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Yes No Choice Function in PowerShell

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March 1, 2024
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Chris Colden

This article explores a PowerShell function that simplifies user prompts using the $host.ui.PromptForChoice method. By restricting input to predefined options, the function ensures accuracy and ease of use. It returns 0 for No and 1 for Yes, with customizable parameters for the prompt's title, message, and default selection.

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Creating an Open File Dialog in PowerShell

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March 20, 2023
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Chris Colden

Recently I created a PowerShell function to open a open file dialog window, allowing you to browse to that csv file or read in a text file without specifying the path. As this has found it’s way into several of my script’s already, it feels worthy enough to share with

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Get Execution Path of Script

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June 1, 2012
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Chris Colden

I have been writing a script which generated a report. I had used Out-File to write to a file and this had been working as expected for some time. Today however, I opened up PowerShell and entered the path of the script without changing directory to the script location first.

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I’m an IT professional who has worked for distributers and several MSP’s for over 15 years. My main focus is on the Microsoft Cloud but have a deep knowledge in Exchange, Active Directory and core Windows infrastructure. I’m a lover of craft beer and going to live music events. I’m also on a mission to slowly make my home smarter.