Load WinForm Object from CliXml PS - winforms

How can one save and load the properties of GUI objects from a CliXml file? Saving mwe is below, with failed attempt to load commented out. directly importing changes object type from System.Windows.Forms.Button to System.Management.Automation.PSObject. Attempts to loop over the saved properties failed.
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::EnableVisualStyles()
Remove-Variable * -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$form = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Form
$form.ClientSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(100,100)
$form.text = "Form"
$form.TopMost = $false
$form.FormBorderStyle = "FixedSingle"
$form.MaximizeBox = $false
$TestButton = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Button
$TestButton.text = "Test"
$TestButton.width = 85
$TestButton.height = 30
$TestButton.location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(0,0)
$TestButton.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Microsoft Sans Serif',12)
$TestButton.Enabled = $true
$path = "./vars/test.xml"
$TestButton | Export-CliXml $path
$TestButton.Enabled = $false
#$TestButton.GetType().FullName #For comp below
#$TestButton = Import-CliXml $path #Import the saved properties - intention is that this enables button again
#$TestButton.GetType() #The import changes the type. How to load saved properties and avoid this?
$form.Controls.Add($TestButton)
[void]$form.ShowDialog()

Why not "serialize" and save it as a PowerShell expression:
{
New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Button -Property #{
text = "Test"
width = 85
height = 30
location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(0,0)
Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Microsoft Sans Serif',12)
Enabled = $true
}
} | Out-File .\Vars\Test.ps1
Note: using the outer curly brackets will validate the expression, but you might also just use (here) quotes
And then load it using dot-sourcing:
$TestButton = . .\Vars\Test.ps1

