Embed a C# Program in a PowerShell Script

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Advanced Event 8 of the 2011 Scripting Games was a beast. It was complex even before the requirement of writing a graphical user interface, and this event had the lowest number of submissions out of all the events.

Many opted to use Sapien’s PrimalForms tool along with some community modules to handle the image manipulation. I decided to go a different route and code the entire program in C# and then embed that program in a PowerShell script. PowerShell can do just about anything, but when it comes to writing a complex GUI, I prefer to fire up Visual Studio. It also helps to be able to directly use examples of C# code to solve some of the problems without having to convert it to PowerShell code.

After everything was working the way I wanted it in Visual Studio, all of the code was pasted into a huge here-string in my script.

$sourceCode = @'
 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Xml;
 
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    Bitmap myImage;

...rest of source code copied out of Visual Studio.

'@

When using Windows Presentation Foundation classes, it’s important to make sure PowerShell is running in a Single Threaded Apartment (STA).

If ($host.Runspace.ApartmentState -ne 'STA')
{
    Write-Warning "STA Mode not detected."
    Write-Warning "Please run this script with -STA switch or inside ISE"
    Exit
}

The Add-Type cmdlet is then used to import the source code. The ReferencedAssemblies parameter makes sure all of our using directives can find the assemblies they need. Then a new object is created, Form1 in this case, and we start it with the ShowDialog method.

$assemblies = ('System.Windows.Forms','System.Drawing','PresentationCore','WindowsBase','System.Xml')
 
try
{
    Add-Type -TypeDefinition $sourceCode -ReferencedAssemblies $assemblies -ErrorAction STOP
     
    (New-Object Form1).Showdialog() | Out-Null
}
catch
{
    Write-Warning "An error occurred attempting to add the .NET Framework class to the PowerShell session."
    Write-Warning "The error was: $($Error[0].Exception.Message)"
}

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All of my entries for the 2011 Scripting Games can be found at PoshCode.

Complete Script:

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Script: Convert-Image
# Author: Jason Hofferle
# Date: 04/14/2011
# Version: 1.0.0
# Comments: This script displays a GUI for resizing and converting image files.
# JPG metadata such as title, camera and rating are displayed in the right pane.
# The image can be resized to 200px, 600px or 1000px, which correspond to the 
# small, medium and large radio buttons. There is also the option to convert 
# between gif, jpg and png. Source and destination directory preferences are 
# saved to Convert-Image.xml in the My Documents folder.
#
# Since the scenario allowed for any approach for creating the solution, I 
# opted to write the code in C# and import the source code with Add-Type. The 
# script checks for the presence of .NET Framework 3.0, and verifies 
# PowerShell is running in STA mode.
#  
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

$sourceCode = @'

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Xml;

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    Bitmap myImage;
    XmlDocument xmlDocument = new XmlDocument();
    string documentPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) + "//Convert-Image.xml";

    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        try { xmlDocument.Load(documentPath); }
        catch { xmlDocument.LoadXml("<settings></settings>"); }
        
        txtSourceDir.Text = GetSetting("Form1/sourceDir", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyPictures));
        txtDestDir.Text = GetSetting("Form1/destDir", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyPictures));

        refreshFileList(txtSourceDir.Text);
        try
        {
            listBoxImages.SelectedItem = listBoxImages.Items[0];
        }
        catch
        {
        }
    }

    private void displayImage(string fileName)
    {
        try
        {
            myImage = new Bitmap(fileName);
            pictureBox1.Image = (Image)myImage;

            richTextBox1.Clear();
            richTextBox1.AppendText(readMetadata(fileName));
        }
        catch
        {
        }
    }

    private static Image resizeImage(Image imgToResize, Size size)
    {
        int sourceWidth = imgToResize.Width;
        int sourceHeight = imgToResize.Height;

        float nPercent = 0;
        float nPercentW = 0;
        float nPercentH = 0;

        nPercentW = ((float)size.Width / (float)sourceWidth);
        nPercentH = ((float)size.Height / (float)sourceHeight);

        if (nPercentH < nPercentW)
            nPercent = nPercentH;
        else
            nPercent = nPercentW;

        int destWidth = (int)(sourceWidth * nPercent);
        int destHeight = (int)(sourceHeight * nPercent);

