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SAPIENTechnologies / Test-PSFileHash.ps1

Created December 20, 2016 18:09 — forked from juneb/Test-PSFileHash.ps1

Verifies that the file hash of a PowerShell open-source installer matches expected value.

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	.SYNOPSIS
	Verifies that the file hash of a PowerShell open-source installer matches expected value.

	.DESCRIPTION
	Compares the file hash of a PowerShell open-source installation file to the expected file hash value. Supports
	all installation file types, including msi, zip, rpm, deb, pkg, and tar.gz, beginning with installers for PowerShell
	release 6.0.0.9.

	To get a list of installer file names, but not test the file hash, use the ListOnly parameter.

SAPIENTechnologies / Start-SAPIENForum.ps1

Last active December 19, 2016 20:57

Opens or gets a SAPIEN forum web page.

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	.SYNOPSIS
	Gets or opens a SAPIEN forum page.

	.DESCRIPTION
	The Start-SAPIENForum.ps1 script opens the SAPIEN forum that you specify in
	your default internet browser window. It can also search the forums (all of
	them) for the search term that you specify.

	To open a particular forum, use the Name parameter. If the value of the Name

SAPIENTechnologies / Get-InstallationPath.ps1

Last active December 14, 2016 18:04

Find an installation directory in the registry; more reliable than file system path search.

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	.SYNOPSIS
	Gets the installation directory for a program in the registry.

	.DESCRIPTION
	Get-InstallationPath gets the installation path for a program in the InstallProperties registry key. This method is much more reliable and change-resistant than searching the file system with partial paths.
	.
	The function returs a custom object with the DisplayName, Publisher, and InstallationPath so you can confirm that the path returns is for the intended program.
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	If the script cannot find the installation path for the program, it generates a non-terminating error.