arrays - Create and Add new Variable to a CheckedListBox -

i want automate code below , make dynamic, when click on button add should create $template(x) , should added $templatearray.

(the $menulist checkedlistbox , shows file names)

but

for have $template1, $template2 , if want 1 have type in code manually want done add button.

$template1 = split-path c:\users\$env:username\documents\test.txt -leaf -resolve $template2 = split-path c:\users\$env:username\documents\test2.txt -leaf -resolve $templatearray = $template1,$template2; $menulist.items.addrange($templatearray)    $button_add_onclick = {     #todo: place custom script here } 

also possible after when click on add asks me file location , going formatted because want show file name in checkedlistbox want able open file button ( open button not part of question)

split-path c:\users\$env:username\documents\test.txt -leaf -resolve 

asking user select file form pretty easy - use openfiledialog class:

$addbutton.add_click({     # create dialog     $openfiledialog = new-object system.windows.forms.openfiledialog      # configure behavior liking     $openfiledialog.initialdirectory = $pwd     $openfiledialog.filter = "text files (*.txt)|*.txt"      # launch , wait user select file     if($openfiledialog.showdialog() -eq [system.windows.forms.dialogresult]::ok)     {         # add path of selected file checkedlistbox items         $menulist.items.add($openfiledialog.filename)          # add templates array         $templatearray += $openfiledialog.filename     } }) 

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you mention you'll need full path of file later, you're interested in showing name of file user.

you can accomplish adding proper fileinfo objects (same type get-item , get-childitem returns files) list, rather strings:

$template1 = get-item c:\users\$env:username\documents\test.txt $template2 = get-item c:\users\$env:username\documents\test2.txt $templatearray = $template1,$template2  $addbutton.add_click({ # ... # same before # ...      if($openfiledialog.showdialog() -eq [system.windows.forms.dialogresult]::ok)     {         $targetfile = get-item $openfiledialog.filename         # add selected file checkedlistbox items         $menulist.items.add($targetfile)          # add templates array         $templatearray += $targetfile     } }) 

and set displaymember property of checkedlistbox make sure displays name of file:

$menulist.displaymember = "name" 

so in gui, looks have list of strings, when retrieve selecteditems it's full-fledged fileinfo object:

ps> $menulist.selecteditems[0].fullname c:\users\codebusta\documents\test.txt