BaseXAMLGUI.ps1

# Note: Edited from 
# https://foxdeploy.com/resources/ise-snippets/xaml-to-gui/ original XAML loader script

# Change contents of here string to your XAML code from Visual Studio
$RawXAML = @"
  Enter XAML contents here
"@       
 
[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('PresentationFramework')
[xml]$XAML = $RawXAML -replace 'mc:Ignorable="d"','' -replace "x:N",'N'  -replace '^<Win.*', '<Window'

#Read XAML 
$XAMLReader= New-Object System.Xml.XmlNodeReader $XAML
try{
    $Form=[Windows.Markup.XamlReader]::Load($XAMLReader)
} catch {
    Throw "Unable to load Windows.Markup.XamlReader. Double-check syntax and ensure .net is installed."
}
 
#===========================================================================
# Load XAML Objects In PowerShell
#===========================================================================
 
$XAML.SelectNodes("//*[@Name]") |
ForEach-Object {
    Set-Variable -Name "WPF$($_.Name)" -Value $Form.FindName($_.Name)
}

Get-Variable WPF* # Will show you the form variables

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# Events
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#===========================================================================
# Shows the form
#===========================================================================
$Form.ShowDialog() | Out-Null