Cleanup

Scripts/MD5.ps1

@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@
 # License:	CC0
  
 param([string]$File)
-if ($File -eq "" ) {
-	$File = read-host "Enter file"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($File -eq "" ) {
+		$File = read-host "Enter path to file"
+	}
 	$Result = get-filehash $File -algorithm MD5
-	write-host "✔️ MD5 hash is" $Result.Hash
+	write-output "MD5 hash is" $Result.Hash
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/SHA1.ps1

@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 # License:	CC0
  
 param([string]$File)
-if ($File -eq "" ) {
-	$File = read-host "Enter file"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($File -eq "" ) {
+		$File = read-host "Enter file"
+	}
+
 	$Result = get-filehash $File -algorithm SHA1
-	write-host "✔️ SHA1 hash is" $Result.Hash
+	write-output "SHA1 hash is" $Result.Hash
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/SHA256.ps1

@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 # License:	CC0
 
 param([string]$File)
-if ($File -eq "" ) {
-	$File = read-host "Enter file"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($File -eq "" ) {
+		$File = read-host "Enter file"
+	}
+
 	$Result = get-filehash $File -algorithm SHA256
-	write-host "✔️ SHA256 hash is" $Result.Hash
+	write-output "SHA256 hash is:" $Result.Hash
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/alert.ps1

@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ try {
 
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/check-xml-file.ps1

@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ try {
 		exit 0
 	}
 } catch {
-	write-warning "$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name) - Error: $($_.Exception.Message) - Line Number: $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber)"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/clone-repos.ps1

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ try {
 		}
 	}
 
-	write-host "Done."
+	write-output "Done."
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/configure-git.ps1

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ try {
 	git config --global user.email $UserEmail
 	git config --global core.editor $UserEditor
 	git config --global init.defaultBranch main
-	echo "Done."
+	write-output "Done."
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/csv-to-text.ps1

@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ try {
 	}
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/display-time.ps1

@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ try {
 	}
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/download.ps1

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ try {
 	}
 
 	wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension --page-requisites --no-parent $URL --directory-prefix . --no-verbose
-	Write-Output "OK."
+	write-output "OK."
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/inspect-exe.ps1

@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@
 # License:	CC0
  
 param([string]$File)
-if ($File -eq "" ) {
-	$File = read-host "Enter path to executable file"
-}
-
 
 try {
+	if ($File -eq "" ) {
+		$File = read-host "Enter path to executable file"
+	}
 	get-childitem $File | % {$_.VersionInfo} | Select *
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/list-anagrams.ps1

@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ try {
 	GetPermutations -String $Word | Format-Wide -Column $Columns
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/list-cmdlets.ps1

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ try {
 	Get-Command -Command-Type cmdlet
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/list-earthquakes.ps1

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ $MinMagnitude=6.0
 $OrderBy="time" # time, time-asc, magnitude, magnitude-asc
  
 try {
-	Write-Progress "Querying earthquakes for the last 30 days ..."
+	write-progress "Querying earthquakes for the last 30 days ..."
 	(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?format=$Format&minmagnitude=$MinMagnitude&orderby=$OrderBy" -UserAgent "curl" ).Content
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/list-empty-dirs.ps1

@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@
 
 param([string]$DirTree)
 
-write-host "Listing empty subfolders in $DirTree ..."
-
 try {
+	write-progress "Listing empty subfolders in $DirTree ..."
 	(Get-ChildItem $DirTree -recurse | ? {$_.PSIsContainer -eq $True}) | ?{$_.GetFileSystemInfos().Count -eq 0} | select FullName
 	echo "Done."
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/list-modules.ps1

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ try {
 	Get-Module
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/list-processes.ps1

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ try {
 	Get-Process | Format-Table -Property Id, @{Label="CPU(s)";Expression={$_.CPU.ToString("N")+"%"};Alignment="Right"}, ProcessName -AutoSize
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/list-unused-files.ps1

@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ try {
 
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/locate-city.ps1

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ if ($City -eq "" ) {
  
 try {
 	write-progress "Reading worldcities.csv..."
-	$PathToData=(get-item $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path).directory
+	$PathToRepo=(get-item $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path).directory.parent
-	$PathToData="$PathToData/../Data"
+	$Table = import-csv "$PathToRepo/Data/worldcities.csv"
-	$Table = import-csv "$PathToData/worldcities.csv"
+
 	$FoundOne = 0
 	foreach($Row in $Table) {
 		if ($Row.city -eq $City) {
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ try {
 	write-error "City $City not found"
 	exit 1
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/locate-ipaddress.ps1

