knowing what PowerShell can do on a command line I have never learned how to write GUIs with it. Should I?
Or just go back to the good old HTA / VBScript?
Care to elaborate?
Mike Daniels
2010-04-28 20:15:33
@Mike: What is there to elaborate?
SLaks
2010-04-28 20:19:12
@SLaks, the reasoning behind your answer?
Mike Daniels
2010-04-28 21:15:37
@Mike: A WinForms GUI will be easier to maintain and expand, and can be more powerful.
SLaks
2010-04-28 22:01:26
+1
A:
If you're looking to package Powershell with a GUI I would suggest looking at PrimalForms to quickly prototype your solution.
It has a simple winforms designer powered by powershell scripts.
entens
2010-04-28 20:14:33
+3
A:
You're sure to get varying answers on this depending on folks' background. I do development work and I'd just as soon write a GUI using C#. The Visual Studio forms designer is quite nice and doesn't have an equivalent in PowerShell out-of-the-box. And the VS debugger is still much better. That said, if you want to delve into this area you should check out two PowerShell modules for creating GUI via WPF: PowerBoots by Jaykul and WPK in the PowerShellPack by one of the PowerShell team members. As you will see when you look at the PowerBoots site, it is definitely possible to do GUI with PowerShell.
Keith Hill
2010-04-28 20:26:49
You can use the Visual Studio designer to design your UIs and still use PowerBoots! http://huddledmasses.org/creating-wpf-uis-for-powershell-with-powerboots-and-visual-studio-wpf-designer/
Jaykul
2010-09-10 14:08:25