copyright a powershell application

[jsira2003@yahoo.com]

I need to copyright one of my applications which contains 3 programs. I need to create a text file for each application that could be read by the copyright office. I tried to export a program and just obtained encrypted code.

How can I export the programming text for the entire program in readable format. I want it to be in a .txt file. It would be fine If I can export it one application at a time.

Based on the info a got from the company doing my copyright, I believe this is the way I must go about it.

Thank you,
John

[davidc]

You can export a project script via Ribbon->Deploy->Export to File:

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It is safe to remove the recovery data comments for your purpose.

[jsira2003@yahoo.com]

I did that and it was unreadable. Is there a way to make it readable? I did exactly that and it was of no value.

There should be a way to export readable text.

John

[davidc]

Can you clarify what do you mean by unreadable? That is the exact same code that is ran when the script is packaged.

By default, there are recovery comments that contain encoded data. You can remove those manually or disable the recovery option before exporting in Options->Designer->Embed recovery data in exported scripts:

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[jsira2003@yahoo.com]

To copyright the code I would assume they would need to be able to read the code just like I can read it when I create it. They want it in a text file. The export is mostly encrypted text. How can you copyright something which is not legible?

When an author copyrights a book, it has to be readable. The same with the program code.

John

[davidc]

The exported script is plain text. All you have to do is rename the ps1 to txt.

If there is encoded data, it is used for embedded binary information (never code) such as images and icons which are used by GUIs or for recover information which I covered above on how to disable it.

[davidc]

This is what the recovery blocks looks like:

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They are always wrapped in a recovery region. You can remove these safely.

[jsira2003@yahoo.com]

I will give it a try tonight.

Thank you very much!

John