PowerShell Scripts Blog: November 2011

Sunday, 20 November 2011

Show-FileInformation.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script displays information returned from the
file version object.
.DESCRIPTION
This script gets, then displays, all the information returned
from the System.Diagnostics.Fileinfo of Notepad.exe
.NOTES
File Name : Show-FileInformation.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://http://pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo_properties.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-FileInformation.ps1
File Major Part for C:\Windows\system32\Notepad.exe is: 6
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Display all the file information:
"FileInfo information for {0}" -f $file
"Comments : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.Comments
"Company Name : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.CompanyName
"FileBuldPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileBuildPart
"FileDescription : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileDescription
"FileMajorPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileMajorPart
"FileMinorPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileMinorPart
"FilePrivatePart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FilePrivatePart
"FileName : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileName
"FileVersion : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileVersion
"InternalName : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.InternalName
"IsDebug : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.IsDebug
"IsPatched : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.IsPatched
"IsPreRelease : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.IsPreRelease
"IsPrivateBuild : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.IsPrivateBuild
"IsSpecialBuild : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.IsSpecialBuild
"Language : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.Language
"LegalCopyright : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.LegalCopyright
"LegalTrademarks : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.LegalTrademarks
"OriginalFilename : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.OriginalFilename
"PrivateBuild : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.PrivateBuild
"ProductBuildPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductBuildPart
"ProductMajordPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductMajorPart
"ProductMinorPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductMinorPart
"ProductName : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductName
"ProductPrivatePart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductMinorPart
"ProductVersion : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductVersion
"SpecialBuild : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.SpecialBuild

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,scripts,System.Diagnostics,FileInfo

Sunday, 13 November 2011

ShowFileDescription.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the build description of file version object.
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script
that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get
the description of the file.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-FileDescription.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/11/showfiledescriptionps1.html
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.filedescription.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-FileDescription.ps1
File description for C:\Windows\system32\Notepad.exe is: Notepad
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Print the Build details name
"File description for {0} is: {1}" -f $file,$myFileVersionInfo.FileDescription

Show-FileBuildPart.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the build number of file version object.
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script
that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get
the build identification of the file.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-FileBuildPart.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/11/show-filebuildpartps1.html
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.filebuildpart.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-FileBuildPart.ps1
File build number for C:\Windows\system32\Notepad.exe is: 6001
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Print the Build details name
"File build number for {0} is: {1}" -f $file,$myFileVersionInfo.FileBuildPart

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Saturday, 12 November 2011

Show-NumberPadding3.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Shows formatting of double values.
.DESCRIPTION
This script, a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample,
creates a double value then formats it with 5 leading
zeros.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-NumberPadding3.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd260048.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> Show-NumberPadding3.ps1
01053240
00103932.52
01549230
01053240
00103932.52
01549230
9034521202.93
#>
$fmt = "00000000.##"
[int] $intValue = 1053240
[decimal] $decValue = 103932.52
[float] $sngValue = 1549230.10873992
[double] $dblValue = 9034521202.93217412
# Display the numbers using the ToString method
$intValue.ToString($fmt)
$decValue.ToString($fmt)
$sngValue.ToString($fmt)
""
# Display the numbers using composite formatting
$formatString = " {0,15:" + $fmt + "}" # right justified
$formatString -f $intValue
$formatString -f $decValue
$formatString -f $sngValue
$formatString -f $dblValue

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Show-NumberPadding1.ps1

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Shows formatting of leading Zeros
.DESCRIPTION
This script, a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample,
creates several numbers of varying type, then
displays them using .NET Formatting. The second set
of formatting shows the difference between .ToString()
and composite format strings to format - to approaches
that accomplish the same goal!
.NOTES
File Name : Show-NumberPadding1.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/11/show-numberpadding1ps1.html
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd260048.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> Show-NumberPadding1.ps1
00000254 000000FE
00010342 00002866
01023983 000F9FEF
06985321 006A9669
9223372036854775807 7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
18446744073709551615 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
00000254 000000FE
00010342 00002866
01023983 000F9FEF
9223372036854775807 7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
18446744073709551615 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
#>
[byte] $byteValue = 254
[int16] $shortValue = 10342
[int] $intValue = 1023983
[long] $lngValue = 6985321
[long] $lngValue2 = [System.Int64]::MaxValue
[UInt64] $ulngValue = [System.UInt64]::MaxValue
# Display integer values by caling the ToString method.
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $byteValue.ToString("D8") , $byteValue.ToString("X8")
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $shortValue.ToString("D8"), $shortValue.ToString("X8")
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $intValue.ToString("D8") , $intValue.ToString("X8")
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $lngValue.ToString("D8") , $lngValue.ToString("X8")
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $lngValue2.ToString("D8") , $lngValue2.ToString("X8")
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $ulngValue.ToString("D8") , $ulngValue.ToString("X8")
""
# Display the same integer values by using composite formatting
"{0,22:D8} {0,22:X8}" -f $byteValue
"{0,22:D8} {0,22:X8}" -f $shortValue
"{0,22:D8} {0,22:X8}" -f $intValue
"{0,22:D8} {0,22:X8}" -f $lngValue2
"{0,22:D8} {0,22:X8}" -f $ulngValue

