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#ERASE ALL THIS AND PUT XAML BELOW between the @" "@
$inputXML = @"
<Window x:Class="LocalAdmin.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:LocalAdmin"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="Create Local Admin Account" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
<Image HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="136" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="169" Margin="10,10,0,0" Source="C:\Users\e_korpi\Pictures\emblem_195x195.png"/>
<Button Content="Create" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="124" Margin="384,260,0,0" Height="42"/>
<TextBox HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Username" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="232" Margin="168,123,0,0"/>
<TextBox HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="232" Margin="168,180,0,0"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
"@
$inputXML = $inputXML -replace 'mc:Ignorable="d"','' -replace "x:N",'N' -replace '^<Win.*', '<Window'
[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('presentationframework')
[xml]$XAML = $inputXML
#Read XAML
$reader=(New-Object System.Xml.XmlNodeReader $xaml)
try{$Form=[Windows.Markup.XamlReader]::Load( $reader )}
catch{Write-Host "Unable to load Windows.Markup.XamlReader. Double-check syntax and ensure .net is installed."}
#===========================================================================
# Load XAML Objects In PowerShell
#===========================================================================
$xaml.SelectNodes("//*[@Name]") | %{Set-Variable -Name "WPF$($_.Name)" -Value $Form.FindName($_.Name)}
Function Get-FormVariables{
if ($global:ReadmeDisplay -ne $true){Write-host "If you need to reference this display again, run Get-FormVariables" -ForegroundColor Yellow;$global:ReadmeDisplay=$true}
write-host "Found the following interactable elements from our form" -ForegroundColor Cyan
get-variable WPF*
}
Get-FormVariables
#===========================================================================
# Actually make the objects work
#===========================================================================
#Sample entry of how to add data to a field
#$vmpicklistView.items.Add([pscustomobject]@{'VMName'=($_).Name;Status=$_.Status;Other="Yes"})
#===========================================================================
# Shows the form
#===========================================================================
write-host "To show the form, run the following" -ForegroundColor Cyan
'$Form.ShowDialog() | out-null'
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