I have run into some instances where my script will fail in the middle of processing due to my user account timing out. So, in this post I will show how to determine if you are still connected and how to resolve if you are not. Within my scripts I started adding the following if… Continue reading HowTo: Determine if You are Still Logged In
Author: Brian Flaherty
HowTo: FUNCTION Show-OpenFileDialog
In this post, I'll show a function I created for using the Open File Dialog within PowerShell. This gives you a quick way to select a document on your local system. FUNCTION Definition The following is the function wrapper which will contain the remainder of the code. <# .Synopsis Used to select a local file.… Continue reading HowTo: FUNCTION Show-OpenFileDialog
HowTo: FUNCTION To Retrieve Adminstrators in Current Datasource
In this post, we will show a simple function for retrieving all members of the primary ProjectWise Administrators group. All of the ProjectWise related cmdlets are available using the PWPS_DAB module. At the time of this post, I am using version 2.1.20.0. Take a look at the help for each of the cmdlets to become… Continue reading HowTo: FUNCTION To Retrieve Adminstrators in Current Datasource
How To: Get a List of UserList and Groups a User is a Member Of (V2.0)
Be sure to check out my Scripting4Crypto initiative. It's a fun way to get into using cryptocurrencies all while getting your PowerShell needs met. This is an updated method for generating a report containing all users, and the group(s), and userlist(s) that each user within a ProjectWise datasource is a member of. In this example,… Continue reading How To: Get a List of UserList and Groups a User is a Member Of (V2.0)
HowTo: Report on Folders w/Specific Access Control
In this post I am going to show how to return a list of folders with specific access control set. A user on the Bentley Communities site was asking for some assistance with this. He wanted to determine which folders has read / write permissions set for a specific UserList. However, this could apply to… Continue reading HowTo: Report on Folders w/Specific Access Control