Changed most Read-Host lines with script parameters

IIS-delete-website.ps1

@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 # This script will go and delete the IIS website that you specify, along with the corresponding app pool and DNS entry.
 # It is meant to be run from your local computer, so you don't have to log in to your web server and domain controller to delete the website, all you have to do is run the script.
-
-Do {
-    $webserver = Read-Host "Enter the DNS name of the web server"
-}
-While ($webserver -eq "")
-Do {
-    $dnsserver = Read-Host "Enter the DNS name of the domain controller"
-}
-While ($dnsserver -eq "")
+param($webserver,$dnsserver)
 
 $sites = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $webserver -ScriptBlock {
 	$websites = Get-Website

IIS-restart-all-apppools.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # This script remotely restarts all the web app pools on the specified web server
-Do {
-    $webserver = Read-Host "Enter the DNS name of the web server"
-}
-While ($webserver -eq "")
+param($webserver)
 # Invoke command on remote web server
 Invoke-Command -ComputerName $webserver -ScriptBlock {
     Import-Module WebAdministration

create-csv-from-mysql-table.ps1

@@ -1,25 +1,12 @@
 # Install-Module InvokeQuery
 # Run the above command if you do not have this module
+param(
+$server,
+$database,
+$dbuser,
+$dbpass,
+$query
+)
 $csvfilepath = "$PSScriptRoot\mysql_table.csv"
-Do {
-	$server = Read-Host "Please enter the server host name or IP of the database"
-}
-While ($server  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$database = Read-Host "Please enter the database name"
-}
-While ($database  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$dbuser = Read-Host "Please enter the database user"
-}
-While ($dbuser  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$dbpass = Read-Host "Please enter the database user's password"
-}
-While ($dbpass  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$query = Read-Host "Please enter the sql query"
-}
-While ($query  -eq "")
 $result = Invoke-MySqlQuery  -ConnectionString "server=$server; database=$database; user=$dbuser; password=$dbpass; pooling = false; convert zero datetime=True" -Sql $query -CommandTimeout 10000
 $result | Export-Csv $csvfilepath -NoTypeInformation

create-csv-from-sqlserver-table.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
 # Install-Module InvokeQuery
 # Run the above command if you do not have this module
+param($server,$database,$query,$username,$password)
+$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force
+$creds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($username, $secpasswd)
 $csvfilepath = "$PSScriptRoot\sqlserver_table.csv"
-Do {
-	$server = Read-Host "Please enter the server host name or IP of the database"
-}
-While ($server  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$database = Read-Host "Please enter the database name"
-}
-While ($database  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$query = Read-Host "Please enter the sql query"
-}
-While ($query  -eq "")
-$result = Invoke-SqlServerQuery -Credential (Get-Credential) -ConnectionTimeout 10000 -Database $database -Server $server -Sql $query -CommandTimeout 10000
+$result = Invoke-SqlServerQuery -Credential $creds -ConnectionTimeout 10000 -Database $database -Server $server -Sql $query -CommandTimeout 10000
 $result | Export-Csv $csvfilepath -NoTypeInformation

create-startup-executable.ps1

@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
 # This script can be used to quickly schedule an executable to be run on start up.  In it I assume some basic settings for the sake of simplicity.
-# Grab data from user
-Do {
-	$name = Read-Host "Please enter the name of the new task"
-}
-While ($name  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$exec = Read-Host "Please enter the path to the executable for the new task"
-}
-While ($exec  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$user = Read-Host "Please enter the user id for the new task"
-}
-While ($user  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$desc = Read-Host "Please enter the description for the new task"
-}
-While ($desc  -eq "")
+param(
+$name,
+$exec,
+$user,
+$desc
+)
 # Create action object
 $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute $exec
 # Create trigger object

create-startup-powershell-script.ps1

@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
 # This script can be used to quickly schedule a powershell script to be run on start up.  In it I assume some basic settings for the sake of simplicity.
-# Grab data from user
-Do {
-	$name = Read-Host "Please enter the name of the new task"
-}
-While ($name  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$script = Read-Host "Please enter the path to the Powershell script for the new task"
-}
-While ($script  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$user = Read-Host "Please enter the user id for the new task"
-}
-While ($user  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$desc = Read-Host "Please enter the description for the new task"
-}
-While ($desc  -eq "")
+param(
+$name,
+$script,
+$user,
+$desc
+)
 # Create action object
 $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "powershell.exe" -Argument "-file  $script"
 # Create trigger object