Related

Powershell GUI auto generate buttons with functions

TLDR:
How can I make a generated variable, and then call that variable later within a Add_click.
I am sure some kind of serialization of each Object/button I make is what is needed.
I am building a small tool that reads from a csv to create a button, and function.
the csv looks something like
Name Type Link Script
Powershell App C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Empty
FixXYZ Fix Empty -ScriptStuffHere-
The tool will then make a button with the Name, (work in progress to filter apps and fixes), and when you click the button, if its an app will do start ($link) and if its a fix it will run that script.
My issue is I have it making the button and giving them names, and the name of the button stays, but the function does not.
full code:
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationFramework
[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::EnableVisualStyles()
#=======================================================
$Form = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Form
$Form.text = "Form"
$Form.TopMost = $false
$Form.ClientSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(760,400)
$Form.minimumSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(760,400)
$Form.maximumSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(760,400)
$GetCSV = import-csv "C:\File.csv"
$Details = $GetCSV.Name
$DeviceList = $GetCSV
$Count = $DeviceList.Lines.Count
$ObjectNumber = -1
Write-Host "Total Entries:" $Count
$x = 0 #up down
$z = 0 #left right
$Names = #($DeviceList.Lines)
$Names | ForEach-Object{
$ObjectNumber += 1
Write-Host "Object:" $ObjectNumber
$x += 0
$z += 120
if($z -eq 720){
$x += 120
$z = 0
Write-Host "New Row"}
Write-Host "x" $x
Write-Host "z" $z
$ButtonLabel = ($GetCSV[$ObjectNumber]).Name
set-Variable -Name "var$ObjectNumber" -Value ($GetCSV[$ObjectNumber] | Select Name, Type, Link, Script, File, FileSource)
Write-Host "Name: " (Get-Variable -Name "var$ObjectNumber" -ValueOnly).Name
Write-Host "Type: " (Get-Variable -Name "var$ObjectNumber" -ValueOnly).Type
Write-Host "Link: "(Get-Variable -Name "var$ObjectNumber" -ValueOnly).Link
Write-Host "Script: "(Get-Variable -Name "var$ObjectNumber" -ValueOnly).Script
Write-Host "File: "(Get-Variable -Name "var$ObjectNumber" -ValueOnly).File
Write-Host =========================
$_ = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Button
$_.text = $ButtonLabel
$_.width = 100
$_.height = 100
$_.location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point($z,$x)
$_.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Microsoft Sans Serif',10)
$_.Add_Click({ Start (Get-Variable -Name "var$ObjectNumber" -ValueOnly).Link})
$Form.Controls.Add($_)
}
[void]$Form.ShowDialog()
I am very certain my issue is coming from
$_.Add_Click({Start (Get-Variable -Name "var$ObjectNumber" -ValueOnly).Link})
I know the issue is with $ObjectNumber because that number is getting +1 each time the ForEach is gone through, so when I click a button, its taking "var$OjbectNumber" as its Last number. Clicking the button works, but all buttons open the last entries link.
The answer was using a unused property to throw my desired call back variable in.
So in this case, i have a folder with with programs, the button will be made, and set the $Button.Text (its name) as the name of the .exe, and then it sets the $Button.Tag as the file path, so when I go do the button.Add_Click , I just call the Button.Tag as it will have the path of my Exe.
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationFramework
[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::EnableVisualStyles()
$Form = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Form
$Form.ClientSize = '580,400'
$Form.Text = "Test"
$Form.TopMost = $false
$Form.FormBorderStyle = 'Fixed3D'
