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I'm currently using a trial version of PowerShell HelpWriter version 1.1.20 x64.

I'm trying to create a new help file from an existing module and when I attempt to Export it I get an error that says unable to find type [Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADUser]. When I click OK on that message I get another popup that is just blank (exactly the same as a previous post on here). When I click OK on the blank popup it goes away and then it just sits at the Select Module window and never completes.

Thank you for reporting the issue. We are investigating and we will respond once we have an update.

I've tried to repro this issue with ActiveDirectory 1.0.0.0 and HelpWriter 1.1.20 on Server 2016 and Windows 10 Pro with RSAT. No luck. It generates the help file for all exported commands.

Not sure which difference is causing my setup to respond differently. I can share the dll-help.xml file if that would help you.

Sorry, I'm not sure what the dll-help.xml is or how that would help me...

I could also supply you with the module to test if that would be helpful.

Thanks

Oh, sorry! A dll-help.xml file is a PowerShell help file. I thought you were trying to create a help file for the official ActiveDirectory module. Now I realize that this is your own module.

Before I look at your module, please run this command and let me know if it runs without error:
(Get-Command -Module <ModuleName>).ParameterSets.Parameters
where <ModuleName> is the name of your module.

We'll figure this out.

Oh. My apologies, looking at my original post it definitely wasn't clear I was creating it for my own module.

I ran the command you supplied and it completed without any errors.

Okay, I suspect we're missing a library somewhere. Please upload your module to: https://www.sapien.com/support/upload

I've uploaded the file. It had an error that said the file had been uploaded successfully but it wasn't able to notify support.

I have it. It uploaded just fine despite the error, which I reported to our web master. Give me a few minutes to check.

Thanks for uploading the module. It really helps to be looking at the same code. The zip contained only a .psm1; no module manifest (.psd1). If I'm missing content, please let me know. There are a few things that I can't test, because I don't have the Exchange and Skype modules.

I suspect that the problem is that the required modules are not being loaded. To load dependent modules, use the RequiredModules key in the module manifest. To add a module manifest, use the New-ModuleManifest cmdlet or, in PowerShell Studio, use New/New module project, which creates a module manifest for you, or New/Script and then use the ModuleManifest snippet.

When you import this module (without a .psd1 file), do the functions works as expected? In particular, does the function with the mandatory parameter of type [Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADUser] work? Are you running PowerShell HelpWriter on the same machine with the same user account?