How to Format Powershell Code on ML

alex.olynyk

How do I do this so it appears nice and readable on ML?

scottalanmiller

For any code, just lead with three backticks on the line before the code. And put three backticks on the line after the code is done.

IRJ

@alex-olynyk said in How to Format Powershell Code on ML:

function Repair-SophosUpdate {

    [cmdletbinding()]

    Param(

         [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
         [string]$computername
    )
    $Services = Get-Service -Name 'Sophos*'

    ForEach ($Service in $Services) {

        If (($Service.Name -like 'Sophos*') -and ($Service.Status -eq 'running')) {

            Restart-Service -Name $Service -PassThru -Verbose -Force

        }
         Else
         {

            Start-Service -Name $Service -PassThru -Verbose
        }
    }

} ; Repair-SophosUpdate -Verbose

When I run this I get

PS C:\Users\aolynyk\Desktop> C:\Users\aolynyk\Desktop\Repair-SophosUpdate.ps1
cmdlet Repair-SophosUpdate at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
computername: localhost
Restart-Service : Cannot find any service with service name 'System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController'.
At C:\Users\aolynyk\Desktop\Repair-SophosUpdate.ps1:16 char:13
+             Restart-Service -Name $Service -PassThru -Verbose -Force
+             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController:String) [Restart-Service], ServiceCommandException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NoServiceFoundForGivenName,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RestartServiceCommand

I can restart the services as an admin but when I run the script as an admin I get the same error

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Restart-Service 'Sophos Agent' -PassThru

Status   Name               DisplayName                           
------   ----               -----------                           
Running  Sophos Agent       Sophos Agent                          



PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Restart-Service 'Sophos Message Router' -PassThru

Status   Name               DisplayName                           
------   ----               -----------                           
Running  Sophos Message ... Sophos Message Router                 



PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

Maybe put this in a new thread so you get help?