$Form.MaximizeBox = $false
$Form.minimumSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(580,400)
$Form.maximumSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(580,400)
#Place Holder Form Junk Above
#Reset these on Run
$Global:x = 10 #Reset up down
$Global:z = 10 #Reset left right
$Global:ObjectNumber = -1 #Reset Object Count
Function Make-Button([string] $ToolName, [string] $ToolPath, [string] $SetZ, [string] $SetX){
$Button = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Button
$Button.text = $ToolName
$Button.width = 120
$Button.height = 120
$Button.location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point($SetZ,$SetX)
$Button.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Franklin Gothic',10)
$Button.FlatStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle]::Flat
$Button.FlatAppearance.BorderSize = 0
$Button.ForeColor = [System.Drawing.ColorTranslator]::FromHtml("#ffffff")
$Button.BackColor = [System.Drawing.ColorTranslator]::FromHtml("#515582")
$Button.tag = $ToolPath #<- this is where the answer was. Throwing my desired callback into an unused property of the the Button. in this case, i used _.Tag
$Button.Add_Click{start $this.tag}
$Form.Controls.AddRange(#($Button))
Write-Host "$ToolName"
Write-Host "$ToolPath"
Write-Host "$SetZ"
Write-Host "$SetX"
}
function Get-Position{
switch ($Global:ObjectNumber) {
-1{$Global:ObjectNumber += 1
Write-Host "Object:" $Global:ObjectNumber
$Global:x = 0
$Global:z += 0}
Default{$Global:ObjectNumber += 1
Write-Host "Object:" $Global:ObjectNumber
$Global:x += 0
$Global:z += 140}
}#end switch
if($Global:z -eq 570){ #Make New Row
$Global:x += 140
$Global:z = 10
Write-Host "New Row"
}
}
$Tools = Get-ChildItem "C:\WINDOWS\system32" -Filter *.exe
$Count = ( $Tools | Measure-Object ).Count;
Write-Host "Entries:" $Count
$Names = #($Tools) #Put Tools in Array
$Names | ForEach-Object{
Get-Position
Make-Button ($_.Name).replace(".exe","") ($_.FullName) ($z) ($x)
}
#End Form
$Test.Add_Shown( {$Test.Activate()})
$Test.ShowDialog()
[void]$Form.ShowDialog()
Continuing from my comment...
A small refactor to get this to show where things are
Clear-Host
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms,
PresentationFramework
[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::EnableVisualStyles()
$Form = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Form
$Form.text = 'Form'
$Form.TopMost = $false
$Form.ClientSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(760,400)
$Form.minimumSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(760,400)
$Form.maximumSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(760,400)
$GetCSV = Import-Csv -LiteralPath 'D:\Scripts\File.csv'
$Details = $GetCSV.Name
$DeviceList = $GetCSV
$Count = $DeviceList.Count
$ObjectNumber = -1
"Total Entries: $Count`n`n"
$ObjDown = 0
$ObjRight = 0
$DeviceList.Name |
ForEach-Object{
$ObjectNumber += 1
"`nObject: $ObjectNumber"
$x = 0
$ObjRight = 120
if($ObjRight -eq 720)
{
$x = 120
$ObjRight = 0
'New Row'
}
"x $x"
"z $ObjRight"
$ButtonLabel = ($GetCSV[$ObjectNumber]).Name
set-Variable -Name $("var$ObjectNumber") -Value ($GetCSV[$ObjectNumber] |
Select Name, Type, Link, Script, File, FileSource)
("Name: $((Get-Variable -Name $("var$ObjectNumber") -ValueOnly).Name)")
("Type: $((Get-Variable -Name $("var$ObjectNumber") -ValueOnly).Type)")
("Link: $((Get-Variable -Name $("var$ObjectNumber") -ValueOnly).Link)")
("Script: $((Get-Variable -Name $("var$ObjectNumber") -ValueOnly).Script)")
("File: $((Get-Variable -Name $("var$ObjectNumber") -ValueOnly).File)")
$PSitem = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Button
$PSitem.text = $ButtonLabel
$PSitem.width = 100
$PSitem.height = 100
$PSitem.location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point($ObjRight,$x)
$PSitem.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Microsoft Sans Serif',10)
