write scripts to be run at the command line in C#! (runs via a batch file and powershell....)
The magic is all in the batch file, it uses powershell to compile and run a CSharp file :D
The batch file also forwards (up to) the first 9 command line params passed to it to the C# code :D
There are two different CSharp files because:
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"vanilla up-to-date Windows 10" seems to default to powershell 5.1...
- which limits the C# feature set you can use to .net 5 (i.e. C#5)
- ScriptCSharp5.cs won't compile if it uses C# features from versions above version 5
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you can install newer versions of powershell from the Windows Store /
winget(which is, ironically, also available via the Windows Store)- ScriptCSharp.cs can use whatever the latest version of C# supported by your local version of powershell is
- (as of 2023-05-11 powershell 7 is the most recent)
The batch file assumes "vanilla" powershell 5.1 - compiling ScriptCSharp5.cs.
If you want to use newer features (& ScriptCSharp.cs) you'll need to un-comment the line which sets the environment variable USE_LATEST_POEWERSHELL in the batch file; this will make the batch file try to use the latest version of powershell available on your machine.
I've licensed this with unlicense, TL;DR:
- do what you like with the content of this git repo...
- ...other than blame me for any consequence of 1.