Search results matching tag 'powershell'

Returning an array from COM+ component

Swackhammer1 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Hi I return an array from a COM+ component however when I try to access the data from the .cs code, I get the following error:

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at SSEF._Default.EnableForwarding(String domain, String domainController, String username)

for the line

EmailAddress = mailbox[0]

This is the component calling code:

private void EnableForwarding(string domain, string domainController, string username)
        {
            Response.Write(string.Format("<b>Web Application Context:</b> {0}<br>", WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name));

            // Create the COM+ component
            PowerShellComponent.ManagementCommands objManage = new PowerShellComponent.ManagementCommands();

            String[] mailbox = new string[2];
            String EmailAddress;
            String ContactName;
            String ExternalAddress;
            String[] mailbox = objManage.GetMailbox(domain, domainController, username);
            //Response.Write(Results);
            EmailAddress = mailbox[0]
            ContactName = mailbox[1];
            //ContactName = "Disabled";
            //Response.Write("Contact Name: " + Results);
            if (!(ContactName == "Disabled"))
            {
                ExternalAddress = objManage.GetMailContact(domain, domainController, ContactName);
            }
            else
            {
                ExternalAddress = "Disabled";
            }
            //Response.Write("External Address: " + ExternalAddress);
            EmailAddressLabel.Text = EmailAddress;
            ForwardingAddressLabel.Text = ExternalAddress;
            // Print out the security context of the component
            Response.Write(string.Format("<br><b>Component Context:</b> {0}<br><br>", objManage.GetIdentity()));

            objManage = null;

        }

Given below is the code (partial) for my component:

        public String[] GetMailbox(string domain, string domainController, string username)
        {
            String[] errorText = new string[1];
            String forwardingAddress = "";
            String windowsEmailAddress = "";
            String[] results = new string[2];
            String contact = "";
            Collection<System.Management.Automation.PSObject> cmdResults = new Collection<System.Management.Automation.PSObject>();
            RunspaceConfiguration config = RunspaceConfiguration.Create();
            PSSnapInException warning;

            // Load Exchange PowerShell snap-in.
            config.AddPSSnapIn("Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Admin", out warning);
            if (warning != null) throw warning;

            using (Runspace thisRunspace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace(config))
            {
                try
                {
                    thisRunspace.Open();
                    using (Pipeline thisPipeline = thisRunspace.CreatePipeline())
                    {
                        //Please change parameter values.
                        thisPipeline.Commands.Add("Get-Mailbox");
                        thisPipeline.Commands[0].Parameters.Add("Identity", username);
                        
                        // Need the line below when impersonating. KB943937. Need rollup 1 for sp1.
                        thisPipeline.Commands[0].Parameters.Add("DomainController", domainController);
                        //thisPipeline.Commands.Add("Select-Object");
                        //thisPipeline.Commands[1].Parameters.Add("Property", "ForwardingAddress");

                        try
                        {
                            cmdResults = thisPipeline.Invoke();
                            windowsEmailAddress = ((cmdResults[0].Properties["WindowsEmailAddress"]).Value).ToString();

                            if (!(cmdResults[0].Properties["ForwardingAddress"] == null))// || (cmdResults[0].Properties["ForwardingAddress"] == ""))
                            {
                                forwardingAddress = ((cmdResults[0].Properties["ForwardingAddress"]).Value).ToString();

                                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(forwardingAddress) == true)
                                {
                                    contact = "Disabled";
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    char[] splitter = { '/' };
                                    String[] words = new string[3];
                                    words = forwardingAddress.Split(splitter);
                                    contact = words[2];
                                }

                            }
                            else
                            {
                                contact = "Disabled";
                            }


                            results[0] = windowsEmailAddress;
                            results[1] = contact;

                        }
                        catch (Exception ex)
                        {
                            errorText[0] = "Error: " + ex.ToString();
                        }

