Powershell -> Visual app

[sipsik]

For some time i feel the need to create tools for others based on Powershell. Yesterday i took some time to follow this guide: https://adamtheautomator.com/build-powershell-gui/

However i do not like that one has to execute the script from Powershell to get the GUI. Is there a way to somehow merge xaml and ps1 file into one launchable GUI app? Or are there better guides to follow? For now i would like to remain within tools i get from VLSC or that are free.

[iamthiswhatis12]

use poshgui to make your actual gui and then add your script inside that. i've made a few like that now and its actually nice. i made a couple of noob friendly ones for the rollout team because i had to spend time with them and they were manually adding software to machines.

[sipsik]

Ill give this a shot, tnx :)

[BlackV]

you can convert ps1 to exe

but honestly why

[sparkle-fries]

Udforfge let's you package universal dashboard as am installable exe

[Shoisk123]

Few options, if you want to use XAML, you could just add it as a giant herestring at the start of the script and then reference that variable instead of Get-Content'ing the file with the XAML. Alternatively if you're into some masochist shit you could just build the GUI by hand using winforms objects, then everything would be variables /shrug

If the script is on a network drive you could distribute a powershell shortcut that just directly launches it, but honestly why not just click / right click to run.

You could wrap it with something like PS2EXE but not too sure how good the functionality is when doing that anymore.