PowerShell/docs/switch-tabs.md
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The *switch-tabs.ps1* Script
===========================
This PowerShell script switches automatically from tab to tab every <n> seconds (by pressing Ctrl + PageDown).
Parameters
----------
```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/switch-tabs.ps1 [[-timeInterval] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
-timeInterval <Int32>
Specifies the time interval in seconds (10sec per default)
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value 10
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./switch-tabs.ps1
Switching from tab to tab automatically every 10 seconds...
(click the Web browser to activate it - press <Ctrl C> here to stop it)
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
--------------
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Switches Web browser tabs
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script switches automatically from tab to tab every <n> seconds (by pressing Ctrl + PageDown).
.PARAMETER timeInterval
Specifies the time interval in seconds (10sec per default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./switch-tabs.ps1
⏳ Switching from tab to tab automatically every 10 seconds...
(click the Web browser to activate it - press <Ctrl C> here to stop it)
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
#>
param([int]$timeInterval = 10) # in seconds
try {
Write-Host "⏳ Switching from tab to tab automatically every $timeInterval seconds..."
Write-Host " (click the Web browser to activate it - press <Ctrl C> here to stop it)"
$obj = New-Object -com wscript.shell
while ($true) {
$obj.SendKeys("^{PGDN}")
Start-Sleep -seconds $timeInterval
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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