@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@
 # License:	CC0
  
 param([string]$IPaddr)
-if ($IPaddr -eq "" ) {
-	$IPaddr = read-host "Enter IP address to locate"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($IPaddr -eq "" ) {
+		$IPaddr = read-host "Enter IP address to locate"
+	}
 	$result = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri "http://ip-api.com/json/$IPaddr"
-	write-host $result
+	write-output $result
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/locate-zip-code.ps1

@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@
 # License:	CC0
 
 param([string]$CountryCode, [string]$ZipCode)
-if ($CountryCode -eq "" ) {
-	$CountryCode = read-host "Enter the country code"
-}
-if ($ZipCode -eq "" ) {
-	$ZipCode = read-host "Enter the zip code"
-}
-$PathToDataDir=(get-item $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path).directory
-$PathToDataDir="$PathToDataDir/../Data"
 
 try {
+	if ($CountryCode -eq "" ) {
+		$CountryCode = read-host "Enter the country code"
+	}
+	if ($ZipCode -eq "" ) {
+		$ZipCode = read-host "Enter the zip code"
+	}
+
 	write-progress "Reading zip-codes.csv..."
-	$Table = import-csv "$PathToDataDir/zip-codes.csv"
+	$PathToRepo=(get-item $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path).directory.parent
+	$Table = import-csv "$PathToRepo/Data/zip-codes.csv"
 
 	$FoundOne = 0
 	foreach($Row in $Table) {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ try {
 				$City = $Row.city
 				$Lat = $Row.latitude
 				$Lon = $Row.longitude
-				write-host "* $Country $ZipCode $City is at $Lat°N, $Lon°W"
+				write-output "* $Country $ZipCode $City is at $Lat°N, $Lon°W"
 				$FoundOne = 1
 			}
 		}
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ try {
 	write-error "Zip-code $ZipCode in country $CountryCode not found"
 	exit 1
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/make-install.ps1

@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ try {
 	pause
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/moon.ps1

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ try {
 	(Invoke-WebRequest http://wttr.in/Moon -UserAgent "curl" ).Content
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/new-email.ps1

@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@
 # License:	CC0
 
 param([string]$emailAddress)
-if ($emailAddress -eq "" ) {
-	$emailAddress = "markus@fleschutz.de"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($emailAddress -eq "" ) {
+		$emailAddress = "markus@fleschutz.de"
+	}
 	$URL="mailto:$emailAddress"
 	Start-Process $URL
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/news.ps1

@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ $RSS_URL = "https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world"
 try {
 	[xml]$FileContent = (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $RSS_URL).Content
 
-	write-host ""
+	write-output ""
-	write-host "+++ " $FileContent.rss.channel.title " +++"
+	write-output "+++ " $FileContent.rss.channel.title " +++"
-	write-host ""
+	write-output ""
 
 	foreach ($item in $FileContent.rss.channel.item) {
-		write-host "*" $item.title
+		write-output "*" $item.title
 	}
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/open-browser.ps1

@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@
 # License:	CC0
 
 param([string]$URL)
-if ($URL -eq "" ) {
-	$URL = "http://www.fleschutz.de"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($URL -eq "" ) {
+		$URL = "http://www.fleschutz.de"
+	}
 	Start-Process $URL
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/open-email-client.ps1

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ try {
 	Start-Process "mailto:markus@fleschutz.de"
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/poweroff.ps1

@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ try {
 	Stop-Computer
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/reboot.ps1

@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ try {
 	Restart-Computer
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/scan-ports.ps1

@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ $ErrorActionPreference= "silentlycontinue"
 
 foreach($add in $range) {
 	$ip = "{0}.{1}" -F $network,$add
-	Write-Progress "Scanning IP $ip" -PercentComplete (($add/$range.Count)*100)
+	write-progress "Scanning IP $ip" -PercentComplete (($add/$range.Count)*100)
 	if (Test-Connection -BufferSize 32 -Count 1 -quiet -ComputerName $ip) {
 		$socket = new-object System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient($ip, $port)
 		if ($socket.Connected) {
-			write-host "TCP port $port at $ip is open"
+			write-output "TCP port $port at $ip is open"
 			$socket.Close()
 		} else {
-			write-host "TCP port $port at $ip is not open"
+			write-output "TCP port $port at $ip is not open"
 		}
 	}
 }

Scripts/send-email.ps1

@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ try {
 	$smtp.Send($msg)
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/send-tcp.ps1

@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
 
 param([string]$TargetIP, [int]$TargetPort, [string]$Message)
 