Thursday, 10 November 2011

Show-FileVersionCompanyName

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the company name of a file version object
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script
that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get
the company name (if it exists).
.NOTES
File Name : Show-FileVersionCompanyName.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.companyname.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-FileVersionCompanyName.ps1
Company name: Microsoft Corporation
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Print the Company name
"Company name: " + $myFileVersionInfo.CompanyName

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Show-FileVersionComments.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the comments of a file version object
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script
that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get
the company name (if it exists).
.NOTES
File Name : Show-FileVersionComments.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.comments.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-FileVersionComments.ps1
Comments : Microsoft Corporation
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Print the Comments field
"Commments : " + $myFileVersionInfo.CompanyName

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Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Open-WordDocument.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script opens a word document using PowerShell
.DESCRIPTION
This script re-implments a simple MSDN script to open
a word document using VBA. IT Pros using PowerShell
might also make use of to create rich documents as
output from a script.
.NOTES
File Name : Open-WordDocument.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb148369%28office.12%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Running this sample opens the file c:\foo\doc1.docx in Word. The
COM object referring to the document is returned for later use.
#>
# Create Word Object
$wrd = new-object -com word.application
# Make Word Visible
$wrd.visible = $true
# Open a document
$doc = $wrd.documents.open("C:\foo\doc1.docx")

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Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Show-TimeSpan.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script, a re-implementation of an MSDN sample, shows
details of a timespan object
.DESCRIPTION
This script re-implements a simple MSDN script that creates a
timespan object and displays its properties.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-TimeSpan.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.timespan.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-TimeSpan.ps1
8/18/2010 1:30:30 PM - 1/1/2010 8:00:15 AM = 229.05:30:15
Value of Days Component: 229
Total Number of Days: 229.229340277778
Value of Hours Component: 5
Total Number of Hours: 5501.50416666667
Value of Minutes Component: 30
Total Number of Minutes: 330090.25
Value of Seconds Component: 15
Total Number of Seconds: 19,805,415
Value of Milliseconds Component: 0
Total Number of Milliseconds: 19,805,415,000
Ticks: 198,054,150,000,000
#>
# Define two dates
$date1 = new-object system.datetime 2010, 1, 1, 8, 0, 15
$date2 = new-object system.datetime 2010, 8, 18, 13, 30, 30
# Create a time Interval
$interval = New-Timespan -start $date1 -end $date2
#Display the interval
"{0} - {1} = {2}" -f $date2, $date1, $interval.ToString()
# Display individual properties of the resulting TimeSpan object.
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Value of Days Component:", $interval.Days
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Total Number of Days:", $interval.TotalDays
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Value of Hours Component:", $interval.Hours
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Total Number of Hours:", $interval.TotalHours
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Value of Minutes Component:", $interval.Minutes
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Total Number of Minutes:", $interval.TotalMinutes
" {0,-35} {1,20:N0}" -f "Value of Seconds Component:", $interval.Seconds
" {0,-35} {1,20:N0}" -f "Total Number of Seconds:", $interval.TotalSeconds
" {0,-35} {1,20:N0}" -f "Value of Milliseconds Component:", $interval.Milliseconds
" {0,-35} {1,20:N0}" -f "Total Number of Milliseconds:", $interval.TotalMilliseconds
" {0,-35} {1,20:N0}" -f "Ticks:", $interval.Ticks

