PSGISP

1.1.0

function/tool/Get-Path.ps1

Function Get-Path {
    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
        GUI to choose path
 
        .DESCRIPTION
        This function opens a window to choose a specific path
 
        .PARAMETER RootFolder
        Folder in which the window will open
 
        .PARAMETER Description
        Window title
 
        .INPUTS
        You can pipe the value of the parameter (path) to this function / None
 
        .OUTPUTS
        System.Object[] / None
 
        .EXAMPLE
        Get-Path
 
        .LINK
        https://github.com/gisp497/psgisp
    #>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [Parameter(
            Mandatory = $false,
            ValueFromPipeline = $true,
            HelpMessage = "help message"
        )]
        [string]$RootFolder = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop'),
        [Parameter(
            Mandatory = $false,
            ValueFromPipeline = $true,
            HelpMessage = "help message"
        )]
        [string]$Description = 'Select Folder or File'
    )
    Begin {
        #load assembly
        [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.windows.forms") | Out-Null
    }
    Process {
        #create object
        $OpenFileDialog = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
        
        #set root folder
        $OpenFileDialog.initialDirectory = $RootFolder
        
        #remove filter
        $OpenFileDialog.filter = "All files (*.*)| *.*"
        
        #set windows title
        $OpenFileDialog.Title = $Description
        
        #show window
        $OpenFileDialog.ShowDialog() | Out-Null
    }
    End {
        #output value
        return $OpenFileDialog.filename
    }
}