How to Display a Progress Bar in PowerShell for a Silent Script?
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CodingNinja77
I'm working with a PowerShell script that runs quietly in the background, and I'm looking to create a separate script that shows a visible progress bar. The goal is to inform users about which line the source script is currently processing. For instance, when the script reaches a line that says '* application closed', I want the progress bar to display 'application closed'. Ideally, I'd like this progress bar to appear in a single window that will close after processing a specific line. Does anyone have suggestions on how to implement this?
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Have you considered using the Write-Progress cmdlet? It’s a built-in way to show a progress bar in PowerShell. You can call it from within your silent script to display updates as the lines are processed.
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You could try using Start-Transcript along with Write-Progress. Alternatively, create your own counter within your loop (like using for, foreach, or while) and utilize Write-Verbose to display messages.
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How are you executing the second script? Understanding how you’re waiting for it to finish can help us figure out the best way to communicate between your scripts.
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CodingNinja77: I tried using Write-Progress, but it didn’t work because the main script is silent. I need a way to link it to a viable progress bar that shows each processed line.