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Install Font

Summary​

This task is used to install fonts from a particular directory or file.

Sample Run​

Sample Run 1
Sample Run 2
Sample Run 3

Dependencies​

Install-Font

User Parameters​

NameExampleRequiredDescription
PathC:/Fonts/times.ttfMandatoryThis will contain the file path or a folder where multiple files are located.

User Parameters

Note: If the parameter is set to NULL, the script will throw an error.

Task Creation​

Create a new Script Editor style script in the system to implement this task.

Task Creation 1
Task Creation 2

Name: Install Font
Description: This script is used to install fonts from a particular directory or file.
Category: Custom

Parameters​

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

Add Parameter

This screen will appear.

Parameter Screen

  • Set Path in the Parameter Name field.
  • Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
  • Click the Save button.

Save Parameter

Click the Confirm button to save the parameter.

Confirm Parameter

Task​

Navigate to the Script Editor section and start by adding a row. You can do this by clicking the Add Row button at the bottom of the script page.

Add Row

A blank function will appear.

Blank Function

Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script​

Search and select the PowerShell Script function.

Select PowerShell Script
PowerShell Script Function

The following function will pop up on the screen:

PowerShell Function

# # Parameters and Globals
# # Be sure that the name of the hashtable property matches the name of the parameter of the script that you are calling.

$Path = '@Path@'

$Parameters = @{}

if ($Path -notmatch ":\\") {
    throw "Invalid Path."
} else {
    $Parameters["Path"] = $Path
}

#region Setup - Variables
$ProjectName = 'Install-Font'
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [enum]::ToObject([Net.SecurityProtocolType], 3072)
$BaseURL = 'https://file.provaltech.com/repo'
$PS1URL = "$BaseURL/script/$ProjectName.ps1"
$WorkingDirectory = "C:\ProgramData\_automation\script\$ProjectName"
$PS1Path = "$WorkingDirectory\$ProjectName.ps1"
$Workingpath = $WorkingDirectory
$LogPath = "$WorkingDirectory\$ProjectName-log.txt"
$ErrorLogPath = "$WorkingDirectory\$ProjectName-Error.txt"
#endregion
#region Setup - Folder Structure
New-Item -Path $WorkingDirectory -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
$response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $PS1URL -UseBasicParsing
if (($response.StatusCode -ne 200) -and (!(Test-Path -Path $PS1Path))) {
    throw "No pre-downloaded script exists and the script '$PS1URL' failed to download. Exiting."
} elseif ($response.StatusCode -eq 200) {
    Remove-Item -Path $PS1Path -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllLines($PS1Path, $response.Content)
}
if (!(Test-Path -Path $PS1Path)) {
    throw 'An error occurred and the script was unable to be downloaded. Exiting.'
}
#endregion
#region Execution
if ($Parameters) {
    & $PS1Path @Parameters
} else {
    & $PS1Path
}
#endregion
if ( !(Test-Path $LogPath) ) {
    throw 'PowerShell Failure. A Security application seems to have restricted the execution of the PowerShell Script.'
}
if ( Test-Path $ErrorLogPath ) {
    $ErrorContent = ( Get-Content -Path $ErrorLogPath )
    throw $ErrorContent
}
Get-Content -Path $LogPath

Row Function

Row 2 Function: Script Log​

Add a new row by clicking the Add Row button.

Add Row

A blank function will appear.

Blank Function

Search and select the Script Log function.

Select Script Log
Script Log Function

The following function will pop up on the screen:

Script Log Pop Up

In the script log message, simply type %output% and click the Save button.

Save Script Log

Click the Save button at the top-right corner of the screen to save the script.

Save Script

Completed Task​

Completed Task

Output​

  • Script log