        Bitmap b = new Bitmap(destWidth, destHeight);
        Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage((Image)b);
        g.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic;

        g.DrawImage(imgToResize, 0, 0, destWidth, destHeight);
        g.Dispose();

        return (Image)b;
    }

    private void saveJpeg(string path, Bitmap img, long quality)
    {
        // Encoder parameter for image quality
        EncoderParameter qualityParam = new EncoderParameter(System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.Quality, quality);

        // Jpeg image codec
        ImageCodecInfo jpegCodec = this.getEncoderInfo("image/jpeg");

        if (jpegCodec == null)
            return;

        EncoderParameters encoderParams = new EncoderParameters(1);
        encoderParams.Param[0] = qualityParam;

        img.Save(path, jpegCodec, encoderParams);
    }

    private void saveGif(string path, Bitmap img, long quality)
    {
        EncoderParameter qualityParam = new EncoderParameter(System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.Quality, quality);

        ImageCodecInfo gifCodec = this.getEncoderInfo("image/gif");

        if (gifCodec == null)
            return;

        EncoderParameters encoderParams = new EncoderParameters(1);
        encoderParams.Param[0] = qualityParam;

        img.Save(path, gifCodec, encoderParams);
    }

    private void savePng(string path, Bitmap img, long quality)
    {
        EncoderParameter qualityParam = new EncoderParameter(System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.Quality, quality);

        ImageCodecInfo pngCodec = this.getEncoderInfo("image/png");

        if (pngCodec == null)
            return;

        EncoderParameters encoderParams = new EncoderParameters(1);
        encoderParams.Param[0] = qualityParam;

        img.Save(path, pngCodec, encoderParams);
    }

    private ImageCodecInfo getEncoderInfo(string mimeType)
    {
        // Get image codecs for all image formats
        ImageCodecInfo[] codecs = ImageCodecInfo.GetImageEncoders();

        // Find the correct image codec
        for (int i = 0; i < codecs.Length; i++)
            if (codecs[i].MimeType == mimeType)
                return codecs[i];
        return null;
    }

    private void btnSaveImage_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SaveSelected(listBoxImages.SelectedItem.ToString());
    }

    private void SaveSelected(string fileName)
    {
        Bitmap img = new Bitmap(fileName);

        Size mySize = new Size();
        if (radioSmall.Checked)
        {
            mySize.Width = 200;
            mySize.Height = 200;
        }

        if (radioMedium.Checked)
        {
            mySize.Width = 600;
            mySize.Height = 600;
        }

        if (radioLarge.Checked)
        {
            mySize.Width = 1000;
            mySize.Height = 1000;
        }

        //Image resizedImage = resizeImage(myImage, mySize);
        Bitmap resizedImage = new Bitmap(resizeImage(img, mySize));

        string newName = fileName;
        newName = "SHARE_" + newName.Substring(newName.LastIndexOf("\\") + 1);
        newName = newName.Substring(0, newName.LastIndexOf("."));

        if (radioJPEG.Checked)
        {
            saveJpeg(txtDestDir.Text + "\\" + newName + ".jpg", resizedImage, 100);
        }
        else if (radioGIF.Checked)
        {
            saveGif(txtDestDir.Text + "\\" + newName + ".gif", resizedImage, 100);
        }
        else
        {
            savePng(txtDestDir.Text + "\\" + newName + ".png", resizedImage, 100);
        }
    }

    private void SaveAll()
    {
        richTextBox1.Clear();

        foreach (string img in listBoxImages.Items)
        {
            SaveSelected(img);
        }
    }