$PSitem.Add_Click({
$(Get-Variable -Name $("var$ObjectNumber") -ValueOnly)
})
$Form.Controls.Add($PSitem)
}
#[void]$Form.ShowDialog()
Here is an example I gave as an answer to another post to dynamically create UX/UI elements and assign a form event, though not using an external file, it's the same concept.
How to create multiple button with PowerShell?
Add tooltip and form event, like so...
$Form = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Form
$Form.ClientSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(381,316)
$Form.text = "Auto Button UI"
$Form.TopMost = $false
$Form.BackColor = [System.Drawing.ColorTranslator]::FromHtml("#c9f6fe")
$i = 0
Get-Variable -Name 'Button*' |
Remove-Variable
$objTooltip = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip
$objTooltip.InitialDelay = 100
1..3 |
foreach{
$CurrentButton = $null
$CurrentButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$CurrentButton.Location = "$(50+100*$i), 275"
$CurrentButton.Text = $PSItem
$CurrentButton.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Microsoft Sans Serif',10)
New-Variable "Button$PSitem" $CurrentButton
$objTooltip.SetToolTip(
$CurrentButton,
"Execute action assigned to $($CurrentButton.Text)"
)
$CurrentButton.add_click(
{
[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::
Show(
"$($CurrentButton.Text)", $($CurrentButton.Text), [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::
OKCancel, [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Information
)
})
$i++
$form.Controls.Add($CurrentButton)
}
[void]$Form.ShowDialog()
Yet, though it adds the event to each button element, the message text is the last one passed. Unless explicitly called as in the example from the link.
To adapt the second example in the answer already provided here so that the message text is not just the last one passed, you can change the reference within the event to the instance this.text rather than the iteratively updated $CurrentButton.text
$CurrentButton.add_click(
{
[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::
Show(
"$($this.Text)", $($this.Text), [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::
OKCancel, [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Information
)
})
Credit to jrv https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ie/en-US/09ff4141-6222-4bff-b8a9-a1253e0d378a/powershell-form-procedurally-creating-buttons?forum=ITCG
Full code with serialization of button object and event:
Clear-Host
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms,
PresentationFramework
[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::EnableVisualStyles()
$Form = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Form
$Form.ClientSize = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(381,316)
$Form.text = "Auto Button UI"
$Form.TopMost = $false
$Form.BackColor = [System.Drawing.ColorTranslator]::FromHtml("#c9f6fe")
$i = 0
Get-Variable -Name 'Button*' |
Remove-Variable
$objTooltip = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip
$objTooltip.InitialDelay = 100
1..3 |
foreach{
$CurrentButton = $null
$CurrentButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$CurrentButton.Location = "$(50+100*$i), 275"
$CurrentButton.Text = $PSitem
$CurrentButton.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Microsoft Sans Serif',10)
New-Variable "Button$PSitem" $CurrentButton
$objTooltip.SetToolTip(
$CurrentButton,
"Execute action assigned to $($CurrentButton.Text)"
)
$CurrentButton.add_click(
{
[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::
Show(
"$($this.Text)", $($this.Text), [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::
OKCancel, [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Information
)
})
$i++
$form.Controls.Add($CurrentButton)
}
[void]$Form.ShowDialog()

