I need to create folder in metroUI in separate group.
I can do this manually like here, but I have to do this with powershell.
Anyone know how to do this?
I think you need to use Export-StartLayout, modify the XML and then use Import-StartLayout
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn283401(v=wps.630).aspx
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I'm looking for a way to add a network profile to a system without importing the XML file. Does anyone know the actual syntax to enter in all of that data manually if you have it?
Below is an example of the XML file.
Of course I could use this first snippet to do it, but I want to be able to manually.
Is someone familiar with this process?
I want to write a powershell script that inputs each of the necessary variables one by one.
netsh wlan add profile filename="C:\path\HOME.xml"
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<WLANProfile xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/networking/WLAN/profile/v1">
<name>HOME</name>
<SSIDConfig>
<SSID>
<hex>6D797374726F</hex>
<name>mystro</name>
</SSID>
</SSIDConfig>
<connectionType>ESS</connectionType>
<connectionMode>manual</connectionMode>
<MSM>
<security>
<authEncryption>
<authentication>WPA2PSK</authentication>
<encryption>AES</encryption>
<useOneX>false</useOneX>
</authEncryption>
<sharedKey>
<keyType>passPhrase</keyType>
<protected>false</protected>
<keyMaterial>password</keyMaterial>
</sharedKey>
</security>
</MSM>
<MacRandomization xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/networking/WLAN/profile/v3">
<enableRandomization>false</enableRandomization>
</MacRandomization>
</WLANProfile>
The answer was provided above in the form of a comment so I cannot accept it as an answer so I leave it here for anyone else that searches this. Apparently an EMF file is requirerd and manually programming in the variables is not possible at this time.
Microsoft defines it as it is requiring XML - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/nativewifi/wlan-profileschema-wlanprofile-element
I am trying to create a new dataset in ADF that looks for csv files that meet a certain naming convention. These files are located within a series of different folders in my Azure Blob Storage.
For instance, in the sample directory below, I am trying to pull out csv files that contain the word "cars".
Folder A
fastcars.csv
fasttrucks.csv
Folder B
slowcars.csv
slowtrucks.csv
Ideally , I would end up with the files "slowcars.csv" and "fastcars.csv". I've seen examples out there were people were able to wildcard the file name. I have been playing around with that, but have had no luck. (See image below for one example of what I have been doing).
Is what I am trying to do even possible? Would appreciate any advice you guys may have. Please let me know if I can provide further clarification.
According to the description of filename in this documentation,
The file name under the given fileSystem + folderPath. If you want to
use a wildcard to filter files, skip this setting and specify it in
activity source settings.
so you need to specify it in activity not in file path.
A easy sample in copy activity:
Hope this can help you.
I can't seem to find good enough solution to my problem. Is there a good way of grouping variables in some kind of file so that multiple scripts could access them?
I've been doing some work with Desired State Configuration but the work that needs to be done cannot be efficiently implemented that way. The point is to install Azure Build Agent on a server and then to configure it. There are some variables that really should not be inside a script file just copypasted like Personal Access Token. I just want to be able to easily change it without the need to go inside every script that would be using it. In DSC you can just make a .psd1 file and access the variables like for example AllNodes.NodeName. The config file invocation and parameters look like this:
.\config.cmd --unattended --url $myUrl --auth PAT --token $myToken --pool default --agent "$env:COMPUTERNAME" --acceptTeeEula --work $workDir'
I want to make the variable $myToken accessible from outside file for better security and having a centralized place from where I can change values. $myUrl is also important to have access to due to it changing with new update to Build Agent.
Thank you in advance for your effort. If anything is not clear please let me know.
I have two very different answers to your question, although either one of them may miss your point.
First, it's possible to define veriables inside your profile script. Most people only use the profile script to define a library of functions or classes. But a variable can be made global the same way.
I have a variable named $myps that identifies the folder where I keep my PS scripts (in subfolders).
When I start a session I generally switch to this directory (oops, I called it a folder above.
The second way involde storing values of variables in a CSV file, while the names are stored in the CSV header.i then have a quickie little comandlet that steps through a CSV file, record by record, generating different expansions of a template each time through.
These values are not quite global, but they can be used in more than one context.
Thank you for the help. Those are very useful solutions in some cases, but I dug a bit deeper and found solution that suits my purpose. Basically if you have a psd1 file suited for DSC use you can also access its content via normal ps1 file. For example:
NonNodeData =
#{
Pat = 'somePAT'
}
Let's say this section of a psd1 file called ENV.psd1 is on your local machine in C:/Configuration
To access the content of this file you have to make a variable inside your script and use Import-PowerShellDataFile like so:
$configData = Import-PowerShellDataFile -Path "C:\Configuration\ENV.psd1"
And now you are free to use anything stored inside ENV.psd1. For example if I want to extract my PAT from config file to be able to store it in a variable in the script:
$myPat = $configData.NonNodeData.Pat
Thanks to that I can just pass $myPat as a parameter when invoking config.cmd like so:
.\config.cmd --unattended --auth PAT --token $myPat
Keeping my code cleaner and easier for any future updates.
In many of the calls described in the Azure DevOps REST API documentation, I need to supply the name of the organization, e.g.:
https://vsrm.dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/release/releases?api-version=5.0-preview.8
The project I can get from System.TeamProject. I would have expected something similar for organization name, something like:
System.TeamFoundationCollectionName
This does not seem to be available. I've even printed out all of my environment variables on the agent and don't see anything that fits the need exactly. Sure, I can parse it out of one of the other values, but this seems fragile since MS seems to like to change the format of URLs.
I also can't hard code the organization name because this release definition will live in multiple organizations and we don't want to have to manually update it for each. How are others solving this problem?
Try using System.TeamFoundationServerUri and System.TeamFoundationCollectionUri to build your API requests. They have the organization included in them.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/variables?view=vsts&tabs=batch
edit: SYSTEM_TEAMFOUNDATIONSERVERURI/BUILD_PROJECTNAME/_apis/release/releases?api-version=5.0-preview.8
It looks like currently there is no such variable for the organization, also, the variables return the old URL (xxx.visualstudio.com) and not the new URL (dev.azure.com/xxx) so if you use the System.TeamFoundationCollectionName the API should work without the {organization}:
https://System.TeamFoundationCollectionName/{project}/_apis/release/releases?api-version=5.0-preview.8.
In Powershell, do this:
# Where SYSTEM_TEAMFOUNDATIONCOLLECTIONURI=https://some_org_name.visualstudio.com/
([System.Uri]$Env:SYSTEM_TEAMFOUNDATIONCOLLECTIONURI).Host.split('.')[-3] # returns 'some_org_name'
Now, just assign that to a variable and use it anywhere you like. "SYSTEM_TEAMPROJECT" is the Project Name, so no need to do any parsing there. It is already available.
I'm creating a VS template through vsix. I can get the project name using $safeprojectname$ parameter of replacementdictionary. Like the way, is it possible to get the solution name? I can get the solution name in add-in using dte object. But how to do it in templates?
Use $SpecificSolutionName$, I think.
See:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/eehb4faa.aspx
Use $specifiedsolutionname$ (lower case). this is the name of the Solution.