Powershell Loading Binary Module - powershell

I have few powershell script which I am trying to put into module. In the same module I also intend to load a c# dll for token generation. DLL uses System.Management.Automation.
#content of asr.psm1
Import-Module ".\tokengenerator\PowershellTokenGenerator.dll"
Get-ChildItem $psscriptroot\*.ps1 -Recurse | ForEach-Object { . $_.FullName }
The folder tokengenerator includes dll to generate OAuth2.0 token. How can I load powershell module and C# cmdlet under the same module. However, when I am trying to load the module I get the below error.
Import-Module D:\repo\src\aadsr\setup\asr.psm1
Import-Module : The specified module '.\tokengenerator\PowershellTokenGenerator.dll' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory. At D:\repo\src\aadsr\setup\asr.psm1:1 char:1
+ Import-Module ".\tokengenerator\PowershellTokenGenerator.dll"
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (.\tokengenerato...enGenerator.dll:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

Use:
Import-Module "$PSScriptRoot\tokengenerator\PowershellTokenGenerator.dll"
to ensure that the DLL is found relative to the script module's (*.psm1) location, reflected in automatic variable $PSScriptRoot.
By contrast, if you use Import-Module ".\...", the DLL is looked for relative to the current location (.), whatever it may be.

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Not able to execute the "Import-module"

I get below error when i try to execute the command "Import-module script.ps1"
any idea why is that shows up? what need to be done to resolve the issue ?
PS C:\File> Import-module script.ps1
Import-module : The specified module 'script.ps1' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory.
At line:1 char:1
+ Import-module script.ps1
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (script.ps1:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
You need to use .\ to execute scripts, commands from current directory. i.e. ipmo .\script.ps1
As a security feature, PowerShell does not run executable (native)
commands, including PowerShell scripts, unless the command is located
in a path that is listed in the Path environment variable $env:path or
unless you specify the path to the script file.
To run a script that is in the current directory, specify the full
path, or type a dot .\ to represent the current directory.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_command_precedence?view=powershell-7

How do I install a module using a PSM1 file?

I can not install the module pointing to the PSM1 file
Is it possible to install a .PSM1 module? With the Install-Module command I can not do it.
If it is not possible, how do I not have to import the module with Import-Module in all new sections.
Install-Module "\\servers\folders\module.PSM1"
Error Example:
Install-Module "C:\INFRA\PsSinqia.psm1"
PackageManagement\Install-Package : No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name
'C:\INFRA\PsSinqia.psm1'. Try Get-PSRepository to see all available registered module repositories.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\1.0.0.1\PSModule.psm1:1809 char:21
+ ... $null = PackageManagement\Install-Package #PSBoundParameters
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Microsoft.Power....InstallPackage:InstallPackage) [Install-Packag
e], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NoMatchFoundForCriteria,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage
The correct folders are:
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
The folder and module must have the same name.
Reference: MSOnline can't be imported on PowerShell (Connect-MsolService error)

Get-Help cmdlet not working with implicit remoting

Summary:
I have several functions that are placed on a remote windows server built for implicit remoting. However, I am unable to utilize the Get-Help cmdlet to show the synopsis that I put into each of the functions that I created, so these are not native powershell cmdlets. The get-help cmdlet works fine with the scripts are running locally.
Question:
Is it not possible to use Get-Help with implicit remoting?
Edit 1.
Attempting Briantists fix
PS> $module = Import-Module 'tmp_2c0mhyix.ivb' -PSSession $sessVar -PassThru
Import-Module : Failure from remote command: Import-Module -Name 'tmp_2c0mhyix.ivb': The specified module 'tmp_2c0mhyix.ivb' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory.
At line:1 char:11
+ $module = Import-Module 'tmp_2c0mhyix.ivb' -PSSession $sessVar-Pa ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (tmp_2c0mhyix.ivb:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
Tried this as well with out the module name as well.
PS> $module = Import-Module -PSSession $sessVar-PassThru
Import-Module : Parameter set cannot be resolved using the specified named parameters.
At line:1 char:11
+ $module = Import-Module -PSSession $sessVar-PassThru
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Import-Module], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmbiguousParameterSet,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
Implicit remoting is a strange beast. It creates proxy functions in a temporary module, and it's the proxy functions that get called locally.
After you call Import-PSSession, call Get-Module and you'll see one with a weird tmp name.
Alternatively, you can import the module initially using this method $module = Import-Module -PSSession $mySession -PassThru to get the module returned in a variable.
Then you can call Get-Command -Module $module to see the functions, but check out the definition:
Get-Command -Module $module | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty Definition
Shay Levy goes into detail about proxy functions here, and you can see that they do include instructions for Get-Help so that it can find the right help topic, but when the command is on the other side of the remoting, I don't think those would work.
I don't know if I've ever tried using help for functions imported that way, so maybe it actually does work and it's just a bug you've found, but I feel like this info would still be helpful.

Does #Requires work in module scripts?

