How to auto refresh instead using a button

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1

Hi i’ve got a ps1 that monitor a MDT server and on that ps1 with a xaml i’m using a button to refresh the info…my button is doing

$Refresh_btn.Add_Click({	
	$Properties_Row_List.Clear()			
	Populate_DataGrid_Monitoring
	$wshell = New-Object -ComObject Wscript.Shell
	$wshell.Popup("Rafraichissement des données effectué.",0,"Attention",0x0)
})

Instead of using that button I would like to “Auto” refresh every 1-2 minutes… could you help me on that?

Thanks

2

If you want something to occur, non-stop, every two minutes, you could do something like:

Do
{
  $Properties_Row_List.Clear()			
  Populate_DataGrid_Monitoring
  $wshell = New-Object -ComObject Wscript.Shell
  $wshell.Popup("Rafraichissement des données effectué.",0,"Attention",0x0)
  Start-Sleep -Seconds 120
}
While($True)
3

Thanks…But I realized that when the Do/While is running it keep the “focus” so no other execution is possible. So only @ every 120s, other action is able to run :confused:

4

By the fact that you’re trying to auto run code that is currently manually activated by a button, you’re running a gui application. Not sure if the below is relevant/will help (It’s from a “Tip of the Day” e-mail from powershell.com), but it’s about having the powershell title bar updated via a background thread so that you’re able to still interact with the powershell console while the background thread keeps updating the title bar. Maybe someone else has a better idea/more details.

Adding Live Clock to PowerShell Title Bar (Part 1)
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To continuously update the PowerShell title bar, and for example display the current date and time, you need a background thread that takes care of this. Without a background thread, your PowerShell would be busy all the time updating the title bar, thus unusable…
Here is a simple piece of code you can run to display a live clock in your title bar:
$code =
{
# submit the host process RawUI interface and the execution context
param($RawUi)

do
{
    # compose the time and date display
    $time = Get-Date -Format 'HH:mm:ss dddd MMMM d'
    # compose the title bar text
    $title = "Current Time: $time"
    # output the information to the title bar of the host process
    $RawUI.WindowTitle = $title
    # wait a half second
    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500
} while ($true)

}
$ps = [PowerShell]::Create()
$null = $ps.AddScript($code).AddArgument($host.UI.RawUI)
$handle = $ps.BeginInvoke()
The crucial thing here is to pass over the $host.UI.RawUI object from your foreground PowerShell to your background thread code. Only then can your background thread access the title bar owned by your foreground PowerShell.

5

Thanks i’ve changed a bit the code and went with a timer with a stop button…

 
$timer = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Timer
$timer.Interval = 60000 # milliseconds 1min
$timer.add_tick({UpdateUi})
 
Function UpdateUi()
{
        $wshell = New-Object -ComObject Wscript.Shell
	$wshell.Popup("Start refresh.",0,"Attention",0x0)
}
 
Function StartTimer()
{
    $timer.start()
}
 
Function StopTimer()
{
    $timer.Stop()
	$wshell = New-Object -ComObject Wscript.Shell
	$wshell.Popup("Stop refresh.",0,"Attention",0x0)
 
}

Working great so far, thanks