-if ($TargetIP -eq "" ) {
-	$TargetIP = read-host "Enter target IP address"
-}
-if ($TargetPort -eq 0 ) {
-	$TargetPort = read-host "Enter target port"
-}
-if ($Message -eq "" ) {
-	$Message = read-host "Enter message to send"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($TargetIP -eq "" ) {
+		$TargetIP = read-host "Enter target IP address"
+	}
+	if ($TargetPort -eq 0 ) {
+		$TargetPort = read-host "Enter target port"
+	}
+	if ($Message -eq "" ) {
+		$Message = read-host "Enter message to send"
+	}
+
         $IP = [System.Net.Dns]::GetHostAddresses($TargetIP) 
         $Address = [System.Net.IPAddress]::Parse($IP) 
         $Socket = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TCPClient($Address,$TargetPort) 
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ try {
         $Stream.Close()
         $Socket.Close()
 
-	echo "Done."
+	write-output "Done."
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/send-udp.ps1

@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
 
 param([string]$TargetIP, [int]$TargetPort, [string]$Message)
 
-if ($TargetIP -eq "" ) {
-	$TargetIP = read-host "Enter target IP address"
-}
-if ($TargetPort -eq 0 ) {
-	$TargetPort = read-host "Enter target port"
-}
-if ($Message -eq "" ) {
-	$Message = read-host "Enter message to send"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($TargetIP -eq "" ) {
+		$TargetIP = read-host "Enter target IP address"
+	}
+	if ($TargetPort -eq 0 ) {
+		$TargetPort = read-host "Enter target port"
+	}
+	if ($Message -eq "" ) {
+		$Message = read-host "Enter message to send"
+	}
+
 	$IP = [System.Net.Dns]::GetHostAddresses($TargetIP) 
 	$Address = [System.Net.IPAddress]::Parse($IP) 
 	$EndPoints = New-Object System.Net.IPEndPoint($Address, $TargetPort) 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ try {
 	$EncodedText = [Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes($Message) 
 	$SendMessage = $Socket.Send($EncodedText, $EncodedText.Length, $EndPoints) 
 	$Socket.Close() 
-	echo "Done."
+	write-output "Done."
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/set-timer.ps1

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ try {
 		write-progress "$i seconds"
 		start-sleep -s 1
 	}
-	write-host "OK - $Seconds seconds countdown finished"
+	write-output "OK - $Seconds seconds countdown finished"
 	exit 0
 } catch {
 	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/simulate-matrix.ps1

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 # License:	CC0
 
 try {
-	$PathToData=(get-item $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path).directory
+	write-progress "Reading Matrix.csv..."
-	$PathToData="$PathToData/../Data"
+	$PathToRepo=(get-item $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path).directory.parent
-	$Table = import-csv "$PathToData/Matrix.csv"
+	$Table = import-csv "$PathToRepo/Data/Matrix.csv"
 
 	Clear-Host
 	foreach($Row in $Table) {
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ try {
 	}
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/speak-file.ps1

@@ -7,17 +7,16 @@
 # License:	CC0
 
 param([string]$File)
-if ($File -eq "") {
-	$File = read-host "Enter path to file"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($File -eq "") {
+		$File = read-host "Enter path to file"
+	}
 	$Text = Get-Content $File
 
 	$voice = New-Object ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
 	$voice.Speak($Text);
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/speak-text.ps1

@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 # License:	CC0
 
 param([string]$Text)
-if ($Text -eq "") {
-	$Text = "Hello World!"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($Text -eq "") {
+		$Text = read-host "Enter text to speak"
+	}
+
 	$voice = New-Object ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
 	$voice.Speak($Text);
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/take-screenshot.ps1

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Function Get-TimedScreenshot {
                 #run screenshot function
                 GenScreenshot
                 
-                Write-Verbose "Saved screenshot to $FilePath. Sleeping for $Interval seconds"
+                write-verbose "Saved screenshot to $FilePath. Sleeping for $Interval seconds"
 
                 Start-Sleep -Seconds $Interval
             }
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ Function Get-TimedScreenshot {
             While ((Get-Date -Format HH:%m) -lt $EndTime)
         }
 
-       Catch {Write-Warning "$Error[0].ToString() + $Error[0].InvocationInfo.PositionMessage"}
+       Catch {write-error "$Error[0].ToString() + $Error[0].InvocationInfo.PositionMessage"}
 
 }

Scripts/take-screenshots.ps1

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Function Get-TimedScreenshot {
                 #run screenshot function
                 GenScreenshot
                 
-                Write-Verbose "Saved screenshot to $FilePath. Sleeping for $Interval seconds"
+                write-verbose "Saved screenshot to $FilePath. Sleeping for $Interval seconds"
 
                 Start-Sleep -Seconds $Interval
             }
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ Function Get-TimedScreenshot {
             While ((Get-Date -Format HH:%m) -lt $EndTime)
         }
 
