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DBremen / Get-FileWCAsynchronous.ps1

Last active August 16, 2022 00:45

Download files using the DownloadFileAsync method of the WebClient class within the System.Net Namespace

	function Get-FileWCAsynchronous{
	param(
	[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
	$url,
	$destinationFolder="$env:USERPROFILE\Downloads",
	[switch]$includeStats
	)
	$wc = New-Object Net.WebClient
	$wc.UseDefaultCredentials = $true
	$file = $url \| Split-Path -Leaf

DBremen / Get-FileBitsTransferSynchronous.ps1

Last active October 27, 2015 12:58

Download files using Start-BitsTransfer in synchronous mode

	function Get-FileBitsTransferSynchronous{
	param(
	[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
	$url,
	$destinationFolder="$env:USERPROFILE\Downloads",
	[switch]$includeStats
	)
	Import-Module BitsTransfer
	$destination = Join-Path $destinationFolder ($url \| Split-Path -Leaf)
	$start = Get-Date

DBremen / Get-FileBitsTransferAsynchronous.ps1

Last active August 16, 2022 00:48

Download files using Start-BitsTransfer in asynchronous mode

	function Get-FileBitsTransferAsynchronous{
	param(
	[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
	$url,
	$destinationFolder="$env:USERPROFILE\Downloads",
	[switch]$includeStats
	)
	$start = Get-Date
	$job = Start-BitsTransfer -Source $url -Destination $destinationFolder -DisplayName 'Download' -Asynchronous
	$destination = Join-Path $destinationFolder ($url \| Split-Path -Leaf)

DBremen / whereEx.ps1

Last active August 16, 2022 03:26

Proof of concept on how a simplified Where-Object for multiple conditions on the same property could be implemented

	function whereEx {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	Param
	(
	[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
	$InputObject,

	[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,
	Position=0)]
	$predicateString

DBremen / Get-ZenCode.ps1

Last active August 16, 2022 03:30

Expand zen coding expression for PowerShell

	#requires zenCoding.dll in \resources. Download via https://github.com/madskristensen/zencoding and compile.
	function Get-ZenCode{
	[Alias("zenCode")]
	[CmdletBinding()]
	Param
	(
	[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,
	Position=0)]
	$zenCodeExpr,
	[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true,

DBremen / Get-WmiPowerShell.ps1

Last active March 16, 2017 12:46

Query WMI with PowerShell syntax

	function Get-WmiPowerShell {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	Param
	(
	[Parameter(Mandatory)]$Class,
	[Parameter(Mandatory)]$Filter
	)
	$errors = $tokens = $null
	$AST= [Management.Automation.Language.Parser]::ParseInput($filter.ToString().Replace('$null','NULL'), [ref]$tokens, [ref]$errors)
	$tokens = $tokens \| where { $_.Text -and $_.Name -ne '_' -and $_.Kind -ne 'Dot' }

DBremen / WMIProxyCommands.ps1

Created November 13, 2015 14:25

Proxy commands for Get-WmiObject and Get-CimInstance that support PowerShell query syntax via 'PowerShellFilter' paramater

	foreach ($command in ('Get-WmiObject','Get-CimInstance')){
	$Metadata = New-Object System.Management.Automation.CommandMetaData (Get-Command $command)
	$proxyCmd = [System.Management.Automation.ProxyCommand]::Create($Metadata) #\| clip
	if ($command -eq 'Get-WmiObject'){
	$newParam = @'
	[Parameter(ParameterSetName='query')]
	[ScriptBlock]
	$PowerShellFilter,
	'@
	}

DBremen / POP_SimplifiedSelect.ps1

Last active August 16, 2022 00:47

Proof of concept: Simplified syntax for calculated Properties with Select-Object

	function mySelect {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param(
	[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
	[psobject]$InputObject,
	[Parameter(Position=0)]
	$Property
	)
	begin{
	#only if the property array contains a hashtable property

DBremen / Set-OOTO.psm1

Last active August 16, 2022 03:27

	function Get-DateRange {
	Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
	$form = new-object Windows.Forms.Form
	$form.text = "Calendar"
	$form.Size = new-object Drawing.Size @(656,639)

	# Make "Hidden" SelectButton to handle Enter Key
	$btnSelect = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Button
	$btnSelect.Size = "1,1"
	$btnSelect.add_Click({

DBremen / Get-Uninstaller.ps1

Last active February 14, 2016 19:27

Retrieve Uninstall information for software packages from the registry

	function Get-Uninstaller {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	Param(
	$DisplayName = '*',
	[ValidateSet('HKLM', 'HKCU')]
	[string[]]$Hive = @('HKLM','HKCU')
	)
	$keys =@'
	:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
	:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Dirk DBremen