Learn about Windows PowerShell
Summary: Learn to use the Write-Host PowerShell cmdlet to create color output from commands.
Someone told me the Write-Host cmdlet could create color output. Can you give me some samples of acceptable syntax?
a. Write-Host -ForegroundColor 12 "hi"
b. Write-Host -ForegroundColor 12 "hi" -BackgroundColor white
c. Write-Host -ForegroundColor blue -BackgroundColor white
d. Write-Host -ForegroundColor 2 hi
e. Write-Host -backgroundcolor 2 hi
f. Write-Host -backgroundcolor ("{0:X}" -f 2) hi
for($i=0 ; $i -le 15 ; $i++) { write-host -foregroundcolor $i "hi" }
hi,
you can also use $Host.UI.Write or $Host.UI.Writeline:
1..10 | % {
$fg=[enum]::GetValues([ConsoleColor]) | Where { $_ -ne $([console]::BackgroundColor)}| Random
$Host.UI.Writeline($fg,[console]::BackgroundColor,'Scripting Guy!')
}
@Everybody -
I told myself I was going to be good but --- antagonism is antagonism.
Sampler:
1..([int]::MaxValue) | % {
$fg=[enum]::GetValues([ConsoleColor]) |
Where{$_ -ne $([console]::BackgroundColor)}| Random
$bg=[enum]::GetValues([ConsoleColor]) | Random
$Host.UI.Write($fg,$bg,'Scripting Guy!')
Thanks Ed, Walid.
Some old Ed mischief along the same lines.
What would it look like if we combiined these two nifty idioms. - (or do I mean idiots?) Don't you just love langauge? (What was it that George Carlin was saying when he was so rudely interrupted?)
blogs.technet.com/.../draw-boxes-and-lines-in-the-windows-powershell-console-host.aspx
Have a great weekend guys and gals.
@jrv
---> beautiful :)
@Everybody
--->here another, but to listen:
Function Get-Jedi {
$s = "262_500","393_500","350_100","330_100","294_100","525_500"
$s = $s + "393_500","350_100","330_100","294_100","525_500","393_500","350_200"
$s = $s + "330_200","350_200","294_400"
$s |% {[console]::beep($_.split("_")[0],$_.split("_")[1])}