Struggling with an Until Loop combined with Get-Random and a Mouse Click in a PowerShell Form

I am struggling with an until loop in combination with a random picker and a mouse click in a PowerShell Form.
I am able to run a random picker without the form , where I have weekdays, picked by random and one by one day, is being removed, until the arraylist is empty. Works not bad.
$Weekdays = 'Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday','Sunday'
[System.Collections.ArrayList]$arraylist = $Weekdays
Write-Host $arraylist -ForegroundColor Green
pause
do {
$removetask = Get-Random $arraylist.ToArray()
$arraylist.Remove($removetask)
Write-Host $removetask
Write-Host $arraylist -ForegroundColor Red
pause
} until ($arraylist.Count -eq 0)
In another approach, I tried to do the same, but this time, I want to control the looping itself, that as soon as the first key from the arraylist is taken and shown in a label, I have to click the mouse button, so it continues to take the next random.
Without the do {} until () I got so far:
$TestForm = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$TestForm.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size (1200,800)
$TestForm.Text ='Random Test'
$TestForm.StartPosition = "CenterScreen"
$TestForm.AutoSize = $true
$TestForm.BringToFront()
$TestForm.BackgroundImageLayout = "Stretch"
[System.Collections.ArrayList]$Weekdays = 'Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday','Sunday'
$TestLabel = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.label
$TestLabel.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '500,200'
$TestLabel.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '600,60'
$TestLabel.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font ('Times New Roman','20',[System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Bold)
$TestLabel.BackColor = 'Transparent'
$TestLabel.ForeColor = "Blue"
$removetask = Get-Random $Weekdays.ToArray()
$TestLabel.Text = $removetask
$TestForm.Controls.Add($TestLabel)
$TestButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$TestButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '500,600'
$TestButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '200,75'
$TestButton.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font ('Arial','10',[System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Bold)
$TestButton.Text = 'Next Random'
$TestForm.Controls.Add($TestButton)
$TestButton.Add_Click()
$TestForm.ShowDialog()
$TestForm.Dispose()
Now I have a few lines of code left, I am not able to include on such way, so it works on the following way.
The testform opens, and in a label I see chosen by random one of the weekdays. Clicking next will remove the chosen weekday from the arraylist and show the next weekday by random and will continue until the arraylist is empty.
The missing pieces to the puzzle are:
### The loop itself
do {} until ()
### code to find a Random value from $weekdays and write it into $removetask
$removetask = Get-Random $Weekdays.ToArray()
### code to remove the randomly chosen day and remove it from the arraylist
$Weekdays.Remove($removetask)
#### check if array is empty
($weekdays.Count -eq 0)
I was playing around with the codes and tried with Button.Add_Click() and also with ButtonClickEvent {} but either, the loop is not running, the counter is not working correctly or I somehow messed up the code on such way, that it is stuck somewhere, that not even the form is being shown.
The following enhanced adjustment of your script implements some kind of a loop in the form.
Note that no loop keywords (like do, while, until) and even no if keyword are used:
### Load Assemblies for creating form & controls ###
if ( -not ("System.Windows.Forms.Form" -as [type]) ) {
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
}
if ( -not ("System.Drawing.Font" -as [type]) ) {
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing
}
$TestForm = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$TestForm.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size (1200,800)
$TestForm.Text ='Random Test'
$TestForm.StartPosition = "CenterScreen"
$TestForm.AutoSize = $true
$TestForm.BringToFront()
$TestForm.BackgroundImageLayout = "Stretch"
$TestLabel = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.label
$TestLabel.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '500,200'
$TestLabel.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '600,60'
$TestLabel.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font ('Times New Roman','20',[System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Bold)
$TestLabel.BackColor = 'Transparent'
$TestLabel.ForeColor = "Blue"
$TestForm.Controls.Add($TestLabel)
$TestLabe2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$TestLabe2.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '200,300'
$TestLabe2.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '900,200'
$TestLabe2.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font ([System.Windows.Forms.Label]::DefaultFont.Name,'16',[System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Italic)
$TestLabe2.BackColor = 'Transparent'
$TestLabe2.ForeColor = [System.Drawing.Color]::MidnightBlue
$TestForm.Controls.Add($TestLabe2)
$TestButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$TestButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '500,600'
$TestButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '200,75'
$TestButton.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font ('Arial','10',[System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Bold)
$TestButton.Text = 'Next Random'
$TestForm.Controls.Add($TestButton)
$TestButtoX = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$TestButtoX.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '200,600'
$TestButtoX.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size '200,75'
$TestButtoX.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font ('Arial','10',[System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Bold)
$TestButtoX.Text = 'Next Round'
$TestButtoX.Enabled = $false
$TestForm.Controls.Add($TestButtoX)
Function Swap-Buttons {
$TestButton.Enabled = [bool]$script:Weekdays.Count
$TestButtoX.Enabled = -not [bool]$script:Weekdays.Count
}
Function RemoveWeekday {
$script:removetask = Get-Random $script:Weekdays.ToArray()
$script:Weekdays.Remove($script:removetask)
$TestLabe2.Text = ('(remain {0})' -f $script:Weekdays.Count), ($script:Weekdays -join ', ') -join ': '
$TestLabel.Text = $script:removetask
Swap-Buttons
}
Function DefineWeek {
$script:Weekdays = [System.Collections.ArrayList]([System.Enum]::GetNames([System.DayOfWeek]))
<#
# debugging: try another array list (a larger one)
$script:Weekdays = [System.Collections.ArrayList]([System.Drawing.Color] |
Get-Member -MemberType Properties -Static -Force |
Where-Object Name -match ".+blue" |
Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
)
<##>
}
$TestButton.Add_Click({
RemoveWeekday
})
$TestButtoX.Add_Click({
DefineWeek
$TestButtoX.Enabled = $false
$TestButton.Enabled = $true
RemoveWeekday
})
$script:removetask = ''
DefineWeek
RemoveWeekday
$TestForm.ShowDialog()
$TestForm.Dispose()

