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84 lines
1.9 KiB
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## The *what-is.ps1* Script
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This PowerShell script prints a description of the given abbreviation.
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## Parameters
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```powershell
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what-is.ps1 [[-abbreviation] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-abbreviation <String>
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Specifies the appreviation to look for
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Required? false
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Position? 1
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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[<CommonParameters>]
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This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
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WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
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```
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## Example
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```powershell
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PS> ./what-is IAS
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```
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## Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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## Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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## Source Code
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```powershell
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Prints a description of an abbreviation
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script prints a description of the given abbreviation.
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.PARAMETER abbreviation
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Specifies the appreviation to look for
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./what-is IAS
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.LINK
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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#>
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param([string]$abbreviation = "")
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function Reply { param([string]$Text)
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& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "$Text"
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}
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try {
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if ($abbreviation -eq "" ) { $abbreviation = read-host "Enter the abbreviation" }
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$FoundOne = $false
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$Files = (get-childItem "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/Abbr/*.csv")
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foreach ($File in $Files) {
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$Table = import-csv "$File"
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foreach($Row in $Table) {
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if ($Row.Abbr -eq $abbreviation) {
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$Basename = (get-item "$File").Basename
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Reply "In $Basename $($Row.Abbr) may refer to $($Row.Term)"
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$FoundOne = $true
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}
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}
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}
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if ($FoundOne -eq $false) { Reply "Sorry, no database entry found." }
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exit 0 # success
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1
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}
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```
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*Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of what-is.ps1*
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