messaging lan application

[joseph]

hello everyone

I'm trying to create a simple lan messaging application using powershell I tried the message command this is what I made after some research

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$Start_Time       =              Get-Date -Format T

$logFile          =                    ‘Not_Reachable_PCs.txt’

$Message          =               Read-Host -Prompt “Type Your Message Here”      

$ComputerName     =       Read-Host -Prompt “Type Computer Name Here”    

$Time             =       "6666" 

$Session          =       “*”

$ComputerName     =       $ComputerName -split ‘,’

if ($ComputerName -match “:”)

                      {

                      $Path = $ComputerName


                      $ComputerName = Get-Content $path

          }

                      $Total = $ComputerName.count 

                                foreach ($Computer in $ComputerName )

                                                {

                                                                if (Test-Connection -ComputerName $Computer -Count 1 -ErrorAction 0)

                                {

                                                                Write-Host “Sending Message to $Computer…….” -ForegroundColor yellow

                                msg $Session /Server:$Computer /Time:$Time $Message

                                                                Write-Host “Message Successfully Sent to $Computer” -ForegroundColor Green

                                                                }

                                                                else

                                                                                {

                                                                Out-File -FilePath $logFile -InputObject $Computer -Append -Force

                                                                                                Write-Host “$Computer is not Reachable…” -ForegroundColor red

                                                                                }

                                                }

                                $Not_Reachable_Count  = @(Get-Content $logFile).count

        $End_Time   =    Get-Date -Format T

        $Minute = (New-TimeSpan -Start $Start_Time -End $End_Time).Minutes

        $Second = (New-TimeSpan -Start $Start_Time -End $End_Time).Seconds

                                Write-Host Start at $Start_Time, End At $End_Time, Took About $Minute Minutes $seconds Seconds

                                Write-Host “Total $Total Computer Processed, $Not_Reachable_Count computers were offline. The list is stored in $logFile” -ForegroundColor white

it's not bad but the message from the sender appears in a popup and not in the console any idea how to make the messages from both sides appear in the same console like any regular messaging software

thanks in advanced

[jvierra]

It can't be done.

You cannot easily do this if you are not an experienced systems programmer.

[jvierra]

You would do better with PowerShell if you are more careful with the format of your code . Be careful of "smart quotes" and eliminate the sue of excess variables and redundant operations.

Here is an example with some ideas of how to better approach this.

I know - it still doesn't solve your problem.

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$logFile          = 'Not_Reachable_PCs.txt'
$Message          = Read-Host -Prompt 'Type Your Message Here' 
$ComputerName     = Read-Host -Prompt 'Type Computer Name Here'    
$Time             = "6666"
$Session          = '*'
$ComputerName     =  $ComputerName -split ','
$UnReachable      = 0

$StartTime=[datetime]::Now

if($ComputerName -match “:”){
    $Path = $ComputerName
    $ComputerName = Get-Content $Path
}

$Total = $ComputerName.count

foreach ($Computer in $ComputerName ){
    if (Test-Connection -ComputerName $Computer -Count 1 -ErrorAction 0){
        Write-Host "Sending Message to $Computer……." -ForegroundColor yellow
        msg $Session /Server:$Computer /Time:$Time $Message
        Write-Host "Message Successfully Sent to $Computer" -ForegroundColor Green
    }else{
        $Not_Reachable_Count+=1
        Out-File -FilePath $logFile -InputObject $Computer -Append -Force
        Write-Host "$Computer is not Reachable…" -ForegroundColor red
    }
}

Write-Host "Start at $Start_Time, End At $End_Time, Took About $([datetime]::Now - $Start_Time)"
Write-Host "Total $($ComputerName.count) Computer Processed, $UnReachable computers were offline. The list is stored in $logFile" -ForegroundColor white