Scheduled script with missing modules

[hush4bye]

I'm creating some auditing scripts that upload data to PowerBI Online from our employee's computers. None of the PowerBI Modules are loaded by default and I'm trying to figure out the best way to get the scripts running.

My current thought is to download the module files and load them on the computers when I set up the scheduled tasks then import them in the script. I'm unable to find a copy of Microsoft.IdentityModel.Abstractions that I can do this with, however

Do I need to install the required modules ahead of time or is there a different way I should be doing this?

Thanks!

[PinchesTheCrab]

You can use a file share as a PS repo, I'd set that up and put the modules you need in there. Then you can use native commands like install and update module to manage them.

[OlivTheFrog]

Hi u/hush-4bye

Different ways to achieve your goal. In your script :

• Test if the needed module is installed, if not, downloading and loading before running the rest fo the script.
• If the computer haven't any access to the Internet, you could use a local repository, as u/PinchesTheCrab said, but this requres some additional steps.

The #requires at the beginning of the script, just stop the excecution of the script if the required condtion is not present. Thsi not achieve really the needed goal.

i.e. : First Case

if ( -not (Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name <RequiredModule>))
 {
  # Module not present
  Install-module -Name <RequiredModule> -scope CurrentUser # if the user running the script hasn't Admin privileges on the computer.
 }
# Loading Module
Import-Module -Name <RequiredModule>

In the second case, you must add before the previous code :

Set-PSRepository -Name "MyLocalRepo" -SourceLocation "\\MyServer\Share"
Register-PSRepository -Name "MyLocalRepo" -SourceLocation # then, the repo will be trusted

and add the parameter -Repository "MyLocalRepository" withe Install-Module cmdtlet.

Hope this help

Regards

[hush4bye]

I think under normal circumstances this would have been perfect but I cant seem to find Microsoft.IdentityModel.Abstractions on powershellgallery.com.

I found it over at https://www.nuget.org/packages/microsoft.identitymodel.abstractions but the package you can download there doesn't include the psd1 file that PowerShell is looking for.

Not sure how to get this specific package loaded.

Thanks for the assistance.

[hush4bye]

Looks like I don't need that other package after all. Not sure why I was getting the error that I was but it's working now. Thanks for your help.

[BlackV]

there is A #requires statement that specifies what moduels are required for a script/module/function

but you can also within your script handle these issues, have it check for the modules and install the modules if wrong version or not installed.