                        // Check for errors in the pipeline and throw an exception if necessary.
                        if (thisPipeline.Error != null && thisPipeline.Error.Count > 0)
                        {
                            StringBuilder pipelineError = new StringBuilder();
                            pipelineError.AppendFormat("Error calling Get-Mailbox.");
                            foreach (object item in thisPipeline.Error.ReadToEnd())
                            {
                                pipelineError.AppendFormat("{0}\n", item.ToString());
                            }

                            errorText[0] = errorText[0] + "Error: " + pipelineError.ToString();
                        }
                    }
                }

                finally
                {
                    thisRunspace.Close();
                    //EndImpersonation();
                }
            }
            if (errorText[0] == "")
                //return "Success \n Contact Name:" + contact;
                return results;
            else
                return errorText;
        }

I realize the code is a bit of a mess right now, but any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Generate Database Scripts using PowerShell

FileFoundException — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Using windows powershell you can generate scripts for a database and its objects

http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1842&home

here is a snippet from the article

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('Microsoft.SqlServer.SMO') | out-null
$s = new-object ('Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server') "LOCALHOST\SQL2005_1"

$dbs=$s.Databases

$dbs["Northwind"].Script()

powershell in asp.net

raja777 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

I am facing problem with creating mailbox using powershell in asp.net. I am getting Exception like:Messages history Active Directory operation failed on Domaincontroller. This error is not retriable. Additional information: Access is denied. Active directory response: 00000005: SecErr: DSID-03151E04, problem 4003 (INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS), data 0.

same script is perfectly working in windows and console applications.

Modify Mailbox - X500 and EUM alias problem

TomBeus — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The modify mailbox function seems to have a problem
with X500 en EUM aliases.

When getting a mailbox the mailadresses array can contain an alias like:

X500:/o=Hosted Exchange/ou=First Administrative Group/cn=Recipients/cn=mymailboxalias
EUM:2200;phone-context=myorganisation.hmc.local

If I then try to modify the mailbox with such an alias, the system throws an error.

The only solution I found so far is with exchange powershell:

$foo = get-mailbox mymailboxalias
$foo.emailaddresses += "X500:/o=Hosted Exchange/ou=First Administrative Group/cn=Recipients/cn=mymailboxalias"
$foo.emailaddresses += "EUM:2200;phone-context=myorganisation.hmc.local"
$foo | set-mailbox

But I wonder If I can do the same thing with MPS webservices?
Does anyone know a solution?

Re: New-Mailbox Issues

KarlMitschke — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

[quote user="loxschpen"]First the bad: the fact of it all is that you CANNOT run the Exchange Management Shell from ANY ASP>NET application. [/quote]

Hello;

That's not exactly true. See my posts on powershellcommunity.org:

http://powershellcommunity.org/Forums/tabid/54/forumid/3/postid/524/view/topic/Default.aspx
http://powershellcommunity.poshcode.org/505 - MailboxTasks.aspx
http://powershellcommunity.poshcode.org/506 - MailboxTasks.aspx.cs
http://powershellcommunity.poshcode.org/507 - MailboxConfirm.aspx
http://powershellcommunity.poshcode.org/508 - MailboxConfirm.aspx.cs
http://powershellcommunity.poshcode.org/509 - MailboxTaskResults.aspx
http://powershellcommunity.poshcode.org/510 - MailboxTaskResults.aspx.cs

Karl

How to find all Certificate Authorities (CA) in your domain?

r.heinkens — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Hi,

I want to perform a check on the certificate authorities in my domain using ASP.NET and C#. I want to list all certificate authorities and validatie that they are alive. Does anyone know how to list all CA's? Below is a PowerShell equivalent using CertUtil. $Result contains all the lines resulting from the dump from CertUtil.

$Result = (Invoke-Expression "$Env:SystemRoot\System32\certutil.exe")

Running a powershell script while compilation

ash143gupta — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Hi i want to compress all my png's using software called optiping but instead of doing it manually i want it to be done automatically on every compilation of my website i have the script which is mentioned below but i dont know how to run it. should i make a batch file , i tried that also but dont know how to get it executed while compilation and building process is going on.

