I have a basic powershell script that runs great in its local directories. I am very new to powershell so this may be a basic question. The csv file really will sit in the following directory \ADdata.acdsd.internal\F\Exports\Google\Student Accounts. How do I reference this directory in my code below. Do I need to replace the $list command with some other command.
$list = Import-Csv studentaccounts.csv
foreach ($entry in $list)
{
C:\gam-rcsdkids\gam.exe create user $($entry.newuser) firstname $($entry.firstname) lastname $($entry.lastname) password $($entry.password)
}
PowerShell supports UNC paths without problems, so first of all try to invoke:
cd \\ADdata.acdsd.internal\F\Exports\Google\Student Accounts\
If above command works you should call below line to import CSV:
$list = Import-Csv \ADdata.acdsd.internal\F\Exports\Google\Student Accounts\
Now why I started with cd: because if there is a problem with accessing share you will see better in cd command (there won't be errors about csv file)
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I have written a PS script, which replaces a specific string at the beginning of the file, adds another piece of string to the end of the file, and finally it puts out an XML.
My code might be ugly (I am not a programmer/engineer or anything, just trying to make life easier for some family members who are running a small business), but it works:
$content = Get-Content -Path 'C:\Users\blabla\Desktop\4440341930.txt'
$newContent = $content -replace 'text to be replaced','this is going to replace stuff'
$newContent | Set-Content -Path 'C:\Users\blabla\Desktop\4440341930.txt'
Add-Content C:\Users\blabla\Desktop\4440341930.txt '</Items>'
$x = [xml](Get-Content "C:\Users\blabla\Desktop\4440341930.txt")
$x.Save("C:\Users\blabla\Desktop\4440341930.xml")
I would like them to be able to run this script from the context menu, by right clicking on a txt file. I did a little research and I kind of get what I have to add to Registry, however, I'm not sure how to make it work. Since the path of each file that they are going to right click on is going to be different, the path that I'm specifying in $content is not going to work.
What do I have to modify in my code to be able to add it to the Registry?
To accomplish this you need to:
Create a Shortcut in the SendTo Folder: "$DestinationPath\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo"
The target: "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
The Arguments: -File "d:\path\your PS1 file"
In your program read the file name passed by Explorer as:
Param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[String] $FilePath
)
I've written a Setup Function that accomplishes steps 1-3 that I include in all my programs that I want on the context menu and then just run the program with the -Setup switch. We're not supposed to post developed code here, but if you can't figure it out let me know and I'll post it and hope I don't get killed for it. LOL!
UPDATE:
If you want to pass more than one file you need to process the files a little differently. Delete the Param block above and then use this type of code to retrieve the files.
If ($Args.count -eq 0) {
$Message = "No Files were passed from File Explorer."
[Void]$MsgBox::Show(
"$Message","System Exit",$Buttons::OK, $MBIcons::Stop)
Show-PowerShell
Exit #Comment out for testing from ISE!
}
Else {
$FilesToCopy = $Args
}
I have a command which runs a program in silent mode, it uses an XML file for the data repository and a word template to create multiple word documents based on a filter xml file.
The command I use is:
"P:\ath to\executable" -Username:Admin -Password:Pa55w0rd -Datadefinition:"C:\Data.xml" -Datafilter:"C:\Filter.xml" -wordtemplate:"C:\Batch\Paul1.dotx" -Targetdocument:="C:\Batch\Paul1.pdf" -filetype:PDF -Log:"C:\Logs\error.log" -Usage:DOCGENSILENT
I need to run this as a PowerShell script which I have mostly managed:
set-executionpolicy unrestricted
$datadefinition = Get-Content "C:\Data file.xml"
$datafilter = Get-Content "C:\Filter for data file.xml"
$wordTemplate = Get-Content "C:\"C:\Template\Paul1.dotx"
$targetFolder = Get-Content "C:\"C:\Paul\Paul.pdf"
Stop-Job = "Executable path" -Username:Admin -Password:Pa55w0rd -Datadefinition:%dataDefinition% -Datafilter:%dataFilter% -wordtemplate:%wordTemplate% -Targetdocument:%targetFolder% -filetype:docx -Log:%logPath% -Usage:DOCGENSILENT
Stop-Job 1
set-executionpolicy restricted
Write-Host -NoNewLine "Press any key to continue..."
$null = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown")
My issue is that the script starts the executable but then doesnt pass the Variables, can anyone guide me in the right direction to fix this?
Getting this working depends on the behavior of your executable. Some things I noticed:
Shouldn't this:
$wordTemplate = Get-Content "C:\"C:\Template\Paul1.dotx"
be this:
$wordTemplate = "C:\Template\Paul1.dotx"
Are you sure you need Get-Content? (Aside from that, the path and quoting in your sample are not correct.)
Shouldn't this:
$targetFolder = Get-Content "C:\"C:\Paul\Paul.pdf"
be this:
$targetDocument = "C:\Paul\Paul.pdf"
I doubt Get-Content is correct here, since presumably your output file doesn't exist yet? I also renamed the variable so it makes more sense in your command.
In fact, are you sure you need Get-Content for any of those? Aren't you specifying filenames, not the content of the files?
In PowerShell, variables are prefixed with $ rather than being surrounded by %.
