Windows PowerShell Runspace 8 Sample
This sample shows how to use a PowerShell object to run commands. The PowerShell object builds a pipeline that include the Get-Process cmdlet, which is then piped to the Sort-Object cmdlet. Parameters are added to the Sort-Object cmdlet to sort the HandleCount property in descending order.
Sample Objectives
This sample demonstrates the following:
- Creating a PowerShell object.
- Adding individual commands to the PowerShell object.
- Adding parameters to the commands.
- Running the commands synchronously.
- Working with PSObject objects to extract properties from the objects returned by the commands.
Related topics
Operating system requirements
Client
Windows 8.1
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2
Build the sample
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Start Microsoft Visual Studio and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
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Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
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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
- Start a Command Prompt.
- Navigate to the folder containing the sample executable.
- Run the executable.