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The Return of Out-GridView

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Yes, our beloved cmdlet Out-GridView has been returned to us!  The original Out-Gridview was an easy and convenient way to quickly create GUI output and to accept limited input. In PowerShell Core (PSv6) we lost our beloved cmdlet.  Well, it is back!

For these demonstrations I am utilizing PowerShell 7-Preview 4.

Out-Gridview is actually being provided as a module.  Execute the code below to install it.


 Out-GridView still works the same as it did before.



Let’s take a look at a few of the features and what is new with Out-GridView.  The Quick Serach field works the same at the Filter field in the Windows PowerShell version of Out-Gridview.  Type something and if what you type appears in any of the objects property.



Here is something new.  It involves the filtering capability.



 Once you build a filter, click the Show Code button.


You can now have Out-GridView to create the filter it is using in code so you can copy it and paste it into your code.
Another Change is the when you add either the -PassThru or -OutputMode Parameters.  The PSv5 version produces an OK and a Cancel button.  The PSv7 version produces and Export and a Cancel button.  They perform the same functions as the PSv5 version.




Truth be told, I am very happy to see this simple tool back in play.  I look at my fellow “non-technical” cubical dwellers and ask myself, “what code can I write to make their lives better?”  A challenge has always been to display information to them in a way that they will except.  Translation, non-technical users do not like looking at a terminal.  The return of Out-Gridview gives us a new tool to help free our non-PowerShell savvy teammates from the rigorous life of manual repetition.

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