FormatPx is awesome. I have some experience monkey-patching the formatting commands, and I would love to see your approach. Are you sharing the source anywhere?

Thanks!

Not sure if there is some workaround for this

PS H:\> Import-Module FormatPx -Verbose
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Users\jcrook\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\FormatPx\1.1.3.15\FormatPx.psd1'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module FormatPx.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Users\jcrook\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\FormatPx\1.1.3.15\FormatPx.dll'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Format-Custom'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Format-Default'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Format-List'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Format-Table'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Format-Wide'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Out-Default'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Out-File'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Out-Host'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Out-Printer'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Out-String'.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Users\jcrook\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\SnippetPx\1.0.6.19\SnippetPx.psd1'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Get-Snippet'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Invoke-Snippet'.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Users\jcrook\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\FormatPx\1.1.3.15\FormatPx.psm1'.
ObjectNotFound: The 'Out-String' command was found in the module 'FormatPx', but the module could not be loaded due to the following error: [Could not load type 'System.Management.Automation.WorkflowInfo' from assembly 'System.Management.Automation, Version=7.3.2.500, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'.]
For more information, run 'Import-Module FormatPx'.

I did find #11503 but it seems that got reverted and broke this again

Issue reported via email from a FormatPx user:

I'm using your great FormatPx module (added to my profile), but I'm getting some errors when working with the Active Directory module. Here is an example when running Get-ADDomain:

Out-Default : Unable to cast object of type 'Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADPropertyValueCollection' to type 'System.Collections.Generic.Stack`1[FormatPx.FormatRecord]'.
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Out-Default], InvalidCastException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.InvalidCastException,FormatPx.OutDefaultCommand

Any thoughts?

I see that the source to FormatPx.dll is not included in this repo, and unfortunately decompilers do not appear to do a good job of understanding the binary.

As including the source directly within the repo would mess up your Install-GitHubHostedModule script, would it potentially be possible to include a zip of the binary's source in a response to this issue, or as an attachment to releases?

Regards,
lordmilko

Import module have to happen without errors in Linux. I have this module path listed in PS $env:PSModulePath.

$ Import-Module FormatPx -Verbose
VERBOSE: Loading module from path '/root/XX/library/FormatPx/FormatPx.psd1'.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path '/root/XX/library/FormatPx/FormatPx.dll'.
Import-Module : Could not load type 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.OutPrinterCommand' from assembly 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility, Version=6.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'.
At line:1 char:1

• Import-Module FormatPx -Verbose
• CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Import-Module], TypeLoadException
• FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.TypeLoadException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

Version Info:
$PSVersionTable

Name Value

PSVersion 6.2.0
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 6.2.0
OS Linux 3.10.0-957.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Nov 8 23:39:32 UTC 2018
Platform Unix
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0

This was reported to me via email:

I'm loading FormatPx in my profile, and I believe I`m running the latest version:

PS [2]: get-module
ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands

Script 1.0.3.4 FormatPx

The following seems to fail:

Format-Table : Failed to find internal PSNoteProperty field.
At C:\Users\username\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\profile.ps1:118 char:38

• Get-PSDrive -PSProvider FileSystem | Format-Table Name,Root -AutoSize

•                                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (System.Collecti...x.FormatRecord]:PSNoteProperty) [Format-Table], FieldAccessException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.FieldAccessException,FormatPx.FormatTableCommand

Reported from direct email:

When using this Get-Phonetic function, __FormatData is outputted:

PS [4]: 'jOIHU56%%3##kdj?=4/' | Get-Phonetic

Input text: jOIHU56%%3##kdj?=4/

                          Char Phonetic                           __FormatData                    
                          ---- --------                           ------------                    
                             j juliett                            {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             O OSCAR                              {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             I INDIA                              {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             H HOTEL                              {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             U UNIFORM                            {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             5 five                               {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             6 six                                {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             % %                                  {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             % %                                  {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             3 three                              {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             # #                                  {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             # #                                  {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             k kilo                               {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             d delta                              {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             j juliett                            {FormatPx.FormatRecord}          
                             ? questionmark                       {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             = =                                  {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             4 four                               {FormatPx.FormatRecord}         
                             / /                                  {FormatPx.FormatRecord}   

Expected or bug?

Versions 1.0.2.3 and earlier of FormatPx have a flaw that prevents several scenarios where Format-* cmdlets would be piped to Out-* cmdlets from working as expected. Since FormatPx proxies the Format-* cmdlets, and since those proxies return object data rather than format data, scripts written that would pipe format data to Out-* cmdlets (Out-String, Out-File) end up piping object data to those cmdlets instead.

Kirk,

First - Thanks for the module! I have a question, don't know if it is an issue or pilot error.

I have another module I use which imports FormatPX, I had noticed a format issue when I ran my code in a new PS window for the first time (did not have the issue on a second run in the same window). I trimmed my code to this to reproduce it.

My problem: When I do a format-table on the object (test #1), it displays as expected, after I load the FormatPX and do the same format-table (test #2), I get a format-list output instead of format-table.

==code-sample==================
$menuObj = @(
[pscustomobject]@{choice="1";labelx="x";function="Function #1";desc="Description...1"; status="x"},
[pscustomobject]@{choice="2";labelx="x";function="Function #2";desc="Description...2"; status="x"}
)

write-host "nn Test #1 "
$menuObj |Format-Table

Import-Module FormatPX
(Get-Module FormatPX).Version

write-host "nn Test #2 "

$menuObj |Format-Table

Execution of script output:
PS C:\Users\Administrator\OneView-shell> .\test.ps1

Test #1

choice labelx function desc status

1 x Function #1 Description...1 x
2 x Function #2 Description...2 x

Major Minor Build Revision

1 1 3 15

Test #2

choice : 1
labelx : x
function : Function #1
desc : Description...1
status : x

choice : 2
labelx : x
function : Function #2
desc : Description...2
status : x

PS C:\Users\Administrator\OneView-shell>

Additional info
PS C:\Users\Administrator\OneView-shell> $PSVersionTable

Name Value

PSVersion 4.0
WSManStackVersion 3.0
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.17929
BuildVersion 6.3.9600.16406
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.2

Thanks
-Kelly