# encoding: ascii # api: powershell # title: print-file # description: simple V1 function to print files, either listed, or through the pipeline. No error checking implemented # version: 0.1 # type: function # author: karl prosser # license: CC0 # function: print-file # x-poshcode-id: 843 # x-archived: 2016-03-06T11:35:26 # x-published: 2009-02-03T12:56:00 # # function print-file($file) { begin { function internal-printfile($thefile) { if ($thefile -is [string]) {$filename = $thefile } else { if ($thefile.FullName -is [string] ) { $filename = $THEfile.FullName } } $start = new-object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo $filename $start.Verb = "print" [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start($start) } if ($file -ne $null) { $filespecified = $true; internal-printfile $file } } process{if (!$filespecified) { write-Host process ; internal-printfile $_ } } }