create-symbolic-link.ps1

@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 # This script is super simple, it just creates a symbolic link.
 # It repuires the code module, so if you don't have it you can install it with:
 # Install-Module core
-# Grab input
-Do {
-    $linkpath = Read-Host "Please enter the path of the symbolic link"
-}
-While ($linkpath -eq "")
-Do {
-    $target = Read-Host "Please enter the path of the target"
-}
-While ($target -eq "")
+param(
+$linkpath,
+$target
+)
 # Create the link
 New-SymLink -Link $linkpath -Target $target

download-web-files.ps1

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # This script allows you to download all the files listed on a website's directory listing.
 # First, you must copy the list of files from your web browser into a CSV named files.csv , and it must have a header row that says "name". Then put that csv in the same directory as the script.
-# Grab the url of the website
-Do {
-    $url = Read-Host "Please enter the url of the website"
-}
-While ($url -eq "")
+param($url)
 # Import the CSV of file names
 $files = Import-Csv "$PSScriptRoot\files.csv"
 # Create a directory to store downloaded files in

file-search.ps1

@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 # This script serves as a quick Powershell replacement to the search functionality in Windows.
-# After you enter a root folder and a search term, the script will list all files and folders matching that phrase.
-# Grab root folder path
-Do {
-	$path = Read-Host "Please enter the full path of the folder you want to search"
-}
-While ($path  -eq "")
-# Grab search term
-Do {
-	$term = Read-Host "Please enter the search term"
-}
-While ($term  -eq "")
+# After you pass in a root folder and a search term, the script will list all files and folders matching that phrase.
+param($path,$term)
 # Recursive search function
 Write-Host "Results:"
 function Search-Folder($FilePath, $SearchTerm) {

git-init.ps1

@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 # This script initializes a git repository in the folder specified, adds the files, makes the first commit, adds the remote repository, and pushes the repository.
-# All you have to do is specify the full path to the folder and the url of the repository
-# Grab the folder path
-Do {
-    $path = Read-Host "Enter the path of the project"
-}
-While ($path -eq "")
-# Grab the url of the repository
-Do {
-    $url = Read-Host "Enter the url of the repository"
-}
-While ($url -eq "")
+# All you have to do is pass in the full path to the folder and the url of the repository
+param($path,$url)
 # Set the current working directory to the folder path
 Set-Location $path
 # Initialize an empty git repo

git-pull.ps1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This script pulls updates from git for every folder in a directory.
 # This can be useful if you made changes to several apps and want to retrieve the updates for all apps by just running one script.
 # You can also schedule in in Task Scheduler to periodically grab updates
-$rootFolder = "" # Enter the full path of the folder containing your git projects
+param($rootFolder)
 $folders = Get-ChildItem $rootFolder
 foreach ($folder in $folders) {
     $foldername = $folder.Name

list-tables-mysql.ps1

@@ -1,22 +1,7 @@
 # This script lists all of the tables in a MySQL database and exports the list as a CSV
 # Install-Module InvokeQuery
 # Run the above command if you do not have this module
+param($server,$database,$dbuser,$dbpass)
 $csvfilepath = "$PSScriptRoot\mysql_tables.csv"
-Do {
-	$server = Read-Host "Please enter the server host name or IP of the database"
-}
-While ($server  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$database = Read-Host "Please enter the database name"
-}
-While ($database  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$dbuser = Read-Host "Please enter the database user"
-}
-While ($dbuser  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$dbpass = Read-Host "Please enter the database user's password"
-}
-While ($dbpass  -eq "")
 $result = Invoke-MySqlQuery  -ConnectionString "server=$server; database=$database; user=$dbuser; password=$dbpass; pooling = false; convert zero datetime=True" -Sql "SHOW TABLES" -CommandTimeout 10000
 $result | Export-Csv $csvfilepath -NoTypeInformation

list-tables-sqlserver.ps1

@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 # This script lists all of the tables in a SQL Server database and exports the list as a CSV
 # Install-Module InvokeQuery
 # Run the above command if you do not have this module
+param($server,$database,$username,$password)
+$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force
+$creds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($username, $secpasswd)
 $csvfilepath = "$PSScriptRoot\sqlserver_tables.csv"
-Do {
-	$server = Read-Host "Please enter the server host name or IP of the database"
-}
-While ($server  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$database = Read-Host "Please enter the database name"
-}
-While ($database  -eq "")
-$result = Invoke-SqlServerQuery -Credential (Get-Credential) -ConnectionTimeout 10000 -Database $database -Server $server -Sql "SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM $database.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'" -CommandTimeout 10000
+$result = Invoke-SqlServerQuery -Credential $creds -ConnectionTimeout 10000 -Database $database -Server $server -Sql "SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM $database.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'" -CommandTimeout 10000
 $result | Export-Csv $csvfilepath -NoTypeInformation

