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Today's Friday Fun is my version of a script originally posted a few years ago by The PowerShell Guy<\/a>. I'll list the code but you really need to run it to enjoy it. <\/p>\n


\n#requires -version 2.0<\/p>\n

#This must be run from the PowerShell console. NOT in the ISE.<\/p>\n

#this is based on a script originally posted by The PowerShell Guy
\n#http:\/\/thepowershellguy.com\/blogs\/posh\/default.aspx<\/p>\n

$Greeting = \"$([char]14) **Happy Holidays** $([char]14)\"<\/p>\n

Clear-Host
\nWrite-host \"`n\"
\n$Peek = \" ^ \"
\n$tree = \"\/|\\\"
\n$i = 20
\n$pos = $host.ui.rawui.CursorPosition
\n#adjust to center the display
\n$offset = ($host.ui.rawui.WindowSize.Width - 72)\/2<\/p>\n

write-host -fore 'red' ($peek.PadLeft($i-1).PadRight(36) * 2)
\nwrite-host -fore 'green' ($tree.PadLeft($i-1).PadRight(36) * 2)<\/p>\n

1..16 | Foreach {
\n #build out the tree
\n $tree = $tree -replace \"\/(.*)\\\\\",'\/\/$1\\\\'
\n write-host -fore 'green' ($tree.PadLeft($i).PadRight(36) * 2)
\n $i++
\n}<\/p>\n

write-host -fore 'green' (\"|||\".PadLeft(19).PadRight(36) *2 )
\nwrite-host -fore 'green' (\"|||\".PadLeft(19).PadRight(36) *2)<\/p>\n

$rect = New-Object System.Management.Automation.Host.Rectangle
\n$rect.top = $pos.y
\n$rect.Right = 70
\n$rect.Bottom = $pos.y + 19
\n$buffer = $host.ui.rawui.getbuffercontents($rect)
\n#random number object
\n$R = new-object system.random
\n$ball = new-object System.Management.Automation.Host.BufferCell
\n$ball.backgroundColor = $host.ui.rawui.BackgroundColor<\/p>\n

1..150 | ForEach {
\n sleep -Milliseconds 100
\n #get a random position
\n $rx = $r.Next(19)
\n $ry = $r.Next(70)<\/p>\n

#define a collection of figures to be used as ornaments
\n $ornaments = '@','*','#',\":\"
\n #get a random ornament
\n $ball.Character = Get-Random $ornaments
\n $ball.ForegroundColor = $r.next(16)<\/p>\n

if ($buffer[$rx,$ry].Character -eq '\/') {$buffer[$rx,$ry] = $ball}
\n if ($buffer[$rx,$ry].Character -eq '\\') {$buffer[$rx,$ry] = $ball}
\n $host.ui.rawui.SetBufferContents($pos,$buffer)
\n}<\/p>\n

#write the greeting centered
\n$pos.y = $pos.y + 22
\n$pos.x = 36 - (($Greeting.Length)\/2)
\n$host.ui.rawui.CursorPosition=$pos<\/p>\n

Write-Host $Greeting -Fore 'red'<\/p>\n

<\/code><\/p>\n

This is probably the epitome of PowerShell fun: not practical in any way but still done with PowerShell. Enjoy.<\/p>\n

Download Get-HappyHoliday<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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