Script to let the users make a couple of choices, creating the actual command they need to run.

SquigglyMonkey
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What is a simple way to allow an end user to make a couple of choices to create the command they need to run?

There is 5 server/paths that need to be listed and 5 different files to open, per server/path.

the paths are like this:
\\server1\share\folder\file.day
\\server2\share\folder\file.day
\\server3\share\folder\file.day
\\server4\share\folder\file.day
\\server4\share\folder-2\file.day
file.day is .mon .tue. wed .thu  or .fri

I'd like the user to be able to choose the server\path, then the day,
Something like "Please choose 1. 2. etc, with each server/path listed, total of 5 choices.
Then choose what day it is, 1. monday 2. tuesday, etc.
Creating the command to run, which is (EX: for server1 on tuesday:)

get-filetail -path \\server\share\folder\folder\file.tues -count 1 -wait

thanks!
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Jason CrawfordTransport Ninja

Commented:
How about something like this:

$server = @(
  '\\server1'
  '\\server2'
  '\\server3'
  '\\server4'
  '\\server5'
) | Out-GridView -PassThru

$share = @(
  '\share\folder1'
  '\share\folder2'
  '\share\folder3'
  '\share\folder4'
  '\share\folder5'
) | Out-GridView -PassThru

$file = @(
  '\file.mon'
  '\file.tues'
  '\file.wed'
  '\file.thurs'
  '\file.fri'
) | Out-GridView -PassThru

$result = $server + $share + $file

Get-FileTail -Path $result -Count 1 -Wait

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SquigglyMonkey

Author

Commented:
Thankyou, I'll try that, I was about to pst what I was starting to come up with, I found a menu function but wasn't getting very far with it.
function Show-Menu
{
     param (
           [string]$Title = 'Menu1'
     )
     cls
     Write-Host "================ Server-Path ================"
     
     Write-Host "1: Press '1' for Server1."
     Write-Host "2: Press '2' for this option."
     Write-Host "3: Press '3' for this option."
     Write-Host "4: Press '4' for this option."
     Write-Host "5: Press '5' for this option."
	Write-Host "Q: Press 'Q' to quit."
}
do
{
     Show-Menu
     $input = Read-Host "Please make a selection"
     switch ($input)
     {
             '1' {'server1'
                
                
           } '2' {
                
                'You chose option #2'
           } '3' {
                
                'You chose option #3'
           } '4' {
                
                'You chose option #4'
           }
             'q' {test
                return
           }
     }
     pause
}
until ($input -eq 'q')

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Jason CrawfordTransport Ninja

Commented:
Yea that Out-GridView -PassThru is just as good as a Windows Form.  Try it out.
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SquigglyMonkey

Author

Commented:
Do I need to run this some way other than to copy your code into a ps1 file and run that file from within powershell?
When I do, nothing 'prompts' or 'pops up'.
Transport Ninja
Commented:
Doh you must be running version 2.0.  I forgot the #requires statement:

#requires -version 3.0
$server = @(
  '\\server1'
  '\\server2'
  '\\server3'
  '\\server4'
  '\\server5'
) | Out-GridView -PassThru

$share = @(
  '\share\folder1'
  '\share\folder2'
  '\share\folder3'
  '\share\folder4'
  '\share\folder5'
) | Out-GridView -PassThru

$file = @(
  '\file.mon'
  '\file.tues'
  '\file.wed'
  '\file.thurs'
  '\file.fri'
) | Out-GridView -PassThru

$result = $server + $share + $file
Get-FileTail -Path $result -Count 1 -Wait

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Jason CrawfordTransport Ninja

Commented:
You can determine the PowerShell version by running this: $PSVersionTable.psversion
SquigglyMonkey

Author

Commented:
Derp.... Ver 4, but needed to be 'run as admin'.
Works good, is there a way to reduce the real-estate that out-grid is taking up?
SquigglyMonkey

Author

Commented:
Thanks much for this.
Jason CrawfordTransport Ninja

Commented:
Glad I could help.  Take care :)

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