If there is some other way to achieve this than please write the process and explain each step as i am new to powershell.

Here is the script which will search all png's in my website and try to compress them

gci -include *.png -recurse | foreach
 { $fileName = $_.FullName; cmd /c "C:\soft\png\optipng.exe -o7 `"$fileName`"" }

Running powershell scripts along with compilation in VS2008 while deploying

ash143gupta — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Hi all i want to run a powershell script to compress all my png's and jpegs. I have the script but i dont know how to run it while the website is being compiled.

Could anyone please tell me which file shall i make and where should i place that file so that the content in it ie the powershell script may run along with compilig and reduce the size of my png's.

I think this script file should be inside the root folder of my website but its only a guess.

Please Help its urgent

Announcement: IT Administrators with PowerShell skills wanted for Usability Study (Redmond)

itusable — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft Usability is conducting a study focusing on the remoting feature of PowerShell version 2 from July 22 to July 29, 2008. This is a great opportunity for IT administrators who have experience working with PowerShell to provide feedback and help improve the user experience of PowerShell version 2.

The study will be conducted in a lab setting on Microsoft’s main campus in Redmond, Washington. Additional studies on other v2 features are also being planned.

As a token of our appreciation each participant will receive a gift item they select from a list of some of Microsoft's most popular hardware and software titles.

If you are interested or know someone who could be interested in participating, please email us at itusable@microsoft.com with name and contact information. For information on other studies and to learn more about Microsoft's User Research program email us.

New-Mailbox Issues

loxschpen — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I have created the following powershell script to create a new mailbox-enabled user in Exchange 2007:

($Private:secureString = ConvertTo-SecureString "Hello" -AsPlainText -Force) | foreach {New-mailbox -UserPrincipalName chris@contoso.com -alias chris -Name ChrisAshton -OrganizationalUnit aod -FirstName Chris -LastName Ashton -DisplayName "Chris Ashton" -Database "cd747c5d-aa8e-4f81-a136-ea4ff89e2896" -Password $secureString}

Now this creates a user in my Exchange 2007 Server store with the specific Mailbox Store GUID of cd747c5d-aa8e-4f81-a136-ea4ff89e2896. Now the issue I am having is when I port this to a C# application I have developed. When I execute the same script through the following code:

        ExchangeManagementShellWrapper ems = ExchangeManagementShellWrapper.Instance;
        ICollection results;

        results = ems.RunspaceInvoke("($Private:secureString = ConvertTo-SecureString \"password\" -AsPlainText -Force) | foreach {New-mailbox -UserPrincipalName chris@contoso.com -alias chris -Name ChrisAshton -OrganizationalUnit aod -FirstName Chris -LastName Ashton -DisplayName \"Chris Ashton\" -Database \"cd747c5d-aa8e-4f81-a136-ea4ff89e2896\" -Password $secureString}");
        //results = ems.RunspaceInvoke("$input | New-mailbox -UserPrincipalName chris@contoso.com -alias chris -database 'delaprv2\\resellers\\resellers' -Name ChrisAshton -OrganizationalUnit aod -password -FirstName Chris -LastName Ashton -DisplayName ChrisAshton", secString.ToString());

        foreach (PSObject item in results)
        {
            TextBox5.Text = item.Members["Name"].Value.ToString();
        }

It yields the following error:

Database "cd747c5d-aa8e-4f81-a136-ea4ff89e2896" was not found. Please make sure you have typed it correctly.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ManagementObjectNotFoundException: Database "cd747c5d-aa8e-4f81-a136-ea4ff89e2896" was not found. Please make sure you have typed it correctly.

Now mind you that I can execute any other Exchange 2007 Powershell command without any issues through this same code and the script I am using works flawlessly in powershell. Why can it find the database in powershell but not in the C# application which have been executed off the same server? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

-Timothy