Class Challenge

Create a function that takes an input of a service name and prompt the user to stop or start that service

Serviceprompt.ps1

Function serviceprompt {     $serviceName = Read-Host "Please enter the service name "     $serviceStatus =(Get-Service $serviceName).status     if ($serviceStatus -match "Running") { `       $stopPrompt =Read-Host "This service is running do you want to stop it? Y\N "        if ($stopPrompt -eq "Y") { `           stop-service $serviceName            Write-Output "stopping the $servicename Service"} `       Else {Write-output "Leaving Service $serviceStatus"}} `     ElseIF ($serviceStatus -match "Stopped"){  `       $startPrompt =Read-Host "This service is stopped do you want to start it? Y\N "        if ($startPrompt -eq "Y") { `           start-service $serviceName            Write-Output "starting the $servicename Service"} `       Else {Write-output "Leaving Service $serviceStatus"}} `     Else { Write-Output "Service is in $ServiceState State"} } serviceprompt

http://bartdesmet.net/blogs/bart/archive/2006/09/16/4429.aspx

Not working yet

Servicepromptgui.ps1 

Function serviceprompt {     [system.reflection.assembly]::Load("System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089")     #[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms")          $serviceName = Read-Host "Please enter the service name "     $serviceStatus =(Get-Service $serviceName).status     if ($serviceStatus -match "Running") { `         $strMessage = "This service is running do you want to stop it?"         $stopmsgBox = [Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show($strMessage, "Stop Service?", `           [Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::YesNo, [Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Question)           #$stopmsgBox -eq [Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::Yes         if ($stopPrompt -eq "Yes") { `             #stop-service $serviceName              Write-Output "stopping the $servicename Service"} `         Else {Write-output "Leaving Service $serviceStatus"}} `     ElseIF ($serviceStatus -match "Stopped"){  `         $strMessage = "This service is stopped do you want to start it?"         $stopmsgBox = [Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show($strMessage, "Start Service?", `           [Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::YesNo, [Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Question)         if ($startPrompt -eq "Y") { `             start-service $serviceName              Write-Output "starting the $servicename Service"} `         Else {Write-output "Leaving Service $serviceStatus"}} `     Else { Write-Output "Service is in $ServiceState State"} } serviceprompt

ClassChallenge.ps1

Function StopStart-Service {     $sService = $args[0]     $baction  = $args[1]     $response = $args[2]          Write-Host $response          if ($response -eq "Yes")     {         if ($baction -eq "Stop")         {             Get-Service $sservice | Stop-Service         }         ElseIf ($baction -eq "Start")         {             Get-Service $sService | Start-Service         }         Else         {             Write-Host "User terminated!"         }     }     Else     {         Write-Host "No Action required "     } }  #uncomment the next two lines to read from a passed argument and comment the 2 lines after that #$sService = $args[0] #Write-Host "Service Name: $service" [system.reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("microsoft.visualbasic")  $serviceName = [microsoft.visualbasic.interaction]::InputBox("please enter a service name.", "Service Name")  $oService = Get-Service $sService $Prompt = " The service $($oService.DisplayName) is currently" $iButtons = 4 # yes/no buttons $sTitle = "Action Required!"  #$oService.status  if ($oService.Status -eq "Stopped") {     $Prompt = $Prompt + " Stopped. Would you like to start it?"     $sResponse = [microsoft.visualbasic.interaction]::MsgBox($prompt,$iButtons,$sTitle)     stopstart-service $sService "Start" $sResponse     (Get-Service $sService).status } Elseif ($oService.Status -eq "Running") {     $Prompt = $Prompt + " Running. Would you like to stop it?"     $sResponse = [microsoft.visualbasic.interaction]::MsgBox($prompt,$iButtons,$sTitle)     stopstart-service $sService "Stop" $sResponse     (Get-Service $sService).status } Else {     Write-Host "blah" }