I am struggling with GUI for powershell in visual studio 2015 enterprise.
Problem is:
I want to build gui for powershell scripts in visual studio. I know how to do it in Powershell ISE however it takes a lot of time to build forms through scripts. I do not want to download Sapien Powershell Studio or Powershell Studio for this purpose. This version has built-in powershell projects, namely: Powershell Module Project and Powershell Script Project. However, once you choose this type of project you are unable to add windows forms. I know it is possible, just look at the video from youtube below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4CsFblKotc&list=UUIrhSHyw-ySF4eQFkt6fQSA&index=10
As you can see guy in the video has ability to add Powershell Form to the project. I cannot do it as the only options I have are:
Powershell Script,
Powershell Test,
Powershell Script Data File,
Powershell Script Module.
I will also add that I do not want to use WPF project for this.
Does anyone know how to enable Powershell Forms in Visual Stuido? Thanks in advance!!
You will need the following:
[**Visual Studio 2017 (Any edition, Community edition)**][1]
**[PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio 2017][1]**
SOURCE: https://wandering.life/building-windows-forms-powershell-visual-studio-2017/
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I am attempting to create a powershell script that will ask the user to restart the computer after a certain number of days. I'm building the script in VS 2012, and would like the script to open a windows form I'm building in the project.
$lastboot = (Get-CimInstance -Class win32_operatingsystem).lastbootuptime
$cutoff = (Get-Date).AddDays(-30)
If(($lastboot) -le ($cutoff)) {
Write-Output "Reboot Required"
}
Else{
Write-Output "No Reboot Required at this time"
}
Any advice on how I can get the script to call up the restart windows form (restartForm.cs).
Why don't you build the GUI in powershell?
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
$form = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Form
$form.Text = "My Fancy Windows Form"
[void]$form.ShowDialog()
$form.Dispose()
FYI... There are tools you can add to VS to help with this.
Just add PowerShell to you VS project and add to your existing project. You just download and use the PowerShell VS integration add-in. Use your form designer.
PowerShell Windows Forms Designer Demo in Visual Studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=418sH2lcZ1w
-Updated- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4CsFblKotc&list=UUIrhSHyw-ySF4eQFkt6fQSA&index=10
PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio – Now Available
Over the past few months we (at Microsoft) have been working with Adam
Driscoll, a Microsoft MVP who started this extension back in 2013.
Adam released it as open source on GitHub and a few months ago
Microsoft created a fork to join community and contribute to the
project.
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/2015/04/19/powershell-tools-for-visual-studio-now-available
PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio 2012
PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio adds language support for
PowerShell in Visual Studio 2012.
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AdamRDriscoll.PowerShellToolsforVisualStudio2012
PowerShell Pro Tools for Visual Studio PowerShell Pro Tools supports
Visual Studio Community. Get a full featured PowerShell IDE with UI
development and packaging
https://poshtools.com/powershell-pro-tools-for-visual-studio
I am using Visual Studio 2013 Express for Desktop and SQL server, and I want to know
how to make an installer for a WinForm application that I developed.
where I have to put the files that the software needs to do its job. These files are images, databases, etc.
Any help would be appreciated. (sorry for my english)
First you need to download installer project extension from this link
Then follow the step by step guide that how to select step project template and add files.
How can I create set up file for WPF application ? I'm new to WPF applications and I don't have any idea about initializing this.Please help me !!
I advise you to use InnoSetup. It's a powerfull tools to make setup-wizard for all projects. You can create it easyly. And more features are available with it (icons file, registry management, associate file extension with application, desktop and start menu windows entry, and much more...)
I suggest you to go through below link if you are using VS 2010 and above-
CREATE SETUP AND DEPLOYMENT OF WPF APPLICATION STEP BY STEP WITH VISUAL STUDIO 2012
You need InstallShield packaging software to after Visual Studio 2008.
It will create a template to create deployment project, but you can
get the Visual Studio Installer Projects in VS 2010 and above , you
need to install the Visual Studio Installer Extension from the Visual
Studio Extension Gallery - Microsoft Visual Studio Installer
Projects
If you are using VS 2008 then it already have template to create setup project your WPF application. Just follow the below link to know that How use Setup Project..
Create Setup and Deployment of WPF Application Step by Step
#Hana's answer showing screenshot of the Setup Project, which is used in the VS 2008 to create the deployment package.
References:
Create an application setup in visual studio 2013
Visual Studio 2013 Installer Projects – Hello World Installer
Using VS 2008:
Add a Setup and Deployment project to the Solution
As soon as you add the project it opens the File Explorer view.
add Program File's Folder to our Setup project
add Primary output and other dependencies to Application Folder.
Select as displayed above.
Now we would add A folder to the Program Files Folder.
Now add the same as you did for the Application Folder.
add a Shortcut to User's Desktop.
Rebuild the Solution and then rebuild the Setup project.
Full help is here
I'm trying to make the set up file but I unable to find any template to develop setup file.its seems like MS dump the set up wizard template.
I've tried with publish project and I got set up file. but not sure its good approach.
Since Visual studio 2012 the MS Deployment projects are deprecated. You can use WiX instead.
Use Install Shield template. It's coming up with Visual Studio 2012 and 2013
I have just finished creating a wpf application in visual studio express C# and need to create an installer file. This is going on just a couple of machines because it is a personal program for me. I have looked into Advanced Installer using the simple method but cannot figure out how to do that or if it can even create a wpf installer. I have also tried WIX with the same results.
Any tips for doing this?
Before I start using WiX I worked with NSIS and HM NIS Edit which has a wizard to create simple installers.
Perhaps it can help you for your purposes.