powershellinputbox

Line break in an input box?

I wrote a batch script in which an InputBox is required, first of all this is the code line:

powershell -Command "& {Add-Type -AssemblyName Microsoft.VisualBasic; [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox('Enter your command: [*here i want a line break*] Example commands: [*and here i want a line break*] example command', 'Input box example')}" > %TEMP%\out.tmp

How do I insert a line break there? Pls help me, searching for hours now.

Kind regards, jcjms

Solution

  • You can do this like:

    powershell -Command "& {Add-Type -AssemblyName Microsoft.VisualBasic; [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox(\"Enter your command: `r`nExample commands: `r`nexample command\", 'Input box example')}"

    or

    powershell -Command "& {Add-Type -AssemblyName Microsoft.VisualBasic; [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox('Enter your command: {0}Example commands: {0}example command' -f [environment]::Newline, 'Input box example')}"

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    As mklement0 commented.
    There is no need to enclose the command in & {..}. You can simply put quotes around the command:

    powershell -Command "Add-Type -AssemblyName Microsoft.VisualBasic; [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox(\"Enter your command: `r`nExample commands: `r`nexample command\", 'Input box example')"

    or

    powershell -Command "Add-Type -AssemblyName Microsoft.VisualBasic; [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox('Enter your command: {0}Example commands: {0}example command' -f [environment]::Newline, 'Input box example')"