-       Catch {Write-Warning "$Error[0].ToString() + $Error[0].InvocationInfo.PositionMessage"}
+       Catch {write-error "$Error[0].ToString() + $Error[0].InvocationInfo.PositionMessage"}
 
 }

Scripts/test.ps1

@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ try {
 	echo $PSVersionTable
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/train-dns-cache.ps1

@@ -9,22 +9,21 @@
 try {
 	$StartTime = Get-Date
 
-	$PathToData=(get-item $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path).directory
+	$PathToRepo=(get-item $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path).directory.parent
-	$PathToData="$PathToData/../Data"
+	$Table = import-csv "$PathToRepo/Data/domain_table.csv"
-	$Table = import-csv "$PathToData/domain_table.csv"
 
 	foreach($Row in $Table) {
 		$Domain = $Row.Domain
-		Write-Progress "Training DNS cache with $Domain..."
+		write-progress "Training DNS cache with $Domain..."
 		$Ignore = nslookup $Domain
 	}
 
 	$Count = $Table.Length
 	$StopTime = Get-Date
 	$TimeInterval = New-Timespan -start $StartTime -end $StopTime
-	Write-Output "OK - DNS cache trained with $Count domain names in $TimeInterval seconds"
+	write-output "OK - DNS cache trained with $Count domain names in $TimeInterval seconds"
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/translate-file.ps1

@@ -7,22 +7,22 @@
 # License:	CC0
 
 param([string]$SourceFile, [string]$SourceLanguage, [string]$TargetLanguage)
-if ($SourceFile -eq "" ) {
-	$SourceFile = read-host "Enter path to file"
-}
-if ($SourceLanguage -eq "" ) {
-	$SourceLanguage = read-host "Enter language of this file"
-}
-if ($TargetLanguage -eq "" ) {
-	$TargetLanguage = read-host "Enter language to translate to"
-}
-
 try {
-	$PathToData=(get-item $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path).directory
+	if ($SourceFile -eq "" ) {
-	$PathToData="$PathToData/../Data"
+		$SourceFile = read-host "Enter path to file"
-	Start-Process -FilePath "$PathToData/trans" -ArgumentList "-i $SourceFile -s $SourceLanguage -t $TargetLanguage -e google -brief" -NoNewWindow -Wait
+	}
+	if ($SourceLanguage -eq "" ) {
+		$SourceLanguage = read-host "Enter language of this file"
+	}
+	if ($TargetLanguage -eq "" ) {
+		$TargetLanguage = read-host "Enter language to translate to"
+	}
+
+	$PathToRepo=(get-item $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path).directory.parent
+
+	Start-Process -FilePath "$PathToRepo/Data/trans" -ArgumentList "-i $SourceFile -s $SourceLanguage -t $TargetLanguage -e google -brief" -NoNewWindow -Wait
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/translate-text.ps1

@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ try {
 	}
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/txt2wav.ps1

@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ try {
 	$SpeechSynthesizer.Dispose()
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/wakeup.ps1

@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ try {
 		$thisMAC=$array[1]
 		if ($thisHost -like $Hostname) {
 			Send-WOL $thisMAC
-			write-output "✔️  host $thisHost waked up (MAC $thisMAC)"
+			write-output "OK - host $thisHost waked up (MAC $thisMAC)"
 			exit 0
 		}
 	}
 
-	echo "Sorry, hostname $Hostname is unknown."
+	write-output "Sorry, hostname $Hostname is unknown."
 	pause
 	exit 1
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/weather-alert.ps1

@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ try {
 	}
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/weather-report.ps1

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ try {
 	(Invoke-WebRequest http://v2d.wttr.in/$GeoLocation -UserAgent "curl" ).Content
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/weather-worldwide.ps1

@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ try {
 	write-output ""
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/weather.ps1

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ try {
 	(Invoke-WebRequest http://wttr.in/$GeoLocation -UserAgent "curl" ).Content
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/write-typewriter.ps1

@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@ $Speed = 250 # milliseconds
 try {
 	$Random = New-Object System.Random
 
-	$Text -split '' |
+	$Text -split '' | ForEach-Object {
-	  ForEach-Object {
 		Write-Host -nonewline $_
 		Start-Sleep -milliseconds $(1 + $Random.Next($Speed))
 	}
-
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/zip-dir.ps1

@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 # License:	CC0
 
 param([string]$Path)
-if ($Path -eq "" ) {
-	$URL = read-host "Enter path to folder to zip"
-}
-
 try {
+	if ($Path -eq "" ) {
+		$URL = read-host "Enter path to folder to zip"
+	}
+
 	Compress-Archive -Path $Path -DestinationPath $Path.zip
 	exit 0
 } catch {
-	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }