ExampleHTMLOutput.ps1

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@BanterBoy: - Explain what the script does and why it is useful.

@GitHub Copilot - This PowerShell script generates an HTML report of the status of Windows services. The script starts by defining a CSS style for the HTML document. The style sets the font family, background color, and border styles for the table elements. The script also includes a JavaScript function that changes the background color of the table cells based on the value of the first column of the table.

The script then defines the header and title of the HTML document. The header is a level 1 heading that reads “Reporting Service Status”. The title of the document is “Example HTML Output”.

The script then uses the Get-Service cmdlet to retrieve the status, name, and display name of all Windows services. The output is piped to the ConvertTo-HTML cmdlet, which generates an HTML table with the service information. The -head parameter is used to include the CSS style defined earlier, and the -body parameter is used to include the header. The -title parameter is used to set the title of the HTML document.

Finally, the script saves the HTML document to a temporary file and opens it in the default web browser using the Invoke-Item cmdlet.

Overall, this script is a useful tool for generating an HTML report of the status of Windows services. The CSS style and JavaScript function add visual appeal and interactivity to the report. However, the script could be improved by adding comments to explain the purpose of each section of code and by using more descriptive variable names. Additionally, the script could be modified to accept command-line arguments to allow the user to specify which services to include in the report.

@BanterBoy: -Can you provide examples for using the script

@GitHub Copilot - Sure! Here are some examples of how you can use this PowerShell script:

To generate an HTML report of all Windows services:
```
.\service-status-report.ps1
```
This will generate an HTML report of all Windows services and open it in your default web browser.
To generate an HTML report of only running services:
```
Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Running"} | .\service-status-report.ps1
```
This will generate an HTML report of only running Windows services and open it in your default web browser.
To generate an HTML report of only specific services:
```
Get-Service -Name "Spooler", "W32Time" | .\service-status-report.ps1
```
This will generate an HTML report of only the “Spooler” and “W32Time” services and open it in your default web browser.

You can also modify the script to accept command-line arguments to allow for more flexibility in generating the report.

@BanterBoy: -How can I modify the script to accept command-line arguments?

@GitHub Copilot - GitHub Copilot: To modify the script to accept command-line arguments, you can use the $args variable to retrieve the arguments passed to the script. Here’s an example of how you can modify the script to accept a list of service names as an argument:

[CmdletBinding()]
param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string[]]$ServiceNames
)

$head = '<style>
 BODY{font-family:Verdana; background-color:lightblue;}
 TABLE{border-width: 1px;border-style: solid;border-color: black;border-collapse: collapse;}
 TH{font-size:1.3em; border-width: 1px;padding: 2px;border-style: solid;border-color: black;background-color:#FFCCCC}
 TD{border-width: 1px;padding: 2px;border-style: solid;border-color: black;background-color:yellow}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
 $(function(){
  var linhas = $("table tr");
  $(linhas).each(function(){
   var Valor = $(this).find("td:first").html();
   if(Valor == "Stopped"){
    $(this).find("td").css("background-color","Red");
   }else if(Valor == "Running"){
    $(this).find("td").css("background-color","Green");
   }
  });
 });
</script>
'
$header = "<H1>Reporting Service Status</H1>"
$title = "Example HTML Output"

$services = Get-Service -Name $ServiceNames
$services | ConvertTo-Html -Head $head -Body $header -Title $title | Out-File -FilePath "service-status-report.html" -Encoding UTF8
Invoke-Item "service-status-report.html"

In this modified script, the [CmdletBinding()] attribute is used to define the script as a cmdlet, and the $ServiceNames parameter is defined as an array of strings. The Get-Service cmdlet is then used to retrieve the services with the names specified in the $ServiceNames parameter. The rest of the script is the same as the original script, except that the -Name parameter of Get-Service is replaced with $ServiceNames.

To use this modified script, you can pass a list of service names as an argument when running the script:

.\service-status-report.ps1 -ServiceNames "Spooler", "W32Time"

This will generate an HTML report of only the “Spooler” and “W32Time” services and open it in your default web browser.

Script

$head = '<style>
 BODY{font-family:Verdana; background-color:lightblue;}
 TABLE{border-width: 1px;border-style: solid;border-color: black;border-collapse: collapse;}
 TH{font-size:1.3em; border-width: 1px;padding: 2px;border-style: solid;border-color: black;background-color:#FFCCCC}
 TD{border-width: 1px;padding: 2px;border-style: solid;border-color: black;background-color:yellow}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
 $(function(){
  var linhas = $("table tr");
  $(linhas).each(function(){
   var Valor = $(this).find("td:first").html();
   if(Valor == "Stopped"){
    $(this).find("td").css("background-color","Red");
   }else if(Valor == "Running"){
    $(this).find("td").css("background-color","Green");
   }
  });
 });
</script>
'
$header = "<H1>Reporting Service Status</H1>"
$title = "Example HTML Output"

Get-Service |
Select-Object Status, Name, DisplayName |
ConvertTo-HTML -head $head -body $header -title $title |
Out-File $env:temp\report.hta
Invoke-Item $env:temp\report.hta

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