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Run and time a script or command in the background

Carsten Schwartz — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:33:17 GMT

Running for example release scripts for releasing software, can have a large overhead if you print a lot of info in the console. At the same time you might want to time the relase to see how fast it us. Easy enough you run your command/ps1 file in the background using the start-job commandlet.

This script uses start-job together with Register-ObjectEvent to be able to time a job running in the background, for example:

PS >.\RunACommandInTheBackground.ps1 .\MakeRelease.ps1 https://svnserver:port/svn/OurProduct/trunk 613
Starting .\MakeRelease.ps1 https://svnserver:port/svn/OurProduct/trunk 613 as Job #1...
PS > Job #1 is finished...
Job Started: 10/29/2010 07:51:34
Job Stopped: 10/29/2010 07:54:39
Time Elapsed: 00:03:05.3862306
PS > Get-Job
PS >

The script runs a command or powershell script with any number of parameters in the background. The script creates a job runs it and shows start, stop and elapsed time when the job is terminated. The job is also removed from the Job list on termination.

Generic Delete Directory Contents

goodfth — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:36:36 GMT

This script deletes files from a directory path passed into it as a parameter and excludes some well known directories from being processed. The script also includes some simple logging to a file with the date/time it was executed and what path files were deleted from.

Open DialogBox by using .NET

Sylvain LESIRE — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:41:34 GMT

Next script to open file by using .NET

@Thomas Lee: Can you try it on W2k8? Can you tell us if it runs....

Open DialogBox by using Com Object

Sylvain LESIRE — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:52:27 GMT

This script permits to show you how to open a dialog box by using COM Object : UserAccounts.CommonDialog