New-BigInteger.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script creates and displays a BigInteger.  
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script is a rewrite of an MSDN sample. 
6. .NOTES 
7.     File Name  : New-BigInteger.ps1 
8.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
9.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
10.                  .NET Framework 4    
11. .LINK 
12.     This script posted to: 
13.         http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-bigintegerps1.html 
14.     MSDN Sample posted at: 
15.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.numerics.biginteger.aspx  
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.     PSH [c:\foo]: .\Get-BigInteger.ps1 
18.     Big Integer from 179032.6541: 
19.     179,032 
20.     Big Integer from 1234934157136952: 
21.     1,234,934,157,136,952 
22. #> 
23.  
24. # Add the .NET Version 4 System.Numerics.DLL 
25. Add-Type -Path "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\System.Numerics.dll" 
26.  
27. # Create first big integer then display it nicely 
28. $BigIntFromDouble = New-Object System.Numerics.BigInteger 179032.6541 
29. "Big Integer from 179032.6541:" 
30. $BigIntFromDouble.ToString("N0") 
31.  
32. #Create second big integer then display it nicely 
33. $BigIntFromInt64 = New-object System.Numerics.BigInteger 1234934157136952 
34. "Big Integer from 1234934157136952:" 
35. $Bigintfromint64.tostring("N0") 

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