    private void btnBrowse_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath = txtSourceDir.Text;
        DialogResult result = folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog();
        if (result == DialogResult.OK)
        {
            refreshFileList(folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath);
            txtSourceDir.Text = folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath;
        }
    }

    private void refreshFileList(string path)
    {
        listBoxImages.Items.Clear();
        try
        {
            DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(path);
            FileInfo[] file = dir.GetFiles();

            foreach (FileInfo fi in file)
            {
                if (".jpg|.jpeg|.bmp|.png|.gif".IndexOf(Path.GetExtension(fi.Name).ToLower()) >= 0)
                {
                    listBoxImages.Items.Add(fi.FullName);
                }
            }
        }
        catch
        {
        }

    }

    private void listBoxImages_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        try
        {
            displayImage(listBoxImages.SelectedItem.ToString());
        }
        catch
        {
        }
    }

    static string readMetadata(string filename)
    {
        BitmapSource img = BitmapFrame.Create(new Uri(filename));

        StringBuilder returnValue = new StringBuilder();

        /* Image data */
        double mpixel = (img.PixelHeight * img.PixelWidth) / (double)1000000;
        returnValue.AppendFormat("  Pixelsize {0}x{1} ({2} megapixels)", img.PixelWidth, img.PixelHeight, mpixel).AppendLine();
        returnValue.AppendFormat("  DPI {0}x{1}", img.DpiX, img.DpiY).AppendLine();

        /* Image metadata */
        BitmapMetadata meta = (BitmapMetadata)img.Metadata;

        //returnValue.AppendFormat("  metadatan    Type: {0}", meta.GetType()).AppendLine();
        returnValue.AppendFormat("  Title: {0}", meta.Title).AppendLine();
        returnValue.AppendFormat("  Subject: {0}", meta.Subject).AppendLine();
        returnValue.AppendFormat("  Comment: {0}", meta.Comment).AppendLine();
        returnValue.AppendFormat("  Date taken: {0}", meta.DateTaken).AppendLine();
        returnValue.AppendFormat("  Camera: {0} {1}", meta.CameraManufacturer, meta.CameraModel).AppendLine();
        returnValue.AppendFormat("  Copyright: {0}", meta.Copyright).AppendLine();

        StringBuilder authors = new StringBuilder();
        if (meta.Author != null)
        {
            foreach (string author in meta.Author)
            {
                authors.Append(author + "; ");
            }
            //Console.WriteLine("  Author(s): {0}", authors.ToString());
            returnValue.AppendFormat("  Author(s): {0}", authors.ToString()).AppendLine();
        }

        //Console.WriteLine("  Rating: {0}", meta.Rating);
        returnValue.AppendFormat("  Rating: {0}", meta.Rating).AppendLine();

        StringBuilder keyWords = new StringBuilder();
        if (meta.Keywords != null)
        {
            foreach (string keyword in meta.Keywords)
            {
                keyWords.Append(keyword + "; ");
            }
            //Console.WriteLine("  Keywords: {0}", keyWords.ToString());
            returnValue.AppendFormat("  Keywords: {0}", keyWords.ToString()).AppendLine();
        }
        Console.WriteLine("");

        return returnValue.ToString();
    }

    private void btnBrowseDest_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath = txtDestDir.Text;
        DialogResult result = folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog();
        if (result == DialogResult.OK)
        {
            txtDestDir.Text = folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath;
        }
    }

    private void btnPrepareAll_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SaveAll();
    }

    private void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
    {
        PutSetting("Form1/sourceDir", txtSourceDir.Text);
        PutSetting("Form1/destDir", txtDestDir.Text);
    } 

    public int GetSetting(string xPath, int defaultValue)
    { return Convert.ToInt16(GetSetting(xPath, Convert.ToString(defaultValue))); }

    public void PutSetting(string xPath, int value)
    { PutSetting(xPath, Convert.ToString(value)); }

    public string GetSetting(string xPath, string defaultValue)
    {
        XmlNode xmlNode = xmlDocument.SelectSingleNode("settings/" + xPath);
        if (xmlNode != null) { return xmlNode.InnerText; }
        else { return defaultValue; }
    }

