Running powershell scripts from within a .NET windows app

Question

I\'m needing to run scripts from within a vb.net windows app.

I\'ve got the scripts running in the background fine;

 Using MyRunSpace As Runspace = Runsp         


        

Answer 1

There is a distinction between the PowerShell engine and its host. What you're wanting is to run the engine within your application but then fire up a separate host (which also is hosting the PowerShell engine) to handle prompts. You might want to look into modifying your application to act as a host itself. You could then react to prompts (read-host) and pop dialog boxes or whatever. Take a look at this relevant PowerShell namespace. Also check out this blog post on creating a simple PSHost.