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Even with parameter Norisize -ResizeMode NoResize and =
-NoResize when it exceeds the limit it increases by itself. know how to help me

Getting this error in Visual Studio code and not in Powershell IDE. My Visual Studio code is using 7.0 preview 6.

Line |
25 | $userbox = New-Object AnyBox.AnyBox

 |            ^ Cannot find type [AnyBox.AnyBox]: verify that the assembly containing this type is loaded.

I use AnyBox to create dialog windows for my PS script. Although a number of different windows might be used, every time the script runs this large dialog is shown.

On occasion I get an Unhandled Windows Exception Error like this

Unhandled exception. System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (1816): Not enough quota is available to process this command.
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndTarget.UpdateWindowSettings(Boolean enableRenderTarget, Nullable`1 channelSet)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndTarget.UpdateWindowPos(IntPtr lParam)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndTarget.HandleMessage(WindowMessage msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.HwndTargetFilterMessage(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)

ChatGPT analysis seems spot on (a small part of a much longer session).

Since the rest of the script deals with handing files to ImageMagick for conversion, the error most likely comes from AnyBox, perhaps by not properly releasing resources?

I have a couple of graphical user interface scripts which I wrote before I came across AnyBox. Since you've published version 0.5.0 it reminded me that I had planned to rewrite these using AnyBox. I suspect my script of 200+ lines of code will reduce considerably. While I've not looked at this in too much detail, as yet, there is one aspect of my script which I suspect AnyBox doesn't support.

When I run my script a 'please wait' window is displayed while the script does some processing. This processing can take 20 or 30 seconds. Once the processing is complete the 'please wait' window is closed and a new window is displayed with the result of the processing. The user then makes their selection of what they want to do next and processing continues once the window is dismissed.

I don't think there will be too much of a problem using AnyBox to produce the 2nd window. However, I can't see anything within AnyBox which will create and display the 'please wait' window.

• Have I missed something?
• If not, would it be possible to enhance AnyBox to incorporate this functionality?

One final thing. The 'please wait' window is just a few lines of text. However, one of the lines of text is highlighted in red to make it stand out. I suspect I would be using the -Messages parameter of AnyBox to create the text but I can't see any way to highlight one line of the -Message.

• Have I missed something?
• If not, would it be possible to enhance AnyBox to incorporate this functionality?

Once again, many thanks.
Ian

I am working on a new user provisioning scripts and I need to select which groups to add the user to. How can that be accomplished? I already have 1 datagrid in the project. I could use that but I do not see how to add two datagrids.

I was thinking of doing something like the radio buttons but with multi-select but I did not see how to do that either.

Thanks

I haven't seen how to show checkbox already checked.

Is it possible ?

First let me say this is the type of module that I have been looking for for a long time. This will make mine and many other script(s) much easier to accept input.

Once I downloaded the module I tried to run the examples on the web page - I ran into a couple errors.

Show-AnyBox -Message 'Provide your name:' -Prompt @{} -Comment 'First name only' -Buttons 'OK'
-- error "Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: 'txt_Explain' Key being added: 'txt_Explain'"
-- removing comment removes error
This also show "First Name "only twice.

Show-AnyBox -Title 'AnyBox Demo' -Message 'Select a number:' -Buttons @(1..9) -ButtonRows 3
--comes back with name value pair 1-9
--The number that is selected is in the list twice - is that desired result
--If so how would you recommend testing to figure out what buttons was pressed?

$prompt = New-AnyBoxPrompt -Message 'Enter any number between 0 and 100:' -ValidateScript { $_ -ge 0 -and $_ -le 100 }
Show-AnyBox -Prompt $prompt -Buttons 'Submit'
--even if I type 9 in I never get out of loop

Show-AnyBox -MinWidth 350 -Buttons 'Cancel', 'Submit' -Prompt @(
(New-AnyBoxPrompt -InputType 'FileOpen' -Message 'Open File:', ReadOnly=$true),
(New-AnyBoxPrompt -InputType 'FileSave' -Message 'Save File:', ReadOnly=$true)
)
--could not get this to work at all