Powershell - how do I change a variable from a listbox item to a combobox item?

I'm attempting to clean up my GUI by removing listboxes of items that users can select to a constrained combobox (using DropDownList to lock user-input) in Powershell. Thus far, I haven't been able to get the variable to reflect the combobox item that is chosen.
Ideally, I want to get $Env to equal the text string chosen in the Combobox replacing $listbox
I attempted trying to follow powershell combobox items to variable to no avail as I don't understand how to use the "SelectedIndexChanged" event...I may just not fully understand the syntax on how to use this...a code example would be awesome.
The current code I have:
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing
$form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$form.Text = "Select an environment"
$form.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(190,250)
$form.StartPosition = "CenterScreen"
$OKButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$OKButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10,180)
$OKButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(75,23)
$OKButton.Text = "OK"
$OKButton.DialogResult = [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK
$form.AcceptButton = $OKButton
$form.Controls.Add($OKButton)
$label = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$label.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10,20)
$label.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(280,20)
$label.Text = "Please select an environment:"
$form.Controls.Add($label)
$listBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
$listBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10,40)
$listBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,20)
$listBox.Height = 140
[void] $listBox.Items.AddRange(#("PROD", "QA1", "QA2", "TR"))
$form.Controls.Add($listBox)
$form.Topmost = $True
do
{
$result = $form.ShowDialog()
if ($ListBox.SelectedIndices.Count -lt 1 -and $result -eq [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK)
{
Write-Warning 'Nothing was selected, please select a server.'
}
}
until (($result -eq [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK -and $listBox.SelectedIndices.Count -ge 1) -or $result -ne [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK)
if ($result -eq [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK)
{
$Env -eq $listBox.SelectedItem
}
Here is a quickguid for using events in powershell:
Use | Get-Member -MemberType Event on your WinForms-object to get a list of available events > $OKButton | Get-Member -MemberType Event.
Add a scriptblock that shall be executed, once the event triggers. > $OKButton.add_Click({$ScriptGoesHere}). Watch out for the scope of the scriptblock (PS> help about_scopes)
I reworked your script with events instead of a loop and added comments at the important parts. Events are a lot easier to handle, if you have multiple things going on. But the scopes are kind of a drawback.
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing
$form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$form.Text = "Select an environment"
$form.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(380,250)
$form.StartPosition = "CenterScreen"
$form.Topmost = $True
$OKButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$OKButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10,180)
$OKButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(75,23)
$OKButton.Text = "OK"
#$OKButton.DialogResult = [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK #Moved to the event
$form.AcceptButton = $OKButton
$form.Controls.Add($OKButton)
$label = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$label.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10,20)
$label.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(280,20)
$label.Text = "Please select an environment:"
$form.Controls.Add($label)
$listBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
$listBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10,40)
$listBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,140) # the second number is the height
#$listBox.Height = 140
[void] $listBox.Items.AddRange(#("PROD", "QA1", "QA2", "TR"))
$form.Controls.Add($listBox)
$comboBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
$comboBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(190,40)
$comboBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,20)
[void] $comboBox.Items.AddRange(#("PROD", "QA1", "QA2", "TR"))
$form.Controls.Add($comboBox)
#region Events
#register some events that trigger actions
$listBox.add_SelectedIndexChanged({
#The event is actually $listBox.SelectedIndexChanged but we want to ADD an action. add_SelectedIndexChanged is not listed in get-member.
$ListSelected = $listBox.SelectedItem
Write-Host "ListSelected = $ListSelected"
# You will note that $ListSelected is not available outside the event yet. It is in the scope of the scriptblock.
})
$comboBox.add_SelectedIndexChanged({
#To prevent trouble with the scope, define the variables in a higher scope
$script:SelectedItem = $comboBox.SelectedItem
$global:SelectedIndex = $comboBox.SelectedItem
write-host "SelectedItem = $SelectedItem"
})
$script:OKScript = {
# or define the whole ScriptBlock in a higher scope...
if( $comboBox.SelectedIndex -ge 0){
$Env = $comboBox.SelectedItem #Be carefull $env is the beginning of environmental variables like $env:path
$form.DialogResult = [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK
$form.close()
}else{
Write-Warning 'Nothing was selected, please select a server.'
}
}
# ...and DotSource it to execute it in the same scope:
$OKButton.add_Click({. $OKScript})
#endregion
$result = $form.ShowDialog()
<# This would work but we use events
if ($result -eq [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK)
{
$SelectedItem = $comboBox.SelectedItem
$SelectedIndex = $comboBox.SelectedItem
}
#>
write-host "`r`nform is closed`r`nhere are the results:"
"ListSelected = $ListSelected"
"result = $result"
"env = $env"
"SelectedIndex = $SelectedIndex"
"SelectedItem = $SelectedItem"

Intermittent error (index into null) with detection of SelectedIndex change in Windows Forms