monitor-webpage.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-. $PSScriptRoot\send-email.ps1
+param($url)
+. $PSScriptRoot\send-email.ps1
 # This script checks every hour to see if a website returns a 200 status code.  If it doesn't, the script sends an email.
-$url = "" # Specify the url of the website
 $interval = 3600 # You can change the interval, by default set as 1 hour
 while (1) {
     $request = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url

nodejs-forever-start-apps.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # This script loops through every folder in a directory and starts all the Node.js apps inside them.
 # This script is dependent on every one of your Node.js entry point files having the same name, like in this case, server.js
 # You also need to have forever or PM2 installed to use lines 12 or 14.
+param($webroot)
 # Get list of folders
-$webroot = "" # Fill this in with the full path to your web root.
 $folders = Get-ChildItem $webroot
 # Loop through folders
 foreach ($folder in $folders) {

ping-server.ps1

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # This script pings a server or IP every interval.  This is useful for servers that "go to sleep" (for lack of a better term) when they aren't receiving any activity.
-$server = "" # Specify the server name or IP
-$interval = 30 # You can change the interval, by default set as 30 seconds
+param(
+$server,
+$intervalSeconds
+)
 while (1) {
     ping $server
-    Start-Sleep -Seconds $interval
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds $intervalSeconds
 }

ssh-apt-upgrade-ubuntu.ps1

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # This script performs a software update on a Ubuntu or Debian server
-# Grab server IP
-Do {
-	$server = Read-Host "Please enter the IP of the Linux server"
-}
-While ($server  -eq "")
-# Grab credentials
-$creds = Get-Credential
+param(
+$server,
+$username,
+$password
+)
+# Create credential object based on parameters
+$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force
+$creds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($username, $secpasswd)
 $user = $creds.UserName
 # Create SSH session
 $session = New-SSHSession -ComputerName $server -Credential $creds
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ $result = Invoke-SSHStreamExpectSecureAction -ShellStream $stream -Command "apt-
 Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
 $return = $stream.Read()
 Write-Host $return
-# Run apt=get upgrade
+# Run apt-get upgrade
 $result = Invoke-SSHStreamExpectSecureAction -ShellStream $stream -Command "apt-get upgrade" -ExpectString "[sudo] password for $($user):" -SecureAction $creds.Password
 # Wait 2 minutes for apt-get upgrade to run
 Start-Sleep -Seconds 120

ssh-new-db-mongodb.ps1

@@ -1,23 +1,15 @@
 # This script creates a new MongoDB database on the Linux host
-# Grab server IP
-Do {
-	$server = Read-Host "Please enter the IP of the Linux server"
-}
-While ($server  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$NEWDB = Read-Host "Database Name"
-}
-While ($NEWDB  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$NEWUSER = Read-Host "Database User"
-}
-While ($NEWUSER  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$NEWPWD = Read-Host "Database Password"
-}
-While ($NEWPWD  -eq "")
-# Grab credentials
-$creds = Get-Credential
+param(
+$server,
+$username,
+$password,
+$NEWDB,
+$NEWUSER,
+$NEWPWD
+)
+# Create credential object based on parameters
+$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force
+$creds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($username, $secpasswd)
 $user = $creds.UserName
 # Create SSH session
 $session = New-SSHSession -ComputerName $server -Credential $creds

ssh-new-db-mysql.ps1

@@ -1,27 +1,16 @@
 # This script creates a new MySQL database on the Linux host
-# Grab server IP
-Do {
-	$server = Read-Host "Please enter the IP of the Linux server"
-}
-While ($server  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$NEWDB = Read-Host "Database Name"
-}
-While ($NEWDB  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$NEWUSER = Read-Host "Database User"
-}
-While ($NEWUSER  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$NEWPWD = Read-Host "Database Password"
-}
-While ($NEWPWD  -eq "")
-Do {
-	$ROOTPWD = Read-Host "MySQL Root Password"
-}
-While ($ROOTPWD  -eq "")
-# Grab credentials
-$creds = Get-Credential
+param(
+$server,
+$username,
+$password,
+$NEWDB,
+$NEWUSER,
+$NEWPWD,
+$ROOTPWD
+)
+# Create credential object based on parameters
+$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force
+$creds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($username, $secpasswd)
 $user = $creds.UserName
 # Create SSH session
 $session = New-SSHSession -ComputerName $server -Credential $creds