Show-AnyBox -Icon 'Question' -Buttons 'Cancel', 'Ignore' -Message 'An error occurred. (Code=123)'
-Prompt (New-AnyBoxPrompt -InputType 'Checkbox' -Message "Don't ask again." -DefaultValue=$true)
-- had to remove defaultvalue=$true

Show-AnyBox -Buttons 'OK' -MinWidth 200 -Prompt @(
(New-AnyBoxPrompt -InputType 'Link' -Message = 'My Files' -DefaultValue $env:USERPROFILE),
(New-AnyBoxPrompt -InputType 'Link' -Message = 'Reddit' -DefaultValue 'www.reddit.com' -ValidateNotEmpty),
(New-AnyBoxPrompt -InputType 'Link' -Message = 'Notepad' -DefaultValue 'notepad.exe')
)
got error - WARNING: Name must start with a letter or the underscore character (_), and must contain only letters, digits, or underscores.
The link showed as Equal signs with underlines.

the last thing that I am wondering if it is possible is with the datagrid - is it possible to have double click pass selection back to variable.

Thanks again for the module.

When using the GridData is there a way to have expose a double click instead of having to select a item/row then click ok or another button?

As for the copy I am using the "New-AnyBoxButton -Template 'CopyMessage'" command with gridData and I select an entry/row and select copy and a prompt display that "There is no message to copy." Am I trying to use the template in a manner that it was not intended for?
-- I am wanting to copy the selection to clipboard. If more then one property is selected include the property title in the copy. I understand this may be difficult to perform.

Thanks for the updates

Is it possible to create a 2 column form?

Hello

after installing the module, it appear that the command get-command give an incomplete list:

`PS C:> get-command -module AnyBox

CommandType Name Version Source

Function Show-AnyBox 0.3.1 AnyBox`

if we do, we got mode command but the version and source is empty
`PS C:> get-command box

CommandType Name Version Source

Function New-AnyBoxButton
Function New-AnyBoxPrompt
Function Show-AnyBox 0.3.1 AnyBox`

:) not cool when trying to see what are the commands used by the module.

one more thing:
I had PSCX module, when i first execute "Install-Module -Name AnyBox" it blocked because there is a conflict on the function ConvertTo-Base64, PSCX had a function with the same name.

after removing it i can install anybox module.

thanks for the work done.
Tonic8

Has this project been abandoned?

Hiya,

Appreciate the work you've done on this module.

The website (fresh2.dev) hosting the documentation seems to either be having issues or has had all its contents removed(?).
If this is intentional is there a way to get a hold of the documentation otherwise. Perhaps it should be added in this repo?

Cheers!

EDIT: for any one looking for docs while it's down, here's the most recent archive: http://web.archive.org/web/20220706151357/https://www.fresh2.dev/doc/anybox/

This is an amazing module but I meet the following issue when use 'show-anybox' in a foreach method, any ideas for this? thanks a lot.

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\AnyBox\0.5.1\Public\Show-AnyBox.ps1:1490 char:13

•         $form.Window.Activate()
  

•         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

you can see similar in the example process killer app -- resize it and the data grid snaps to take on the bottom half of the form

I am creating a menu selection using datagrid that I would like to have a button that selects all choices.

Is that possible and how. I have looked at cmdlet help and cannot find how but I could have overlooked it.

Thanks

Hi Donald,

I would like to thank you for AnyBox module, it's really great 👍 and I have decided to use it in one of my projects :)

Still, I am experiencing one issue. If I try to set parameter -DefaultValue together with -ValidateSet and -ShowSetAs ComboBox, I am not getting the default value. With -ShowSetAs Radio, default value is working as expected.

$prompts = @(
        
            (New-AnyBoxPrompt -InputType Text -Message 'Username'),
            (New-AnyBoxPrompt -ValidateSet @('group1', 'group2', 'group3') -ShowSetAs ComboBox -DefaultValue 'group2' -Message 'Group'),
            (New-AnyBoxPrompt -ValidateSet @('5 GB', '10 GB') -ShowSetAs Radio -DefaultValue '10 GB' -Message 'Quota')
)

$buttons = @(

            'Save',
            'Quit'
            
)

$answer = Show-AnyBox -Title 'New User' -Prompts $prompts -Buttons $buttons

Could you please help me with this issue?

