If you truly want a popup, why not just do a new form? They click 'Run' and a form opens with no X or anything, then closes when finished running?
Daniel Ratliff -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 2:39 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [powershell] RE: [NTSysADM] Powershell - how to display a msgbox with no buttons You can't with a MsgBox or a PopUp. I would do it with a BalloonTip. This would make a good "PowerShell Quick Script" article. Thanks for the idea. [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName( 'System.Windows.Forms' ) | Out-Null $balloonTip = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon ## formal name of a balloontrip is a "notifyIcon". $balloonTip.Icon = [System.Drawing.SystemIcons]::Asterisk ## this is the icon in the systray $balloonTip.BalloonTipIcon = 'Info' ### Error, Info, None, Warning; this is the icon in the balloon tip $balloonTip.BalloonTipTitle = 'Please wait...' ### displayed in bold $balloonTip.BalloonTipText = 'Building Listview...' $balloonTip.Visible = $true $balloonTip.ShowBalloonTip( 100000 ) ## in milliseconds, so this is 100 seconds <<<go do stuff>>> $balloonTip.Visible = $false You can reuse the balloontip as many times as you want: Update the title/text, set the Visible property back to true, and call ShowBalloonTip() again. When you are done with the variable, release it: $balloonTip = $null There are certainly other ways to do this, all of them will revolve around using the Visible property on a form element. Obligatory security comment: some people will tell you that using LoadWithPartialName() is not secure, because the library is not strongly named (no version number and no GUID). While strictly true, I consider the actual risk miniscule. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Leone Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2014 1:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Powershell - how to display a msgbox with no buttons Thanks. But no, I read it twice, and still don't see how I can display a msgbox with no buttons. Nor how to remove the window when I need to. I don't know what those constant values are for, or what they actually control. On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 1:31 PM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > This blog post discusses using a msgbox in PowerShell, including some > input from MBS that you may find helps do the "no buttons" thing > > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/case-study-ensuring-user-d > oesnt-have.html > > ================================================ Did you know you can also post and find answers on PowerShell in the forums? http://www.myitforum.com/forums/default.asp?catApp=1 The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. ================================================ Did you know you can also post and find answers on PowerShell in the forums? http://www.myitforum.com/forums/default.asp?catApp=1