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Show-UnicodeCharacters.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script, a re-implementation of an MSDN sample, shows the
Unicode details of a unicode character, using PowerShell.
.DESCRIPTION
This script re-implements a simple MSDN script that takes a Unicode Character
and uses CharUnicodeInfo class to get details of that character, which are then
displayed.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-UnicodeCharacters.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/11/show-unicodecharactersps1.html
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.charunicodeinfo.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh > .\show-unicodecharacters.ps1
c Num Dig Dec UnicodeCategory
U+0061 LATIN SMALL LETTER A a -1 -1 -1 LowercaseLetter
U+0393 GREEK CAPITAL LETTER GAMMA Γ -1 -1 -1 UppercaseLetter
U+0039 DIGIT NINE 9 9 9 9 DecimalDigitNumber
U+00B2 SUPERSCRIPT TWO ² 2 2 -1 OtherNumber
U+00BC VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER ¼ 0.25 -1 -1 OtherNumber
U+0BEF TAMIL DIGIT NINE ௯ 9 9 9 DecimalDigitNumber
U+0BF0 TAMIL NUMBER TEN ௰ 10 -1 -1 OtherNumber
U+0F33 TIBETAN DIGIT HALF ZERO ༳ -0.5 -1 -1 OtherNumber
U+2788 CIRCLED SANS-SERIF DIGIT NINE ➈ 9 9 -1 OtherNumber
#>
# Helper Function
Function PrintProperties {
param ($char)
$fmtstring = " {0,-5} {1,-8} {2,-9} {3,-9} {4,-9}"
$a = $char
$b = [System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo]::GetNumericValue( $char )
$c = [System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo]::GetDigitValue( $char )
$d = [System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo]::GetDecimalDigitValue( $char )
$e = [System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo]::GetUnicodeCategory( $char )
$fmtstring -f $a, $b, $c, $d, $e
}
" c Num Dig Dec UnicodeCategory"
"U+0061 LATIN SMALL LETTER A " + (PrintProperties "a")
"U+0393 GREEK CAPITAL LETTER GAMMA " + (PrintProperties ([Char] 0x0393) )
"U+0039 DIGIT NINE " + (PrintProperties "9")
"U+00B2 SUPERSCRIPT TWO " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x00B2) )
"U+00BC VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x00BC) )
"U+0BEF TAMIL DIGIT NINE " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x0BEF) )
"U+0BF0 TAMIL NUMBER TEN " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x0BF0) )
"U+0F33 TIBETAN DIGIT HALF ZERO " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x0F33) )
"U+2788 CIRCLED SANS-SERIF DIGIT NINE " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x2788) )

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Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Show-DateTimeFormatInfo.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script re-implements and MSDN sample that shows
the different Date/Time Formatting characters and
how they are used in formatting date/time objects.
.DESCRIPTION
This script Creates a date/time object, then shows formatting
using the key Date/Time Format strings.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-DateTimeFormatInfo.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.datetimeformatinfo.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Left as an exercise for the reader.
#>
# Create and initialise a DateTimeFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
$MyDTFI = (new-object System.Globalization.CultureInfo "en-US", $false ).DateTimeFormat
# Create a DateTime with the Gregorian date January 3, 2002 (year=2002, month=1, day=3)
# The Gregorian calendar is the default calendar for the en-US culture
$MyDT = new-object System.DateTime 2002, 1, 3
# Display the format pattern associated with each format character
"FORMAT en-US EXAMPLE"
"CHAR VALUE OF ASSOCIATED PROPERTY, IF ANY"
" d {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("d", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.ShortDatePattern, "(ShortDatePattern)"
" D {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("D", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.LongDatePattern, "(LongDatePattern)"
" f {0}`n" -f $MyDT.ToString("f", $MyDTFI)
" F {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("F", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.FullDateTimePattern, "(FullDateTimePattern)"
" g {0}`n" -f $MyDT.ToString("g", $MyDTFI)
" G {0}`n" -f $MyDT.ToString("G", $MyDTFI)
" m {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("m", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.MonthDayPattern, "(MonthDayPattern)"
" M {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("M", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.MonthDayPattern, "(MonthDayPattern)"
" o {0}`n" -f $MyDT.ToString("o", $MyDTFI)
" r {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("r", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.RFC1123Pattern, "(RFC1123Pattern)"
" R {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("R", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.RFC1123Pattern, "(RFC1123Pattern)"
" s {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("s", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.SortableDateTimePattern, "(SortableDateTimePattern)"
" t {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("t", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.ShortTimePattern, "(ShortTimePattern)"
" T {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("T", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.LongTimePattern, "(LongTimePattern)"
" u {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("u", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.UniversalSortableDateTimePattern, "(UniversalSortableDateTimePattern)"
" U {0}`n" -f $MyDT.ToString("U", $MyDTFI)
" y {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("y", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.YearMonthPattern, "(YearMonthPattern)"
" Y {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("Y", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.YearMonthPattern, "(YearMonthPattern)"

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Show-CurrencyDecimalSeparator.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script re-implements an MSDN script which
shows the use of the CurrencyDecimalSeparator
property of a numeric format info object.
.DESCRIPTION
This script displays a currency value using
the default decimal separator then shows using a
custom separator. This is repeated using a German
culture.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-CurrencyDecimalSeparator.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.numberformatinfo.currencydecimalseparator.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-CurrencyDecimalSeparator.ps1
$123,456,789.00
$123,456,789 00
123.456.789,00 €
123.456.789 00 €
#>
# Get a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture
$nfi = (new-object System.Globalization.CultureInfo "en-US", $false ).NumberFormat
# Display a value with the default separator (".").
$myInt = 123456789
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )
# Display the same value with a blank as the separator.
$nfi.CurrencyDecimalSeparator = " "
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )
# Now get a NumberFormatInfo associated with the de-DE culture
$nfi = (new-object System.Globalization.CultureInfo "de-DE", $false ).NumberFormat
# Display a value with the default separator (".")
$myInt = 123456789
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )
# Display the same value with a blank as the separator
$nfi.CurrencyDecimalSeparator = " "
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )

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