connectionsCurrent

The network-copy script. This started as a offline project for my company, but have since removed all references to it, and uploading here as a back up.

What this script does (beta.ps1)

To start, there is a power point(connectionsCurrent) that is basically just current events for the day. This is a little project that I started for my company because they wanted a powerpoint to run on a set of displays. They also wanted the power point to switch to current day once a new one has been made and stored in a specific network share.

• First it compares hashes / date last touched of network share version(TestNetworkShare) and local version.
• Next, if the files are different, it copies over the new .pptx file from (TestNetworkShare)/(SharePoint Location) to local dir(LocalPresentation).
• Then displays said .pptx file from the local dir(LocalPresentation).
• runs on a loop that just repeats above.

a little more information...

• If this is going to replicated for some reason by someone else for testing purposes, make sure the directory 'FakeNetworkShare' has been set up as a network share via windows properties. (optional)
• You will need to set up a dummy user for sharepoint that has read-only access for the directory you are grabbing the file from.
• The same dummy user mentioned above needs to have access to Powerpoint/Office and you will need to sign into the machine running the script & accept the license agreement. -- *skipping this usually won't let the powerpoint run.
• You should set up a dummy local windows log-in user that has no password and auto logs in.
• Must set up both or the script will NOT run.
• you could edit Display/sleep settings so machine never sleeps or turns off. This is Optional.

How to set this up on a physical machine...

1. Create a dummy local user or use an existing one.
   OPTIONAL -- setting up auto-login for dummy local user:
   1. Press Win + R and type in 'regedit' and open as Admin.
   2. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device
   3. Change the value of DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion to 0.
   4. restart computer and you should auto-login
2. Copy 'connectionsCurrent' into C:/.
3. Login into OneDrive from taskbar/Start menu. (Needs to have access to whatever network/SharePoint drive that is going to be used obviously)
4. Login into Office/PowerPoint with a user that has a license and accept the license agreement.
5. Add script.bat (shortcut) to windows start up folder & desktop folder.. explained further below (setting up script to run from start-up)
6. You can manually run the script by creating a shortcut of 'script.bat' and placing it on desktop from the 'Scripts' folder-- or just running it directly.

Setting up script to run from start-up:

1. Press Win + R
2. Type in: shell:startup & press Enter.
3. Create a shortcut of script.bat from C:\connectionsCurrent\Script folder and copy to desktop folder as well startup folder.
4. Rename the shortcut to script

You should be free to restart and the script will display the power point upon login *

• • depending on your hard drive and start up apps set up, the time it takes to start may take a couple seconds.

Directory Tree for reference:

KEY: ** =directory, ||= means under the and is a directory, |||= same thing as the ||, $= file** *

• |*C:*
• |--*connectionsCurrent(root)
• |----------||---*Script
• |--------------------|||----$beta.ps1
• |--------------------|||----$script.bat
• |----------||---*TestNetworkShare
• |--------------------|||----$connectionsCurrent
• |----------||---*LocalPresentation
• |--------------------|||----$connectionsCurrent
• |--*shell:startup
• |----------$script.bat(shortcut)
• |--*Desktop
• |----------$script.bat(shortcut)

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