Creating GUI based form interface for Powershell data entry ?

Question

Hi Everyone,

Is there any way to use a Web-based GUI form to input and display entries with the Powershell cmdlet?

The script is mostly utilizing Read-Host & WriteHost command, rather than using the typical cmd prompt window and also combining the Windows form:

Add-Type -AssemblyName 'System.Windows.Forms'  
Add-Type -AssemblyName 'Microsoft.VisualBasic'  
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms")  

I need some examples I can use so the user experience is not switching back from Console, to the Visual basic Pop Up [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox back and forth.

Any other Microsoft 365 product suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Answer 1

If you need a web based solution, then use Visual Studio and build a C# ASPX web site. With VS you would get s full blown IDE which would make it easier to write the code behind object events.

If you want to write a Powershell GUI, just do an internet search for examples.

https://www.bing.com/search?q=powershell+winform+examples
https://www.bing.com/search?q=powershell+winforms+tutorial

https://thedavecarroll.com/powershell/windows-forms/
https://nordic.hashnode.dev/winforms-in-powershell

Or sign up for PoshGUI and use their interface to design your own.

https://poshgui.com/