Hi,

I have a script which works. What I would like is a user friendly form, which requires input from a user, which will then edit the content of the script before running it.

Ideally I need about 3 input boxes, each one will edit a variable in the script.

Input box 1 will edit $x in the script

Input box 2 will edit $y in the script

Input box 3 will edit $z in the script

Then an 'enter' button to run script.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

What have you tried?  Have you looked at any of the tutorials for PowerShell ort explored and of the many books. If you search you will find many examples.

Here is a teaser to get you started.  You will have to do the research to understand how to use this.

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.forms
$form=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$b=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Textbox
$b.Location='10,10'
$form.Controls.Add($b)
$b=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Textbox
$b.Location='10,40'
$form.Controls.Add($b)
$b=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Textbox
$b.Location='10,70'
$form.Controls.Add($b)
$form.ShowDialog()

Hi ASif,

You can also refer to the script below to start input box:

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing

$form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form;
 $form.Width = 500;
 $form.Height = 150;
 $form.Text = $title;
 $form.StartPosition = [System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition]::CenterScreen;

##############Define text label1
 $textLabel1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label;
 $textLabel1.Left = 25;
 $textLabel1.Top = 15;

$textLabel1.Text = '$x';

##############Define text label2

$textLabel2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label;
 $textLabel2.Left = 25;
 $textLabel2.Top = 50;

$textLabel2.Text = '$y';

##############Define text label3

$textLabel3 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label;
 $textLabel3.Left = 25;
 $textLabel3.Top = 85;

$textLabel3.Text = '$z';

############Define text box1 for input
 $textBox1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox;
 $textBox1.Left = 150;
 $textBox1.Top = 10;
 $textBox1.width = 200;

############Define text box2 for input

$textBox2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox;
 $textBox2.Left = 150;
 $textBox2.Top = 50;
 $textBox2.width = 200;

############Define text box3 for input

$textBox3 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox;
 $textBox3.Left = 150;
 $textBox3.Top = 90;
 $textBox3.width = 200;

#############Define default values for the input boxes
 $defaultValue = 
$textBox1.Text = $defaultValue;
 $textBox2.Text = $defaultValue;
 $textBox3.Text = $defaultValue;

#############define button
 $button = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button;
 $button.Left = 360;
 $button.Top = 85;
 $button.Width = 100;
 $button.Text = Enter;

############# This is when you have to close the form after getting values
 $eventHandler = [System.EventHandler]{
 $textBox1.Text;
 $textBox2.Text;
 $textBox3.Text;
 $form.Close();};

$button.Add_Click($eventHandler) ;

#############Add controls to all the above objects defined
 $form.Controls.Add($button);
 $form.Controls.Add($textLabel1);
 $form.Controls.Add($textLabel2);
 $form.Controls.Add($textLabel3);
 $form.Controls.Add($textBox1);
 $form.Controls.Add($textBox2);
 $form.Controls.Add($textBox3);
 $ret = $form.ShowDialog();

#################return values
$textBox1.Text, $textBox2.Text, $textBox3.Text

These articles are for your reference:

Creating a Custom Input Box

Powershell Custom GUI input box for passing values to Variables

If there is anything else regarding this issue, please feel free to post back.

Best Regards,

Anna Wang

PowerShell forms 101:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/stephap/archive/2012/04/23/building-forms-with-powershell-part-1-the-form.aspx

Hi All, Building a form is not the issue. Getting the output into $x, $y, $z is also not an issue. What i would like to understand is how i can then use those 3 values to immediately edit a script and run it.Hope that makes more sense.

Thanks

Hi All, Building a form is not the issue. Getting the output into $x, $y, $z is also not an issue. What i would like to understand is how i can then use those 3 values to immediately edit a script and run it.Hope that makes more sense.

Thanks

You are asking a very badly put question.  What is it that you are asking? What doe edit a variable mean?

Start by posting your script.

for example, if i had the below script.

c:\scripts\test.txt

--- write-host "today is $x"-----

I would like the user to enter 'monday' on the form. it will then edit $x and run the script. Result should be

'today is monday'

Apologies if my example is confusing.

You have to write your own script we will not write it for you.  The information you have provided is not useful for understanding what you are trying to do.