ajkessel · August 21, 2024 21:33
diff --git a/powershellgui.ps1 b/powershellgui.ps1
 # it is oddly difficult to find good, easy examples of creating PowerShell GUI forms with non-standard buttons
 # this is a simple example that displays a four-button form
 # you can, of course, customize everything in the <grid>
 # and will need to set the window width and height to match the number of buttons and font
 # use and adapt freely, subject to unlicense https://choosealicense.com/licenses/unlicense/
 [void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('presentationframework')
 [xml]$XAML = @'
 <Window
  xmlns =
    "http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x  = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Name          = "simpleform"
    Title         = "A Simple Form With Four Selectable Buttons"
    WindowStartupLocation = "CenterScreen"
    Width         = "200"
    Height        = "150"
    FontSize      = "18"
    Background    = "Blue"
    Foreground    = "White"
    ShowInTaskbar = "True">

    <Grid>
        <StackPanel x:Name='StackPanel'>
        <Button x:Name="Show" Content = 'Show'/>
        <Button x:Name="Force" Content = 'Force'/>
        <Button x:Name="OK" Content = 'OK'/>
        <Button x:Name="Stop" Content = 'Stop'/>
    </StackPanel>
    </Grid>
 </Window>
 '@

 [System.Windows.RoutedEventHandler]$Script:Handler = {
   $result = $_.source
   $MainForm.Close()
 }

 $Reader = New-Object System.Xml.XmlNodeReader $XAML
 $MainForm = [Windows.Markup.XamlReader]::Load($Reader)
 $MainForm.AddHandler([System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ButtonBase]::ClickEvent, $Handler)
 $MainForm.ShowDialog() | Out-Null
 if ( $result -match 'show' ) {
  # code if "show" is selected
 } elseif ( $result -match 'force' ) {
  # code if "force" is selected
 }
	# it is oddly difficult to find good, easy examples of creating PowerShell GUI forms with non-standard buttons
	# this is a simple example that displays a four-button form
	# you can, of course, customize everything in the <grid>
	# and will need to set the window width and height to match the number of buttons and font
	# use and adapt freely, subject to unlicense https://choosealicense.com/licenses/unlicense/
	[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('presentationframework')
	[xml]$XAML = @'
	<Window
	xmlns =
	"http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
	xmlns:x = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
	Name = "simpleform"
	Title = "A Simple Form With Four Selectable Buttons"
	WindowStartupLocation = "CenterScreen"
	Width = "200"
	Height = "150"
	FontSize = "18"
	Background = "Blue"
	Foreground = "White"
	ShowInTaskbar = "True">

	<Grid>
	<StackPanel x:Name='StackPanel'>
	<Button x:Name="Show" Content = 'Show'/>
	<Button x:Name="Force" Content = 'Force'/>
	<Button x:Name="OK" Content = 'OK'/>
	<Button x:Name="Stop" Content = 'Stop'/>
	</StackPanel>
	</Grid>
	</Window>
	'@

	[System.Windows.RoutedEventHandler]$Script:Handler = {
	$result = $_.source
	$MainForm.Close()
	}

	$Reader = New-Object System.Xml.XmlNodeReader $XAML
	$MainForm = [Windows.Markup.XamlReader]::Load($Reader)
	$MainForm.AddHandler([System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ButtonBase]::ClickEvent, $Handler)
	$MainForm.ShowDialog() \| Out-Null
	if ( $result -match 'show' ) {
	# code if "show" is selected
	} elseif ( $result -match 'force' ) {
	# code if "force" is selected
	}