Consider the following module script:
MyWebApp.psm1:
#Requires -Version 4
#Requires -Modules WebAdministration
function Test-MyWebApp() {
return ((Get-WebApplication 'myapp') -ne $null)
}
(Export-ModuleMember omitted for simplicity. The script still works as a module without it.)
If this were a ps1 script, the #Requires comments at the top would force PowerShell to throw an error if
The version were lower than 4
The WebAdministration module could not be loaded (imported)
But if I try to import this using Import-Module, do these have any effect? The #Requires documentation just says "scripts", but it doesn't clarify whether script modules count as "scripts" or not here. What can I do instead, if not?
No, it's treated as a normal comment
No, #Requires comments are not processed when a psm1 script is executed by calling Import-Module.
If we save the script in the question as both MyWebApp.psm1 and MyWebApp.ps1 on a machine that lacks the WebAdministration module, we get the following result:
PS> .\MyWebApp.ps1
.\MyWebApp.ps1 : The script 'MyWebApp.ps1' cannot be run because the following modules that are specified by the
"#requires" statements of the script are missing: WebAdministration.
At line:1 char:1
+ .\MyWebApp.ps1
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (MyWebApp.ps1:String) [], ScriptRequiresException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ScriptRequiresMissingModules
PS> Import-Module .\MyWebApp.psm1
PS>
Importing the module succeeds, and the function now exists in the current scope. But the function will fail:
PS> Test-MyWebApp
Get-WebApplication : The term 'Get-WebApplication' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file,
or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and
try again.
At .\MyWebApp.psm1:5 char:14
+ return ((Get-WebApplication 'myapp') -Eq $null)
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-WebApplication:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
Even the -Version check is ignored. If we bump it up to 5 on a machine with only PowerShell 4:
PS> .\MyWebApp.ps1
.\MyWebApp.ps1 : The script 'MyWebApp.ps1' cannot be run because it contained a "#requires" statement for Windows
PowerShell 5.0. The version of Windows PowerShell that is required by the script does not match the currently running
version of Windows PowerShell 4.0.
At line:1 char:1
+ .\MyWebApp.ps1
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (MyWebApp.ps1:String) [], ScriptRequiresException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ScriptRequiresUnmatchedPSVersion
PS> Import-Module .\MyWebApp.psm1
PS>
Use a Module Manifest
The only way to get the requirements validated properly is to use a module manifest. Unfortunately, this must be a separate file alongside the psm1 file. The following manifest will achieve what the #Requires comments are intended to do:
MyWebApp.psd1:
#
# Module manifest for module 'MyWebApp'
#
#{
ModuleVersion = '1.0'
PowerShellVersion = '4.0'
RequiredModules = #('WebAdministration')
RootModule = #('.\MyWebApp.psm1')
}
Importing this file gives the error we want:
PS> Import-Module .\MyWebApp.psd1
Import-Module : The required module 'WebAdministration' is not loaded. Load the module or remove the module from 'RequiredModules' in the file
'.\MyWebApp.psd1'.
At line:1 char:1
+ Import-Module .\MyWebApp.psd1
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (.\MyWebApp.psd1:String) [Import-Module], MissingMemberException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_InvalidManifest,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
Unfortunately, you cannot declare the function in the same file. You must use a separate psd1 file and then explicitly declare the original psm1 script as the "root module." The root module is indicated as a path relative to the psd1 file.
Other attributes:
The ModuleVersion is required. It must be present.
PowerShellVersion accomplishes what #Requires -Version 4 intends.
RequiredModules accomplishes what #Requires -Modules WebAdministration intends.
Note that Test-MyWebApp is exported implicitly in both the psm1 and the psd1 file. This is normally controlled by Export-ModuleMember -Function in a psm1 file; the equivalent in a module manifest is FunctionsToExport. I find it simpler to just omit FunctionsToExport from the manifest and control what's exported using Export-ModuleMember in the psm1 script.

Cannot install psget

I am trying to install psget on windows 10 from powershell in admin mode but I get:
PS C:\Windows\system32> (new-object Net.WebClient).DownloadString("http://psget.net/GetPsGet.ps1") | iex
Downloading PsGet from https://github.com/psget/psget/raw/master/PsGet/PsGet.psm1
Invoke-WebRequest : The given path's format is not supported.
At line:42 char:13
+ Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -OutFile $SaveToLocation
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotImplemented: (:) [Invoke-WebRequest], NotSupportedException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebCmdletIEDomNotSupportedException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand
Import-Module : The specified module 'C:\Users\myuser\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules C:\Users\myuser\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PsGet' was not loaded
because no valid module file was found in any module directory.
At line:105 char:9
+ Import-Module -Name $Destination\PsGet
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (C:\Users\myuser\Do...l\Modules\PsGet:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
PsGet is installed and ready to use
USAGE:
PS> import-module PsGet
PS> install-module PsUrl
For more details:
get-help install-module
Or visit http://psget.net
PS C:\Windows\system32>
As suggested below PsGet is actually already installed on windows 10. I have then continued with the next step:
and as can be seen it installs successfully (needs to be done running as administrator). After a restart of the powershell console I still don't get any color highlighting though:
Any ideas?
Btw: the folder C:\Users[my-user]\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules is empty:
Um... psget as in PowerShellGet module that I am almost certain comes on Win 10. I believe your error is even telling you that. Where it says PsGet is installed and ready to use.
Looks like the script at http://psget.net/GetPsGet.ps1 tries to decide where to install by querying for #($env:PSModulePath -split ';') and then limit the search for paths under Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules.
It appears that in your computer, PSModulePath includes twice the folder C:\Users\myuser\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules, which causes an issue with the installation script.
You can do either one of these two options to solve it:
Remove one instance of C:\Users\myuser\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules from the PSModulePath variable.
Install PsGet manually using the instructions in the official website.