Good afternoon All,
First off hello from me (Chris).
I have just started using Powershell (Yesterday) and I am struggling to do what I need.
I am trying to create a TabControl with 11-12 Tabs down the left handside.
I have very limited knowledge and most of my coding is what I have learned searching online.
Can anyone help please.
Thanks all.
Chris
I’m not a sapien salesman but I definitely recommend it for the heavy lifting. I created this under a minute.
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Source File Information (DO NOT MODIFY)
# Source ID: 3cb5e444-0af7-47a6-b58a-a544bff30aac
# Source File: \tabcontrol.psf
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
#----------------------------------------------
#region Application Functions
#----------------------------------------------
#endregion Application Functions
#----------------------------------------------
# Generated Form Function
#----------------------------------------------
function Show-tabcontrol_psf {
#----------------------------------------------
#region Import the Assemblies
#----------------------------------------------
[void][reflection.assembly]::Load('System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089')
[void][reflection.assembly]::Load('System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089')
[void][reflection.assembly]::Load('System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a')
[void][reflection.assembly]::Load('System.DirectoryServices, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a')
[void][reflection.assembly]::Load('System.ServiceProcess, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a')
#endregion Import Assemblies
#----------------------------------------------
#region Generated Form Objects
#----------------------------------------------
[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::EnableVisualStyles()
$form1 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Form'
$tabcontrol1 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabControl'
$tabpage1 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$tabpage2 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$tabpage3 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$tabpage4 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$tabpage5 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$tabpage6 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$tabpage7 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$tabpage8 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$tabpage9 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$tabpage10 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$tabpage11 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TabPage'
$InitialFormWindowState = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState'
#endregion Generated Form Objects
#----------------------------------------------
# User Generated Script
#----------------------------------------------
$form1_Load={
}
# --End User Generated Script--
#----------------------------------------------
#region Generated Events
#----------------------------------------------
$Form_StateCorrection_Load=
{
#Correct the initial state of the form to prevent the .Net maximized form issue
$form1.WindowState = $InitialFormWindowState
}
$Form_Cleanup_FormClosed=
{
#Remove all event handlers from the controls
try
{
$form1.remove_Load($form1_Load)
$form1.remove_Load($Form_StateCorrection_Load)
$form1.remove_FormClosed($Form_Cleanup_FormClosed)
}
catch { Out-Null }
}
#endregion Generated Events
#----------------------------------------------
#region Generated Form Code
#----------------------------------------------
$form1.SuspendLayout()
$tabcontrol1.SuspendLayout()
#
# form1
#
$form1.Controls.Add($tabcontrol1)
$form1.AutoScaleDimensions = '6, 13'
$form1.AutoScaleMode = 'Font'
$form1.ClientSize = '653, 717'
$form1.Name = 'form1'
$form1.Text = 'Form'
$form1.add_Load($form1_Load)
#
# tabcontrol1
#
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage1)
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage2)
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage3)
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage4)
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage5)
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage6)
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage7)
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage8)
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage9)
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage10)
$tabcontrol1.Controls.Add($tabpage11)
$tabcontrol1.Alignment = 'Left'
$tabcontrol1.Location = '12, 12'
$tabcontrol1.Multiline = $True
$tabcontrol1.Name = 'tabcontrol1'
$tabcontrol1.SelectedIndex = 0
$tabcontrol1.Size = '629, 678'
$tabcontrol1.TabIndex = 0
#
# tabpage1
#
$tabpage1.Location = '42, 4'
$tabpage1.Name = 'tabpage1'
$tabpage1.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage1.Size = '583, 442'
$tabpage1.TabIndex = 0
$tabpage1.Text = 'tabpage1'
$tabpage1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# tabpage2
#
$tabpage2.Location = '23, 4'
$tabpage2.Name = 'tabpage2'
$tabpage2.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage2.Size = '602, 442'
$tabpage2.TabIndex = 1
$tabpage2.Text = 'tabpage2'
$tabpage2.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# tabpage3
#
$tabpage3.Location = '23, 4'
$tabpage3.Name = 'tabpage3'
$tabpage3.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage3.Size = '602, 442'
$tabpage3.TabIndex = 2
$tabpage3.Text = 'tabpage3'
$tabpage3.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# tabpage4
#
$tabpage4.Location = '23, 4'
$tabpage4.Name = 'tabpage4'
$tabpage4.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage4.Size = '602, 442'
$tabpage4.TabIndex = 3
$tabpage4.Text = 'tabpage4'
$tabpage4.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# tabpage5
#
$tabpage5.Location = '23, 4'
$tabpage5.Name = 'tabpage5'
$tabpage5.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage5.Size = '602, 442'
$tabpage5.TabIndex = 4
$tabpage5.Text = 'tabpage5'
$tabpage5.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# tabpage6
#
$tabpage6.Location = '23, 4'
$tabpage6.Name = 'tabpage6'
$tabpage6.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage6.Size = '602, 442'
$tabpage6.TabIndex = 5
$tabpage6.Text = 'tabpage6'
$tabpage6.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# tabpage7
#
$tabpage7.Location = '23, 4'
$tabpage7.Name = 'tabpage7'
$tabpage7.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage7.Size = '602, 442'
$tabpage7.TabIndex = 6
$tabpage7.Text = 'tabpage7'
$tabpage7.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# tabpage8
#
$tabpage8.Location = '42, 4'
$tabpage8.Name = 'tabpage8'
$tabpage8.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage8.Size = '583, 442'
$tabpage8.TabIndex = 7
$tabpage8.Text = 'tabpage8'
$tabpage8.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# tabpage9
#
$tabpage9.Location = '42, 4'
$tabpage9.Name = 'tabpage9'
$tabpage9.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage9.Size = '583, 442'
$tabpage9.TabIndex = 8
$tabpage9.Text = 'tabpage9'
$tabpage9.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# tabpage10
#
$tabpage10.Location = '42, 4'
$tabpage10.Name = 'tabpage10'
$tabpage10.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage10.Size = '583, 442'
$tabpage10.TabIndex = 9
$tabpage10.Text = 'tabpage10'
$tabpage10.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# tabpage11
#
$tabpage11.Location = '23, 4'
$tabpage11.Name = 'tabpage11'
$tabpage11.Padding = '3, 3, 3, 3'
$tabpage11.Size = '602, 670'
$tabpage11.TabIndex = 10
$tabpage11.Text = 'tabpage11'
$tabpage11.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
$tabcontrol1.ResumeLayout()
$form1.ResumeLayout()
#endregion Generated Form Code
#----------------------------------------------
#Save the initial state of the form
$InitialFormWindowState = $form1.WindowState
#Init the OnLoad event to correct the initial state of the form
$form1.add_Load($Form_StateCorrection_Load)
#Clean up the control events
$form1.add_FormClosed($Form_Cleanup_FormClosed)
#Show the Form
return $form1.ShowDialog()
} #End Function
#Call the form
Show-tabcontrol_psf | Out-Null
Dan you are my Hero 
Spent last 8 hours trying to work this out…
Regards
Chris
To Expand on this How would I turn the tabs & Text from Vertical to Horizontal?
If you’re talking aligned left but top to bottom…It’s complicated you have to redraw the tabcontrol.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms404305(v=vs.110).aspx
If you don’t read C, there is a chrome extension by Adam Driscol that translates the msdn code examples to powershell. It’s not perfect but will give you an idea what the PS equivalent is.