Regards
Viktor

Is there a way to set a default sorting column for DataGrids? Currently even if I reference a presorted array it appears to unorder it.

from #16:

there is bug with datagrid. After use searchbox I cant sort columns.

Haw can I create button or sth else to copy variable value without closing anybox?

And there is bug with datagrid. After use searchbox I cant sort columns.

when the script finishes, there is a console output every time.

Name Value

Close False
grid_select

this is what I use:
`$anybox = New-Object AnyBox.AnyBox
$anybox.Title = 'Inactive Accounts'
$anybox.ContentAlignment = 'Center'
$anybox.MaxHeight = 1000

$anybox.GridData = @($90daysAgo = (Get-Date).AddDays(-90)
Get-ADUser -Property Name,lastLogonDate -Filter {lastLogonDate -lt $90daysAgo} -SearchBase 'OU=group,DC=contoso,DC=com' |
Where-Object { $_.DistinguishedName -notlike 'OU=Service Accounts,' }| Select Name,lastLogonDate, Enabled, DistinguishedName | Sort-Object -Property Name)

$anybox.Buttons = @(
New-AnyBoxButton -Text 'Close'
)
$anybox | Show-AnyBox`

I am a beginner with this sorry for such questions.

After updating to the latest version, I seem to have lost the scroll bar, making very long prompts un-usable. Attempted to use the -ResizeMode property but this just gave me a lot white space on the right. Any way to get the scroll bar back, or alternatively any way to format the window into two columns of prompts?

Is there a way to change the order of prompt groups? It seems like by default they're sorted alphabetically, is there a way to specify how you'd like them ordered?

For example,

$Box.Prompts =
@(
    New-AnyBoxPrompt -Group "Z" -InputType Text -Message "test"
    New-AnyBoxPrompt -Group "A" -InputType Text -Message "test"
)

Group "A" will show above group "Z" even though it's written afterwards.

I've just been testing my scripts against version 0.5.0. All was fine until I tested the one script I have which uses New-Object rather than Show-AnyBox followed by parameters. This script works fine with version 0.4.0 but with version 0.5.0 the Messages and Comments are missing.

I've enclosed a simplified version of the AnyBox code below:
Import-Module AnyBox
$AnyBox = New-Object AnyBox.AnyBox
$DevicesList = @('PC-ELAINE','PC-IAN','PC-RICHARD','PC-SAMANTHA')

$AnyBox.Prompts = @( New-AnyBoxPrompt -InputType Text -Message "What's the name of the target computer?" -ValidateSet $DevicesList -ShowSetAs Radio -ValidateScript { $_ -Ne '' } )

$AnyBox.Buttons = 'Continue','Cancel'
$AnyBox.CancelButton = 'Cancel'
$AnyBox.DefaultButton = 'Continue'
$AnyBox.Comment = "","Comment line.",""
$AnyBox.Message = "Message line 1.","Message line 2."
$AnyBoxResult = $AnyBox | Show-AnyBox

With version 0.4.0 the following window is displayed:

However, with exactly the same code in version 0.5.0 I get:

If I change the code as follows:
$DevicesList = @('PC-ELAINE','PC-IAN','PC-RICHARD','PC-SAMANTHA')

$Prompt = @( New-AnyBoxPrompt -InputType Text -Message "What's the name of the target computer?" -ValidateSet $DevicesList -ShowSetAs Radio -ValidateScript { $_ -Ne '' } )

$AnyBoxResult = Show-AnyBox -Buttons 'Continue','Cancel' -CancelButton 'Cancel' -DefaultButton 'Continue' -Comments "","Comment line.","" -Messages "Message line 1.","Message line 2." -Prompts $Prompt

I get the following window with version 0.5.0 (i.e. the same as the New-Object method with version 0.4.0):

Obviously this isn't a big deal since I can rewrite the code. However, there are times where the New-Object method is preferable - i.e. if you want different messages or comments depending on some variable.

Let me know if anything is unclear or you need more information.

Many thanks
Ian

Are there plans to update this module for Powershell 7? Appreciate all the hard work that has been put into this already!