get-childitem combobox

[mxtrinidad]

If your goal is to use Get-ChildItem for the server you selected, it would help to provide the correct string format.

For example, instead of using;
Get-ChildItem $comboboxServers.selecteditem

Try the following example:
$serverpath = '\\'+"$($comboboxServers.selecteditem)"+'\c$';
Get-ChildItem $serverpath

See it this will give you the expected result.

[apowershelluser]

If your goal is to use Get-ChildItem for the server you selected, it would help to provide the correct string format.

For example, instead of using;
Get-ChildItem $comboboxServers.selecteditem

Try the following example:
$serverpath = '\\'+"$($comboboxServers.selecteditem)"+'\c$';
Get-ChildItem $serverpath

See it this will give you the expected result.

It's working as I imaged
I don't need to do a $serverpath because comoboxbox is populated with the full path
\\server\data\user
\\server\data\user2
etc...

[davidc]

For an example on how to use the Job-Tracker, use the Button - Start Job control set or refer to the following article:

https://info.sapien.com/index.php/guis/ ... sive-forms

[jvierra]

Start-JobTracker Takes a parameter "-ArgumentList" which is passed to the JobTracker script block as an argument. Use this to pass the value as the default argument in you script block,

From the code you posted:

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Add-JobTracker -ArgumentList $comboboxServers.selecteditem -Name 'JobNameQueryServer' `
               -JobScript {
    #--------------------------------------------------
    #TODO: Set a script block
    #Important: Do not access form controls from this script block.
    
    Param ($Argument1) #Pass any arguments using the ArgumentList parameter
    
    #	---------------------------------
    #	Sample Code to Load Sortable Data
    #	---------------------------------
    
    Get-ChildItem $Argument1
    
    #--------------------------------------------------
}`

This is what I meant by reading the help comments. You had them and posted them but were not reading them.

[apowershelluser]

For an example on how to use the Job-Tracker, use the Button - Start Job control set or refer to the following article:

https://info.sapien.com/index.php/guis/ ... sive-forms

I started with that control set and worked my way up. The problem as stated in my next post is there's not true example. Is it lack of my understanding? I can understand that, but to not make an update to that blog, that explicitly deals with arguments creates most of these threads.

All of you are top notch. Just remember, some of us are just starting and only need a few examples to wrap our heads around it.

[apowershelluser]

Start-JobTracker Takes a parameter "-ArgumentList" which is passed to the JobTracker script block as an argument. Use this to pass the value as the default argument in you script block,

From the code you posted:

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Add-JobTracker -ArgumentList $comboboxServers.selecteditem -Name 'JobNameQueryServer' `
               -JobScript {
    #--------------------------------------------------
    #TODO: Set a script block
    #Important: Do not access form controls from this script block.
    
    Param ($Argument1) #Pass any arguments using the ArgumentList parameter
    
    #	---------------------------------
    #	Sample Code to Load Sortable Data
    #	---------------------------------
    
    Get-ChildItem $Argument1
    
    #--------------------------------------------------
}`

This is what I meant by reading the help comments. You had them and posted them but were not reading them.

That sentence is laughable. Do me a favor, show me in the help or the blog post where it gives an example.

[jvierra]

The link David posted is a clear example and the text I just posted explains and shows an exact example.

I will highlight it for you:

Add-JobTracker -ArgumentList $comboboxServers.selecteditem -Name 'JobNameQueryServer'

and

Get-ChildItem $Argument1

[jvierra]

That sentence is laughable. Do me a favor, show me in the help or the blog post where it gives an example.

If you read the blog post carefully you will see an explicit example. The "Function Add-JobTracker" has the arguments and the example right at the top starting with:

.PARAMETER ArgumentList
The arguments to pass to the job

And:

#Start the Job
$job = Start-Job -Name $Name -ScriptBlock $JobScript -ArgumentList $ArgumentList

And:

$buttonStartJob_Click={

$buttonStartJob.Enabled = $false

#Create a New Job using the Job Tracker
Add-JobTracker -Name "JobName" `
-JobScript {
#--------------------------------------------------
#TODO: Set a script block
#Important: Do not access form controls from this script block.

Param($Argument1)#Pass any arguments using the ArgumentList parameter

[apowershelluser]

You mean in this link, https://info.sapien.com/index.php/guis/ ... sive-forms

There is an real example of using arguments?

Hmm, I see 4 examples of -argument and 18 uses of the word argument

Guess I need to go back to elementary

[apowershelluser]

That sentence is laughable. Do me a favor, show me in the help or the blog post where it gives an example.

If you read the blog post carefully you will see an explicit example. The "Function Add-JobTracker" has the arguments and the example right at the top starting with:

.PARAMETER ArgumentList
The arguments to pass to the job

And:

#Start the Job
$job = Start-Job -Name $Name -ScriptBlock $JobScript -ArgumentList $ArgumentList

And:

$buttonStartJob_Click={

$buttonStartJob.Enabled = $false

#Create a New Job using the Job Tracker
Add-JobTracker -Name "JobName" `
-JobScript {
#--------------------------------------------------
#TODO: Set a script block
#Important: Do not access form controls from this script block.

Param($Argument1)#Pass any arguments using the ArgumentList parameter

Yes, I saw all of these, none of the provide the example for the argument - so you're skipping the most important part

I guess as the posts starts " This article will not cover the ins and outs of jobs and it expects the user has some basic knowledge of the jobs mechanism in PowerShell. "