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

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 NinjaCommented:
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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SquigglyMonkeyAuthor 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 NinjaCommented:
Yea that Out-GridView -PassThru is just as good as a Windows Form.  Try it out.
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SquigglyMonkeyAuthor 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'.
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Jason CrawfordTransport NinjaCommented:
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 NinjaCommented:
You can determine the PowerShell version by running this: $PSVersionTable.psversion
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SquigglyMonkeyAuthor 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?
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SquigglyMonkeyAuthor Commented:
Thanks much for this.
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Jason CrawfordTransport NinjaCommented:
Glad I could help.  Take care :)
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