    public void PutSetting(string xPath, string value)
    {
        XmlNode xmlNode = xmlDocument.SelectSingleNode("settings/" + xPath);
        if (xmlNode == null) { xmlNode = createMissingNode("settings/" + xPath); }
        xmlNode.InnerText = value;
        xmlDocument.Save(documentPath);
    }

    private XmlNode createMissingNode(string xPath)
    {
        string[] xPathSections = xPath.Split('/');
        string currentXPath = "";
        XmlNode testNode = null;
        XmlNode currentNode = xmlDocument.SelectSingleNode("settings");
        foreach (string xPathSection in xPathSections)
        {
            currentXPath += xPathSection;
            testNode = xmlDocument.SelectSingleNode(currentXPath);
            if (testNode == null)
            {
                currentNode.InnerXml += "<" +
                            xPathSection + "></" +
                            xPathSection + ">";
            }
            currentNode = xmlDocument.SelectSingleNode(currentXPath);
            currentXPath += "/";
        }
        return currentNode;
    }
} 

partial class Form1
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Required designer variable.
    /// </summary>
    private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;

    /// <summary>
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
    protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
    {
        if (disposing && (components != null))
        {
            components.Dispose();
        }
        base.Dispose(disposing);
    }

    #region Windows Form Designer generated code

    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
        this.folderBrowserDialog1 = new System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog();
        this.richTextBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox();
        this.btnBrowseSource = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.txtSourceDir = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
        this.listBoxImages = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
        this.btnPrepareSelected = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.groupBoxFormat = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
        this.radioPNG = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.radioJPEG = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.radioGIF = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.groupBoxSize = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
        this.radioLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.radioMedium = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.radioSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.pictureBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox();
        this.lbl_Source = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        this.lbl_Destination = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        this.txtDestDir = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
        this.btnBrowseDest = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.btnPrepareAll = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.groupBoxFormat.SuspendLayout();
        this.groupBoxSize.SuspendLayout();
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).BeginInit();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // richTextBox1
        // 
        this.richTextBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(529, 59);
        this.richTextBox1.Name = "richTextBox1";
        this.richTextBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(244, 325);
        this.richTextBox1.TabIndex = 8;
        this.richTextBox1.Text = "";
        // 
        // btnBrowseSource
        // 
        this.btnBrowseSource.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(698, 4);
        this.btnBrowseSource.Name = "btnBrowseSource";
        this.btnBrowseSource.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
        this.btnBrowseSource.TabIndex = 7;
        this.btnBrowseSource.Text = "Browse";
        this.btnBrowseSource.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        this.btnBrowseSource.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnBrowse_Click);
        // 
        // txtSourceDir
        // 
        this.txtSourceDir.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(124, 6);
        this.txtSourceDir.Name = "txtSourceDir";
        this.txtSourceDir.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(568, 20);
        this.txtSourceDir.TabIndex = 6;
        // 
        // listBoxImages
        // 
        this.listBoxImages.FormattingEnabled = true;
        this.listBoxImages.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(124, 390);
        this.listBoxImages.Name = "listBoxImages";
        this.listBoxImages.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(649, 121);
        this.listBoxImages.TabIndex = 5;
        this.listBoxImages.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.listBoxImages_SelectedIndexChanged);
        // 
        // btnPrepareSelected
        // 
        this.btnPrepareSelected.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(11, 265);
        this.btnPrepareSelected.Name = "btnPrepareSelected";
        this.btnPrepareSelected.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(102, 44);
        this.btnPrepareSelected.TabIndex = 4;
        this.btnPrepareSelected.Text = "Prepare Selected Image";
        this.btnPrepareSelected.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        this.btnPrepareSelected.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnSaveImage_Click);
        // 
        // groupBoxFormat
        // 
        this.groupBoxFormat.Controls.Add(this.radi.png){: .align-left};
        this.groupBoxFormat.Controls.Add(this.radioJPEG);
        this.groupBoxFormat.Controls.Add(this.radioGIF);
        this.groupBoxFormat.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(11, 159);
        this.groupBoxFormat.Name = "groupBoxFormat";
        this.groupBoxFormat.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(102, 100);
        this.groupBoxFormat.TabIndex = 3;
        this.groupBoxFormat.TabStop = false;
        this.groupBoxFormat.Text = "Save image as:";
        // 
        // radioPNG
        // 
        this.radioPNG.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioPNG.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 68);
        this.radioPNG.Name = "radioPNG";
        this.radioPNG.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(48, 17);
        this.radioPNG.TabIndex = 2;
        this.radioPNG.Text = "PNG";
        this.radioPNG.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        // 
        // radioJPEG
        // 
        this.radioJPEG.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioJPEG.Checked = true;
        this.radioJPEG.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 44);
