PowerShell/Docs/print-image.md

print-image.ps1

This PowerShell script shows the printer dialogue to print the given image file.

Parameters

PS> ./print-image.ps1 [[-Path] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

-Path <Object>
    Specifies the path to the image file
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    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

PS> ./print-image dog.jpg

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Prints an image
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script shows the printer dialogue to print the given image file.
.PARAMETER Path
	Specifies the path to the image file
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./print-image dog.jpg
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param($Path = "")

try {
	if ("$Path" -eq "") {
		$Path = Read-Host "Enter path to the image file"
	}
	Start-Process -filepath $Path -verb print
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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