{"id":355,"date":"2012-09-25T11:58:06","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T18:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmman.itgroove.net\/?p=355"},"modified":"2023-02-24T21:47:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:47:00","slug":"fun-with-powershell-balloon-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/2012\/09\/25\/fun-with-powershell-balloon-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun with PowerShell \u2013 Balloon Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a tip from PowerShell.com.  I\u2019ve slightly changed the text and title to make the boss man smile every time he reads this post.  \"Smile\"<\/p>\n

Displaying Balloon Tip<\/h3>\n

Let’s assume your script wants to share status information via a balloon message in the system tray area. Here is a sample:<\/p>\n

[sourcecode language=”powershell”]
\n[system.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(‘System.Windows.Forms’) | Out-Null
\n$balloon = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon
\n$path = Get-Process -id $pid | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Path
\n$icon = [System.Drawing.Icon]::ExtractAssociatedIcon($path)
\n$balloon.Icon = $icon
\n$balloon.BalloonTipIcon = ‘Info’
\n$balloon.BalloonTipTitle = ‘itgroove Kicks Ass!’
\n$balloon.BalloonTipText = ‘itgroove. To have fun with technology. Doing IT with style.’
\n$balloon.Visible = $true
\n$balloon.ShowBalloonTip(10000)
\n[\/sourcecode]<\/p>\n

Note that the code uses the icon of your PowerShell application inside the tray area so the user can associate the message with the application that produced it.<\/p>\n

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