Powershell - adding a cmdlet without visual studio

Question

I've downloaded a real nice cmdlet from this site, and would like to start using it. I'm having difficulty understanding the process, if someone could kindly give a general overview. I have the cmdlet already, i'm not sure if it needs further editing done. Next, I register it with Powershell? This is where i'm getting hung up, the tutorials i've found on this subject only mention using Visual Studio, which I don't have access to. Also, where does this physical cmdlet (.cs) file get placed? I think I will need some way to reference the system.management.automation.dll, at the very least. I've created a Powershell profile, and would like to use this as much as possible. Any other steps are much appreciated!

Answer 1

You can compile the code and output an assembly or even an load the cs file at run time using the Add-Type cmdlet, no VS necessary.

I wrote an article that shows how you can do that over at PowerShellMagazine.com.

http://www.powershellmagazine.com/2013/05/13/measuring-powershell-scripts/