PowerShell/docs/switch-tabs.md
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*switch-tabs.ps1*
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This PowerShell script switches browser tabs automatically every <n> seconds (by pressing Ctrl + PageDown).
Parameters
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```powershell
PS> ./switch-tabs.ps1 [[-Interval] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
-Interval <Int32>
Specifies the switch interval in seconds (10 sec 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
```
Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/talk2windows
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Switches browser tabs
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script switches browser tabs automatically every <n> seconds (by pressing Ctrl + PageDown).
.PARAMETER Interval
Specifies the switch interval in seconds (10 sec per default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./switch-tabs
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/talk2windows
#>
param([int]$Interval = 10) # in seconds
try {
Write-Host "⏳ Switching browser tabs automatically every $Interval seconds..."
Write-Host " (click into the browser window to activate it, press Ctrl + C here to stop it)"
$obj = New-Object -com wscript.shell
while ($true) {
$obj.SendKeys("^{PGDN}")
Start-Sleep -seconds $Interval
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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