Public/Read-OpenFileDialog.ps1
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<# .SYNOPSIS Show an Open File Dialog and return the file selected by the user. .DESCRIPTION Long description .EXAMPLE $filePath = Read-OpenFileDialog -WindowTitle "Select Text File Example" -InitialDirectory 'C:\' -Filter "Text files (*.txt)|*.txt" if (![string]::IsNullOrEmpty($filePath)) { Write-Host "You selected the file: $filePath" } else { "You did not select a file." } .INPUTS Inputs (if any) .OUTPUTS Output (if any) .NOTES General notes #> function Read-OpenFileDialog() { param( [string]$WindowTitle, [string]$InitialDirectory, [string]$Filter = "All files (*.*)|*.*", [switch]$AllowMultiSelect ) Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms $openFileDialog = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog $openFileDialog.Title = $WindowTitle if (![string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($InitialDirectory)) { $openFileDialog.InitialDirectory = $InitialDirectory } $openFileDialog.Filter = $Filter if ($AllowMultiSelect) { $openFileDialog.MultiSelect = $true } $openFileDialog.ShowHelp = $true # Without this line the ShowDialog() function may hang depending on system configuration and running from console vs. ISE. $openFileDialog.ShowDialog() > $null if ($AllowMultiSelect) { return $openFileDialog.Filenames } else { return $openFileDialog.Filename } } |