Hi,

I'm new to programming cmdlets. I was just trying out some cmdlet samples with mandatory parameters and I was just curious on how to do this : Can we actually define what text should appear on the screen when powershell prompts for the mandatory parameter?

If the question wasn't clear enough, here is a more detailed explanation :

Supppose i have a cmdlet named "Get-Files" which lists the files in a particular directory whose path is to be passed as a (mandatory) parameter to the cmdlet.

PS C:\Documents and Settings\ramz_g> Get-Files

cmdlet Get-Files at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Path:

In the above example, can I define the way in which the parameter is being displayed? ie., Can it be "Enter the path" instead of just "Path"?

Please suggest..


Thanks,
ramz_g

This is by design and not a good way to script. it better you supply the parameter with the command itself.

e.g.

Get-File -Path

To know the list of parameter and what it accepts you can say as below and will be given the syntax along with example and explanation.

Get-Help Get-file -detail

To full fill your requirement you can create a Script (PS1 file) with Read-Host Command let as below...

#########
#reading the input on host and saving it in variable.

$path = Read-host "Enter the Path"
Get-path -path $path
#########

and there you go. Just type this in Notepad and save it as name.ps1. execute it on powershell.

Hope this helps

Thanks.

You can also do it with this below one liner. (type of paste it directly on PS prompt instead of saving it as ps1 file)

Get-file -path $(Read-Host "Enter the path")

Thanks.

Hi Vishal,

Thanks a lot for your reply.. I apologize for the delay in replying to your post..
This helped : $(Read-Host "Enter the path")

Thanks a lot,
ramz_g