Windows Forms Application using PowerShell Commands to deploy a wsp file

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Hi friends,

I am a fresher in Sharepoint. I have been assigned a task of making the process of deploying a wsp file automatic. For this I need to develop an .exe file which can do all the stuff. I have checked the codeplex project "Sharepoint Solution Installer". But it is not sufficient for our project. We have to create the site by using this .exe file itself. We should also be able to deploy an entire solution. For this, I thought that PowerShell scripts would be useful. So please help me in achieving this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks & Regards,
Srivikas

Posted 27-Dec-12 20:18pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-Dec-12 2:24am

Do you want to use PowerShell language, entirely, to build a Forms application? This is quite possible, by why?
Or, you need to use PowerShell via some compiled .NET application? This is possible, too.
—SA

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-27T20:34:00

As I say, writing a System.Windows.Forms application in PowerShell is quite possible.

I've written this sample code write now while answering to this question. It tool me a couple of minutes. This is fully fledged minimalistic application, even with an event handler and few effects. Run it under PowerShell:

C#

$null = [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms")

$form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$form.Text = "Hello, PowerShell!"
$form.Padding = 8
$label = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$label.Autosize = $false
$label.Dock = [System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle]::Top
$label.Text = "Click in the form and see what happens..."
$label.Parent = $form
$form.Add_Click($({
    $this.Controls[0].Text = "Form clicked!"
    $this.Controls[0].ForeColor = [System.Drawing.Color]::Red
}))
[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::Run($form)

[EDIT]

Also, you can embed Power Shell in .NET application. This CodeProject article will give you the idea:
How to run PowerShell scripts from C#[^].

Additionally, you can support it by providing your own cmdlets to the script. Please see these CodeProject articles:
How to Write a Custom PowerShell Cmdlet - Part I[^],
Build a PowerShell cmdlet[^].

Good luck,

—SA

Christopher Drake · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-28T11:03:00

Srivikas - You could use something like this. You'll have to check the SharePoint powershell stuff:

C#

using System.Management.Automation;
using System.Management.Automation.Runspaces;

public class PowershellAutomator
{
     private Runspace _runSpace;
     
     public void Automate(string siteName)
     {
          _runSpace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace();
          _runSpace.Open();
          Pipeline pipeline = _runSpace.CreatePipeline();
          // I don't remember what the PowerShell cmdlet is for creating spsite 
          Command mySPCmd = new Command("create-SPSite");
          mySPCmd.Parameters.Add(new CommandParameter("SiteName", siteName));
          pipeline.Commands.Add(mySPCmd);
          pipeline.Invoke();      
     }
}

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