Command line arguments from unpackaged form

Post by **jblomberg** » Wed May 01, 2013 10:31 am

Hello, I am trying to pass command line arguments to a powershell form that was created from the new form template in powershell studio. The script has not been packaged. I see from a packaged project you can get the argument from $Commandline variable. Is there a way to get the same command line arguments from a basic unpackaged form? I tried the normal $args[] powershell variable but that does not work.

Post by **davidc** » Wed May 01, 2013 11:18 am

Did you define a parameter block at the top of the script?

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param(
$param1,
$param2
)

David

Post by **jblomberg** » Wed May 01, 2013 12:21 pm

I have tried defining in the OnApplicationLoad function without luck.

Post by **davidc** » Wed May 01, 2013 12:44 pm

It must be place at the top of the script outside of any function. If you are using PowerShell Studio, it will prompt you for parameters if you place it in the correct location.

David

Post by **jblomberg** » Wed May 01, 2013 1:15 pm

Sorry, maybe I am doing something wrong but the only way I see to get this at the top of the script is after I export to a powershell file but I don’t see a way to get it to the top of the powershell studio file.

Post by **davidc** » Wed May 01, 2013 1:24 pm

If you place the parameter block at the top of the editor you will not have to export the file. PowerShell Studio will move it automatically when you export the script.

I've attached a sample form.

David

Post by **jblomberg** » Wed May 01, 2013 1:35 pm

Awesome, that worked, thank you for the help.

jvierra · Post by **jvierra** » Wed May 01, 2013 1:40 pm

What confuses some people is that the Parm() starement must br the first statement in the file but not necessarily the first line. YOu will find that it is not at teh top of the exported file but is nestaed in after all of the comments.

Here is an example (scroll down to see Parm statement:

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#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Source File Information (DO NOT MODIFY)
# Source ID: e360d955-555e-4428-a289-0bd6c1ff1e2e
# Source File: C:\Documents and Settings\jvierra\My Documents\SAPIEN\PowerShell Studio 2012\Files\Demo-Databinding.pff
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
#region File Recovery Data (DO NOT MODIFY)
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#endregion
#========================================================================
# Code Generated By: SAPIEN Technologies, Inc., PowerShell Studio 2012 v3.1.17
# Generated On: 5/1/2013 4:33 PM
# Generated By: 
# Organization: Designed Systems & Services
#========================================================================
Param($testvar)

The line appears after the end of the recovery block and the generator header but before the header for the generated code. This will pretty much always be the first executable statement.

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