Get-PlatformId.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script displays the platform id of the system 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script is a rewrite of an MSDN sample. It  
6.     gets System.Environment.Version's Platform field 
7.     and displays it. The sample is simplified from 
8.     the C# version! Not tested except on Server 2008. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Get-PlatformId.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     MSDN Sample posted at: 
17.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3a8hyw88.aspx 
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     PSH [C:\foo]: .Get-PlatformID.ps1' 
20.     Platform ID: Win32NT 
21. #> 
22.  
23. ## 
24. # Start of Script 
25. ## 
26.  
27. #Get OS Version from System.Environment 
28. $OS  =  [System.Environment]::OSVersion 
29.  
30. # Get and display the PlatformID 
31. $Platformid =  $OS.Platform; 
32. "Platform ID: {0}" -f $Platformid 
33. # End of script