Simple increment/decrement counter
You could use the Yes/No Prompt Window to get user input.
$a = new-object -comobject wscript.shell
$intAnswer = $a.popup("Do you want to delete these files?", 0, "Delete Files", 4)
If ($intAnswer -eq 6) {
$a.popup("You answered yes.")
}
else {
$a.popup("You answered no.")
}
If you replace the '3' in the fourth parameter of the popup() function you will get Yes, No, and Cancel buttons in the prompt window.
Reference: Provide a Yes/No Prompt in Windows PowerShell
ScriptingBerry
Updated on June 04, 2022Comments
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ScriptingBerry almost 2 years
I would like to make a simple counter in PowerShell. It must prompt the user whether they'd like a higher or lower number.
The starting number must be 0, and it can't be lower than zero or higher than 10. If the user wants a higher number, it must increment the number with 1, if lower decrement by 1. Then it must be able to stop at the desired number. With this number I can set a registry value.
I don't know an efficient way to prompt the user. I can use the Read-Host cmdlet to ask if they typed "higher" or "lower", but is there a more efficient way to accomplish this?
For example,
$i = 0 while (($i -gt 0) -or ($i -lt 10)){ $j = Read-Host "The current number is $i, would you like a higher/lower number, or quit?" if ($j -eq "higher") { $i++ Write-Host "The current number is $i" } elseif ($j -eq "lower") { $i-- Write-Host "The current number is $i" } elseif ($j -eq "quit") { Write-Host "Final number is: $i" break } }
How can I do this?