Executes Sitecore Sheer application.

Syntax

Show-Application [-Application] <String> [[-Parameter] <Hashtable>] [-Icon <String>] [-Modal] [-Title <String>] [-Width <Int32>] [-Height <Int32>]

Detailed Description

Executes Sitecore Sheer application, allows for passing additional parameters, launching it on desktop in cooperative or in Modal mode.

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Parameters

-Application <String>

Name of the Application to be executed. Application must be defined in the Core databse.

-Parameter <Hashtable>

Additional parameters passed to the application.

-Icon <String>

Icon of the executed application (used for titlebar and in the Sitecore taskbar on the desktop)

-Modal <SwitchParameter>

Causes the application to show in new browser modal window or modal overlay if used in Sitecore 7.2 or later.

-Title <String>

Title of the window the app opens in.

-Width <Int32>

Width of the modal window.

-Height <Int32>

Height of the modal window.

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

Show Content Editor in new window (or as an overlay in modal mode in Sitecore 7.2+) with "/sitecore/templates" item selected.

$item = gi master:\templates
​
Show-Application `
    -Application "Content Editor" `
    -Parameter @{id ="$($item.ID)"; fo="$($item.ID)";la="$($item.Language.Name)"; vs="$($item.Version.Number)";sc_content="$($item.Database.Name)"} `
    -Modal -Width 1600 -Height 800

EXAMPLE 2

Show Content Editor as a new application on desktop with "/sitecore/content/home" item selected.

$item = gi master:\content\home
​
Show-Application `
    -Application "Content Editor" `
    -Parameter @{id ="$($item.ID)"; fo="$($item.ID)";la="$($item.Language.Name)"; vs="$($item.Version.Number)";sc_content="$($item.Database.Name)"} `

Related Topics

• ​Read-Variable​

• ​Show-Alert​

• ​Show-Confirm​

• ​Show-FieldEditor​

• ​Show-Input​

• ​Show-ListView​

• ​Show-ModalDialog​

• ​Show-Result​

• ​Show-YesNoCancel​

• ​https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/