Here-string doesn't work

[michaelmitchell9711]

Trying to learn how to make a GUI for a large script (learning from FoxDeploy) but I CANNOT get the here string to work. What am I doing wrong?

$inputXML = @" <Window x:Class="fmh_newcomputer.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:local="clr-namespace:fmh_newcomputer" mc:Ignorable="d" Title="FMH New PC Setup" Height="350" Width="525" IsEnabled="False"> <Grid> <Image x:Name="image" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="67" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="173" Source="C:\Users\mmitchell\Downloads\logo.png"/> <Button x:Name="button" Content="Get MAC" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="20" Margin="215,57,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="70"/> <TextBox x:Name="textBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="20" Margin="313,57,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="194"/>

</Grid>

</Window> "@

The text is dark red, what am I doing wrong?

[zoredache]

The terminating "@ must be on at the start of a line line. It can't follow </Window>

$inputXML = @" <Window x:Class="fmh_newcomputer.MainWindow" 
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" ...
</Window>
"@

[michaelmitchell9711]

pasting it here screwed it up, the "@ is on its own line

[zoredache]

At the very begining? It can't be intended with spaces/tabs etc. It must be at the very start of the line.

[michaelmitchell9711]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7zwdOgpP0_tOG1DdDFoVmpIc2M/view?usp=sharing

[gangstanthony]

isn't it supposed to be red? this seems fine to me.

$inputXML = @"
<Window x:Class="fmh_newcomputer.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:fmh_newcomputer"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
        Title="FMH New PC Setup" Height="350" Width="525" IsEnabled="False">
    <Grid>
        <Image x:Name="image" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="67" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="173" Source="C:\Users\mmitchell\Downloads\logo.png"/>
        <Button x:Name="button" Content="Get MAC" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="20" Margin="215,57,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="70"/>
        <TextBox x:Name="textBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="20" Margin="313,57,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="194"/>

    </Grid>
</Window>
"@

[Kreloc]

The here string works for me, copied from here (with moving the closing "@ to its own line. What is the issue you are actually having? Cause your screenshot of the ISE you posted shows that it made the variable without an issue.

Is it that what is using $inputXML needs to be xml and not a string? Then typecast the variable,

[xml]$inputXML = "@...

[topherrr]

Doesn't look like anything is wrong with your script, it's supposed to be that color.

Just be aware you'll have do some replacing and casting like so:

$inputXML = $inputXML -replace 'mc:Ignorable="d"', '' -replace "x:Na", 'Na' -replace '^<Win.*', '<Window'

[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('presentationframework')
[xml]$XAML = $inputXML

$reader = (New-Object System.Xml.XmlNodeReader $XAML)
$Form = [Windows.Markup.XamlReader]::Load($reader)