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Unlocking the Power of PowerShell: Tips for Success

Empower your scripts – Add help links for effortless user guidance

2 min read
September 30, 2024

By: Aleksandar Nikolić and Dr. Tobias Weltner Sep 30, 2024 7:08:00 PM

Scripting PowerShell Tips

Tobias & Aleksandar's tip:

Boost your PowerShell functions with easy-to-add help links. Make it simple for users to access tutorials and support directly from your scripts!

 

This is how: 

When creating PowerShell functions, there’s a simple way to add a URL to any website you like. Whether you host your code publicly at GitHub, or whether you run an internal web portal in your company, you can easily have functions point to wikis, example tutorials, or support:



function Invoke-Something

{

   [CmdletBinding(HelpUri='https://support.scriptrunner.com/')]

   param()

   

   'Get-Help Invoke-Something -Online' | Set-ClipBoard

   "In order to see my help, run Get-Help Invoke-Something -Online. I placed the commands into your clipboard."

} 


When you run this function, nothing special happens as it is just illustrating the function wrapper with no special code inside it. However, the function defined a "HelpUri", and users can now easily visit this URL in their browser by using Get‑Help -Online:

  • PS C:\> Get-Help Invoke-Something -OnlinePS C:\> Get-Help Invoke-Something -Online

 

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About the author:

Aleksandar Nikolić and Dr. Tobias Weltner

Tobias Weltner and Aleksandar Nikolić joinly wrote the blog post series 'Tobias&Aleksandar's PowerShell tips'. So we introduce both of them here:
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Aleksandar Nikolić is a Microsoft Azure MVP and co-founder of PowerShellMagazine.com, the ultimate online source for PowerShell enthusiasts. With over 18 years of experience in system administration, he is a respected trainer and speaker who travels the globe to share his knowledge and skills on Azure, Entra, and PowerShell. He has spoken at IT events such as Microsoft Ignite, ESPC, NIC, CloudBrew, NTK, and PowerShell Conference Europe.
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Tobias is a long-time Microsoft MVP and has been involved with the development of PowerShell since its early days. He invented the PowerShell IDE "ISESteroids", has written numerous books on PowerShell for Microsoft Press and O'Reilly, founded the PowerShell Conference EU (psconf.eu), and is currently contributing to the advancement of PowerShell as member in the "Microsoft Cmdlet Working Group". Tobias shares his expertise as a consultant in projects and as a trainer in in-house trainings for numerous companies and agencies across Europe.

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