright = [char]0x2518
        }
        else {
            #use a simple character for VSCode and the ISE
            Write-Information "Detected something other than console host"
            [string]$topleft = "*"
            [string]$horizontal = "*"
            [string]$topright = "*"
            [string]$vertical = "*"
            [string]$bottomleft = "*"
            [string]$bottomright = "*"
        }
$days = 10

$t = "No event reminders in the next $days days"
$len = $t.length+2

$msg = @"
 
    $cyan$topleft$($horizontal*$len)$topright$close
    $cyan$vertical$close $yellow$t$close $cyan$vertical$close
    $cyan$bottomleft$($horizontal*$len)$bottomright$close
 
"@


$msg