I'm getting an intermittent error with this method of changing a forms text label according to the selected item in a Listview box.
Example code as below, changing the entry will intermittently give:
Cannot index into a null array.
At C:\temp\test.ps1:62 char:5
+ $SelectedPath.Text = $VMsListBox.SelectedItems.SubItems[1].Text
# Import namespaces
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing
$form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$form.Text = 'Demo'
$form.Size = '580,545'
$form.StartPosition = 'CenterScreen'
$form.FormBorderStyle = 'FixedSingle'
$form.MaximizeBox = $false
# Listview box to display found open files
$VMsListBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ListView
$VMsListBox.View = [System.Windows.Forms.View]::Details
$VMsListBox.Location = '15,120'
$VMsListBox.size = '435,10'
$VMsListBox.Height = 250
$VMsListBox.Columns.Add('Name') | Out-Null
$VMsListBox.Columns.Add('Path') | Out-Null
$VMsListBox.FullRowSelect = $true
$VMsListBox.MultiSelect = $false
# Selected file label
$SelectedFnameLbl = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$SelectedFnameLbl.Location = '10,25'
$SelectedFnameLbl.Size = '80,19'
$SelectedFnameLbl.Text = 'File Name:'
# Selected file name
$SelectedFname = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$SelectedFname.Location = '100,25'
$SelectedFname.Size = '300,19'
$SelectedFname.Text = 'n/a'
$SelectedFname.AutoEllipsis = $true
# Path Label
$SelectedFileLbl = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$SelectedFileLbl.Location = '10,45'
$SelectedFileLbl.Size = '80,19'
$SelectedFileLbl.Text = 'File Path:'
# Selected filepath
$SelectedPath = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$SelectedPath.Location = '100,45'
$SelectedPath.Size = '300,19'
$SelectedPath.Text = 'n/a'
$SelectedPath.AutoEllipsis = $true
$form.Controls.AddRange(#($VMsListBox,$SelectedFileLbl,$SelectedPath,$SelectedFnameLbl,$SelectedFname))
# Populate ListView
$Files = Get-ChildItem -Path 'c:\temp' -File
$Files | ForEach-Object {
$Entry = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem($_.Name) -ErrorAction Stop
$Entry.SubItems.Add($_.FullName) | Out-Null
$VMsListBox.Items.Add($Entry) | Out-Null
}
$VMsListBox_SelectedIndexChanged={
$SelectedFname.Text = $VMsListBox.SelectedItems.Text
$SelectedPath.Text = $VMsListBox.SelectedItems.SubItems[1].Text
Write-Host "Entry changed"
}
$VMsListBox.Add_SelectedIndexChanged($VMsListBox_SelectedIndexChanged)
# Show form
$form.ShowDialog() | Out-Null
$form.Dispose()
Can anyone point me where I'm going wrong please? Or is there a better way of doing this
Ok, I found this
Apparently retained legacy behaviour and the fix is to check for null:
$VMsListBox_SelectedIndexChanged={
If($VMsListbox.SelectedItems -ne $Null){
$SelectedFname.Text = $VMsListBox.SelectedItems.Text
$SelectedPath.Text = $VMsListBox.SelectedItems.SubItems[1].Text
Write-Host "Entry changed"
}
}

How Do I Access CheckBoxes From a Function

I've created a form and dynamically added CheckBoxes and CheckBox names. How can I programmatically check one particular CheckBox from the Get-LicenseDetails function? Missing bracket has been added.
import-module MSOnline
Function Get-LicenseDetails {
Param ($upn)
$licenses = Get-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName $upn
ForEach ($license in $licenses.Licenses) {
If ($license.AccountSkuId -like '*ENTERPRISEPACK') {
$serviceName = $serviceStatus.ServicePlan.ServiceName
$checkBox.Checked = $true
}
}
}
[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Drawing")
[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms")
$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
$form = New-Object Windows.Forms.Form
$form.Text = "Office 365 Licensing"
$form.Name = "Form1"
$form.Size = New-Object Drawing.Size #(316, 510)
#SEARCH BUTTON
$searchBtn = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 226
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 38
$searchBtn.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$searchBtn.add_click({Get-LicenseDetails "user.name#domain.com"})
$searchBtn.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(67, 23)
$searchBtn.Text = "Click Me"
$form.Controls.Add($searchBtn)
#CHECKBOXES
$y = 80
$Services = (Get-MsolAccountSku | Where-Object {$_.SkuPartNumber -eq "ENTERPRISEPACK"}).ServiceStatus.ServicePlan.ServiceName
ForEach ($service in $Services) {
$checkbox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox
$checkbox.Text = $service
$checkbox.Name = "CheckBox_$service"
$checkbox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(260,17)
$checkbox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,$y)
$y += 25
$form.Controls.Add($checkbox)
}
$drc = $form.ShowDialog()
First of all, you are missing a square Bracket where you load the System.Drawing Assembly.
You could access the CheckBox in the Get-LicenseDetails bei either passing them to the function or by accessing them using $global:. However, I wouldn't pass GUI elements to that function. Instead I would create a model (new object) and pass that to the Get-LicenseDetails method.
OK, I've figured it out. I used these lines in the function:
$checkBoxName = "CheckBox_" + $serviceName
$checkbox = $form.Controls | Where-Object {$_.name -eq $checkBoxName}
$checkbox.Checked = $true

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