        this.radioJPEG.Name = "radioJPEG";
        this.radioJPEG.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(52, 17);
        this.radioJPEG.TabIndex = 1;
        this.radioJPEG.TabStop = true;
        this.radioJPEG.Text = "JPEG";
        this.radioJPEG.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        // 
        // radioGIF
        // 
        this.radioGIF.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioGIF.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 20);
        this.radioGIF.Name = "radioGIF";
        this.radioGIF.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(42, 17);
        this.radioGIF.TabIndex = 0;
        this.radioGIF.Text = "GIF";
        this.radioGIF.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        // 
        // groupBoxSize
        // 
        this.groupBoxSize.Controls.Add(this.radioLarge);
        this.groupBoxSize.Controls.Add(this.radioMedium);
        this.groupBoxSize.Controls.Add(this.radioSmall);
        this.groupBoxSize.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(11, 59);
        this.groupBoxSize.Name = "groupBoxSize";
        this.groupBoxSize.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(102, 94);
        this.groupBoxSize.TabIndex = 2;
        this.groupBoxSize.TabStop = false;
        this.groupBoxSize.Text = "Resize image to:";
        // 
        // radioLarge
        // 
        this.radioLarge.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioLarge.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 65);
        this.radioLarge.Name = "radioLarge";
        this.radioLarge.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(52, 17);
        this.radioLarge.TabIndex = 2;
        this.radioLarge.Text = "Large";
        this.radioLarge.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        // 
        // radioMedium
        // 
        this.radioMedium.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioMedium.Checked = true;
        this.radioMedium.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 42);
        this.radioMedium.Name = "radioMedium";
        this.radioMedium.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(62, 17);
        this.radioMedium.TabIndex = 1;
        this.radioMedium.TabStop = true;
        this.radioMedium.Text = "Medium";
        this.radioMedium.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        // 
        // radioSmall
        // 
        this.radioSmall.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioSmall.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 19);
        this.radioSmall.Name = "radioSmall";
        this.radioSmall.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 17);
        this.radioSmall.TabIndex = 0;
        this.radioSmall.Text = "Small";
        this.radioSmall.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        // 
        // pictureBox1
        // 
        this.pictureBox1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
        this.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(124, 59);
        this.pictureBox1.Name = "pictureBox1";
        this.pictureBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(399, 325);
        this.pictureBox1.SizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.PictureBoxSizeMode.Zoom;
        this.pictureBox1.TabIndex = 1;
        this.pictureBox1.TabStop = false;
        // 
        // lbl_Source
        // 
        this.lbl_Source.AutoSize = true;
        this.lbl_Source.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 9);
        this.lbl_Source.Name = "lbl_Source";
        this.lbl_Source.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(86, 13);
        this.lbl_Source.TabIndex = 9;
        this.lbl_Source.Text = "Source Directory";
        // 
        // lbl_Destination
        // 
        this.lbl_Destination.AutoSize = true;
        this.lbl_Destination.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 35);
        this.lbl_Destination.Name = "lbl_Destination";
        this.lbl_Destination.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(105, 13);
        this.lbl_Destination.TabIndex = 10;
        this.lbl_Destination.Text = "Destination Directory";
        // 
        // txtDestDir
        // 
        this.txtDestDir.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(124, 32);
        this.txtDestDir.Name = "txtDestDir";
        this.txtDestDir.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(568, 20);
        this.txtDestDir.TabIndex = 11;
        // 
        // btnBrowseDest
        // 
        this.btnBrowseDest.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(698, 30);
        this.btnBrowseDest.Name = "btnBrowseDest";
        this.btnBrowseDest.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
        this.btnBrowseDest.TabIndex = 12;
        this.btnBrowseDest.Text = "Browse";
        this.btnBrowseDest.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        this.btnBrowseDest.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnBrowseDest_Click);
        // 
        // btnPrepareAll
        // 
        this.btnPrepareAll.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(11, 315);
        this.btnPrepareAll.Name = "btnPrepareAll";
        this.btnPrepareAll.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(102, 45);
        this.btnPrepareAll.TabIndex = 13;
        this.btnPrepareAll.Text = "Prepare All Images";
        this.btnPrepareAll.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        this.btnPrepareAll.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnPrepareAll_Click);
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(791, 536);
        this.Controls.Add(this.btnPrepareAll);
        this.Controls.Add(this.btnBrowseDest);
        this.Controls.Add(this.txtDestDir);
        this.Controls.Add(this.lbl_Destination);
        this.Controls.Add(this.lbl_Source);
        this.Controls.Add(this.richTextBox1);
        this.Controls.Add(this.btnBrowseSource);
        this.Controls.Add(this.txtSourceDir);
        this.Controls.Add(this.pictureBox1);
        this.Controls.Add(this.listBoxImages);
        this.Controls.Add(this.groupBoxSize);
        this.Controls.Add(this.btnPrepareSelected);
        this.Controls.Add(this.groupBoxFormat);
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "Convert-Image - 2011 Scripting Games";
        this.FormClosing += new System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventHandler(this.Form1_FormClosing);
        this.groupBoxFormat.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.groupBoxFormat.PerformLayout();
        this.groupBoxSize.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.groupBoxSize.PerformLayout();
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).EndInit();
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.PerformLayout();