Using Set-ExecutionPolicy within a script to enable scripts to run is pointless, because the script is already running. (That is, if execution policy prevented script execution, PowerShell wouldn't let you run the script in the first place.)
If my guesses regarding your variables are correct, I think your script should look something like this (note also that I specified a $logFile variable, which I didn't see in your script):
$datadefinition = "C:\Users\Administrator\data\Sample Model_146_object type(s).xml"
$datafilter = "C:\Users\Administrator\data\Sample Model_146_object type(s).xml"
$wordtemplate = "C:\Users\Administrator\Templates\Base object.docx"
$targetdocument = "C:\Users\Administrator\Result\sample test15"
$logfile = "C:\Users\Administrator\Logs\C4W Error.log"
& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Communicator4Word.exe" -Username:Admin -Password: -Datadefinition:$datadefinition -Datafilter:$datafilter -wordtemplate:$wordtemplate -Targetdocument:$targetdocument -filetype:docx -Log:$logfile -Usage:DOCGENSILENT
I don't know the behavior of Communicator4Word.exe when you use -Password: with no password after it. (Is that a syntax error, or should you just omit -Password: altogether?)
I am new to powershell and all sorts of scripting and have been landed with the following task.
I need to create a file on a remote server based on the filename picked up on the local server using the invoke-command.
WinRM is configured and running on the remote server.
What i need to happen is the following
On Server1 a trigger file is placed folder. Powershell on Server1 passes the filename onto powershell on Server2. Powershell on Server2 then creates a file based on the name.
My heads been melted trolling through forms looking for inspiration, any help would be greatly appreciated
Many thanks
Paul
I think if you're new to scripting, something that will add a lot of extra complexity is storing and handling credentials for Invoke-Command. It would be easier if you could make a shared folder on Server2 and just have one PowerShell script writing to that.
Either way, a fairly simple approach is a scheduled task on Server1 which runs a PowerShell script, with its own service user account, every 5 minutes.
Script does something like:
# Check the folder where the trigger file is
# assumes there will only ever be 1 file there, or nothing there.
$triggerFile = Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath "c:\triggerfile\folder\path"
# if there was something found
if ($triggerFile)
{
# do whatever your calculation is for the new filename "based on"
# the trigger filename, and store the result. Here, just cutting
# off the first character as an example.
$newFileName = $triggerFile.Name.Substring(1)
# if you can avoid Invoke-Command, directly make the new file on Server2
New-Item -ItemType File -Path '\\server2\share\' -Name $newFileName
# end here
# if you can't avoid Invoke-Command, you need to have
# pre-saved credentials, e.g. https://www.jaapbrasser.com/quickly-and-securely-storing-your-credentials-powershell/
$Credential = Import-CliXml -LiteralPath "${env:\userprofile}\server2-creds.xml"
# and you need a script to run on Server2 to make the file
# and it needs to reference the new filename from *this* side ("$using:")
$scriptBlock = {
New-Item -ItemType File -Path 'c:\destination' -Name $using:newFileName
}
# and then invoke the scriptblock on server2 with the credentials
Invoke-Command -Computername 'Server2' -Credential $Credential $scriptBlock
# end here
# either way, remove the original trigger file afterwards, ready for next run
Remove-Item -LiteralPath $triggerFile -Force
}
(Untested)
Trying to create a powershell script to perform the following tasks:
- Asks for a username to use when creating folder and assigning permissions
- Create folder on our NAS with that username for a name
- Create DFS folder with same name and assign it a target path
- Assign explicit permissions for the user to that DFS folder
My script looks like the following:
$Username = read-host "Type Username"
#Create new folder on the NAS and set necessary permissions
New-Item -Path \\NAS\USER_SHARE\$Username -ItemType Directory
#Create new DFS folder and target
New-DfsnFolder -Path "\\DOMAIN.local\user\$Username" -TargetPath "\\NAS\USER_SHARE\$Username"
#Assign explicit permissions to DFS folder for user
dfsutil property SD grant \\DOMAIN.local\user\$Username DOMAIN\$Username:F protect
It performs everything but the last line. It creates the DFS folder but doesn't give permissions. No error message is given, just prints out the help info for the dfsutil command. When I run the last line independently with a static username, it is successful. So I believe there is something with the syntax of the $Username:F part of that last line of code messing it up.
How can I separate that last section to make this work?
Try the invoke operator: &. Also, your variable call to $Username is going to cause issues with the colon, so you want to use {} around the variable name.
$Params = #('property','SD','grant',
"\\DOMAIN.local\user\$Username",
"DOMAIN\${Username}:F",
'protect')
& dfsutil #Params
I have a script that monitors the filesystem using FileWatcher.IO in Powershell.
Currently it finds the user that made the file with:
$owner = (Get-Acl $path).Owner
And it finds the computer that the file was made on with:
$Computer = get-content env:computername
But I'd also like to obtain what machine the file was created from. For instance, if a user is logged into a terminal server, I can see the file is made on the terminal server. But I want to know the host name of the local machine that made the file on the terminal server.
Is this possible? I've been searching the msdn PSEventArgs Class page without much success.
That information is not going to be stored in the file or its metadata, so no there's no straightforward way to get at it.
By the way, you can just use $env:computername directly as a variable; there's no need to use Get-Content.