Windows PowerShell AccessDB Provider Sample 03
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This sample shows how to implement a basic Windows PowerShell provider that creates PowerShell drives to manipulate items.

Subsequent provider samples show how to implement additional provider functionality. Windows PowerShell providers enable users to access data in a consistent format that resembles a file system drive.

**Sample Objectives**

This sample demonstrates the following:

1.  Creating a basic Windows PowerShell provider.
2.  Creating Windows PowerShell drives.
3.  Manipulating items through the provider.

Related topics
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[Windows PowerShell](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=178145)

[Writing a Windows PowerShell Provider](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ee126192(v=vs.85).aspx)

[Managing Windows PowerShell Drives](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315335.aspx)

Operating system requirements
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Client

Windows 8.1

Server

Windows Server 2012 R2

Build the sample
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1.  Start Microsoft Visual Studio and select **File** \> **Open** \> **Project/Solution**.
2.  Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
3.  Press F7 or use **Build** \> **Build Solution** to build the sample.

    The library will be built in the default **\\bin** or **\\bin\\Debug** directory.

Run the sample
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1.  Start Windows PowerShell.
2.  Navigate to the folder containing the sample DLL.
3.  Run `Import-Module .\AccessDBProviderSample03.dll`. This will add the AccessDB provider to the current environment.
4.  Run `Get-PSProvider` to see the new AccessDB provider.
5.  Run `Get-PSDrive` to see the new PowerShell drive.
6.  Run `Get-Item` and `Set-Item` to manipulate items using the provider.