    }

    #endregion

    private System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog folderBrowserDialog1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBoxSize;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioLarge;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioMedium;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioSmall;
    private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBoxFormat;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioPNG;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioJPEG;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioGIF;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnPrepareSelected;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBoxImages;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnBrowseSource;
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtSourceDir;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox richTextBox1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lbl_Source;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lbl_Destination;
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtDestDir;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnBrowseDest;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnPrepareAll;
}
'@

# Function to check the registry for .NET Framework v3.0
Function Test-Framework
{
    $path = "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.0\Setup"
    if (-not (Test-Path $path))
    {
        return $false
    }
    
    if ((Get-ItemProperty $path)."InstallSuccess" -eq $null)
    {
        return $false
    }
    
    return $true
}

if (-NOT (Test-Framework))
{
    Write-Warning ".NET Framework 3.0 not detected. This may result in errors."
}

# Single Threaded Apartment mode is required for WPF.
# Check to make sure PowerShell is running in STA mode.
If ($host.Runspace.ApartmentState -ne 'STA')
{
    Write-Warning "STA Mode not detected."
    Write-Warning "Please run this script with -STA switch or inside ISE"
    Exit
}

$assemblies = ('System.Windows.Forms','System.Drawing','PresentationCore','WindowsBase','System.Xml')

try
{
    Add-Type -TypeDefinition $sourceCode -ReferencedAssemblies $assemblies -ErrorAction STOP
    
    (New-Object Form1).Showdialog() | Out-Null
}
catch
{
    Write-Warning "An error occurred attempting to add the .NET Framework class to the PowerShell session."
    Write-Warning "The error was: $($Error[0].Exception.Message)"
}

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