Wide View (Basic)
This example shows how to implement a basic wide view that displays the System.Serviceprocess.Servicecontroller?Displayproperty=Fullname
objects returned by the Get-Service
cmdlet. For more information about the components of a wide
view, see Creating a Wide View.
Load this formatting file
Copy the XML from the Example section of this topic into a text file.
Save the text file. Be sure to add the
format.ps1xml
extension to the file to identify it as a formatting file.Open Windows PowerShell, and run the following command to load the formatting file into the current session:
Update-FormatData -PrependPath <PathToFormattingFile>
.Warning
This formatting file defines the display of an object that is already defined by a Windows PowerShell formatting file. You must use the PrependPath parameter when you run the cmdlet, and you cannot load this formatting file as a module.
Demonstrates
This formatting file demonstrates the following XML elements:
The Name element for the view.
The ViewSelectedBy element that defines what objects are displayed by the view.
The WideItem element that defines what property is displayed by the view.
Example
The following XML defines a wide view that displays the value of the System.Serviceprocess.Servicecontroller.Servicename property.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Configuration>
<ViewDefinitions>
<View>
<Name>ServiceWideView</Name>
<ViewSelectedBy>
<TypeName>System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController</TypeName>
</ViewSelectedBy>
<WideControl>
<WideEntries>
<WideEntry>
<WideItem>
<PropertyName>ServiceName</PropertyName>
</WideItem>
</WideEntry>
</WideEntries>
</WideControl>
</View>
</ViewDefinitions>
</Configuration>
The following example shows how Windows PowerShell displays the System.Serviceprocess.Servicecontroller?Displayproperty=Fullname objects after this format file is loaded.
Get-Service f*
Fax FCSAM
fdPHost FDResPub
FontCache FontCache3.0.0.0
FSysAgent FwcAgent