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janbaer / replace_content_in_files.ps1

Last active August 29, 2015 13:56

Replace content in files

janbaer / request_password.ps1

Created June 26, 2013 08:53

Request a password with a masked password-dialog in powershell

	$securestring = Read-Host -AsSecureString "Please enter your password"
	$password = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($securestring))

janbaer / find_content_with_regex.ps1

Created June 20, 2013 09:46

Find a specific content of a file with a regular expression in powershell

	cls

	$path = 'd:\Git\sp'
	$file = '*.csproj'
	$regex = "^.(?=Output).\.dll</HintPath>"
	Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Name $file -Recurse \| where {(get-Content $_ \| Select-String $regex)}

janbaer / array_foreach

Last active December 17, 2015 19:29

Polyfill for missing forEach function an an Array object in JavaScript

	if (!Array.prototype.forEach) {
	Array.prototype.forEach = function(fn, scope) {
	for (var i = 0, len = this.length; i < len; ++i) {
	fn.call(scope, this[i], i, this);
	}
	}
	}

janbaer / gist:5476117

Created April 28, 2013 06:36

Replace parts of the content of a textfile with regular expressions in Powershell

(Get-Content -path $inputFile) -Replace '"(\d+),(\d{1,})"', '$1.$2' -Replace '"(\d+)"'| Out-File $outputFile

janbaer / wpfdoevents.cs

Created April 18, 2013 10:40

DoEvents in Wpf applications

	public static class WpfApplicationExtensions
	{
	public static void DoEvents(this Application application)
	{
	if (application != null)
	{
	application.Dispatcher.Invoke(DispatcherPriority.Background, new ThreadStart(delegate { }));
	}
	}
	}

janbaer / gist:5411748

Created April 18, 2013 10:30

Detect the active window in an WPF application

Application.Current.Windows.OfType<Window>().SingleOrDefault(x => x.IsActive);

janbaer / gist:5276178

Created March 30, 2013 09:59

Restart your current powershell console as Administrator

	function adminMode() {
	Start-Process -FilePath "$PSHOME\powershell.exe" -Verb runas -WorkingDirectory $PWD.Path
	Exit
	}

	Set-Alias -Name "elevated" -Value "adminMode"

janbaer / gist:5045798

Created February 27, 2013 06:55

Convert CSV to Json with powershell

	param
	(
	[string] $inputFile,
	[string] $outputFile
	)

	if (($inputFile -eq $null) -or ($outputFile -eq $null)) {
	"usage: convert_csv_to_json.ps1 [inputFile] [outputFile]"
	return;
	}

janbaer / gist:4690841

Created February 1, 2013 11:43

Thread.IsUIThread

	public static class ThreadExtensions
	{
	public static bool IsUIThread(this Thread thread)
	{
	return SynchronizationContext.Current != null;
	}
	}