Added try/catch. Expanded aliases

Examples/ConvertFrom/ConvertFrom.ps1

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
 ConvertFrom-ExcelToSQLInsert People .\testSQLGen.xlsx
 

Examples/CustomReporting/CustomReport.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Import-Module ..\..\ImportExcel.psd1 -Force
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
 $f = ".\dashboard.xlsx"
 Remove-Item $f -ErrorAction Ignore

Examples/ExcelToSQLInsert/DemoSQLInsert.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-Import-Module ..\..\ImportExcel.psd1 -Force
-
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
 ConvertFrom-ExcelToSQLInsert -TableName "Movies" -Path ".\Movies.xlsx" -ConvertEmptyStringsToNull
 ''

Examples/Fibonacci/ShowFibonacci.ps1

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 param ($fibonacciDigits=10)
 
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 $file = "fib.xlsx"
-rm "fib.xlsx" -ErrorAction Ignore
+Remove-Item "fib.xlsx" -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 $(
     New-PSItem 0
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ $(
 
     (
         2..$fibonacciDigits |
-            ForEach {
+            ForEach-Object {
                 New-PSItem ('=a{0}+a{1}' -f ($_+1),$_)
             }
     )

Examples/FormatCellStyles/ApplyFormatInScriptBlock.ps1

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
+$xlfile = "$env:temp\testFmt.xlsx"
+
 Get-Process |
     Select-Object Company,Handles,PM, NPM|
     Export-Excel $xlfile -Show  -AutoSize -CellStyleSB {

Examples/FormatCellStyles/PassInScriptBlock.ps1

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
+$xlfile = "$env:temp\testFmt.xlsx"
+Remove-Item $xlfile -ErrorAction Ignore
+
 $RandomStyle = {
     param(
         $workSheet,

Examples/ImportHtml/DemoGraphics.ps1

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 
 Import-Html "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India" 4

Examples/ImportHtml/PeriodicElements.ps1

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 Import-Html "http://www.science.co.il/PTelements.asp" 1

Examples/ImportHtml/StarTrek.ps1

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 Import-Html "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series_episodes" 2

Examples/JustCharts/CentralLimitTheorem.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-ColumnChart -Title "Central Limit Theorem" -NoLegend ($(
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
+ColumnChart -Title "Central Limit Theorem" -NoLegend ($(
         for ($i = 1; $i -le 500; $i++) {
             $s = 0
             for ($j = 1; $j -le 100; $j++) {

Examples/JustCharts/PieChartHandles.ps1

@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 # Sum up handles by company
 # Show the Pie Chart
 
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 PieChart -Title "Total Handles by Company" `
-    (Invoke-Sum (Get-Process|Where company) company handles)
+    (Invoke-Sum (Get-Process | Where-Object company) company handles)

Examples/JustCharts/PieChartPM.ps1

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # Sum up PM by company
 # Show the Pie Chart
 
-PieChart -Title "Total PM by Company" `
-    (Invoke-Sum (Get-Process|Where company) company pm)
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
+PieChart -Title "Total PM by Company" `
+    (Invoke-Sum (Get-Process|Where-Object company) company pm)
 

Examples/JustCharts/TryBarChart.ps1

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 BarChart (.\TargetData.ps1) "A BarChart"

Examples/JustCharts/TryColumnChart.ps1

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 ColumnChart (.\TargetData.ps1) "A ColumnChart"

Examples/JustCharts/TryPieChart.ps1

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 PieChart (.\TargetData.ps1) "A PieChart"

Examples/Nasa/FireBalls.ps1

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 $header = echo `
     'Date/Time - Peak Brightness (UT)' `
     'Latitude (Deg)' `

Examples/NumberFormat/ColorizeNumbers.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 $file = "disks.xlsx"
 
-rm $file -ErrorAction Ignore
+Remove-Item $file -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 $data = $(
     New-PSItem 100 -100

Examples/NumberFormat/CurrencyFormat.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 $file = "disks.xlsx"
 
-rm $file -ErrorAction Ignore
+Remove-Item $file -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 $data = $(
     New-PSItem 100 -100

Examples/NumberFormat/PercentagFormat.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 $file = "disks.xlsx"
 
-rm $file -ErrorAction Ignore
+Remove-Item $file -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 $data = $(
     New-PSItem 1

Examples/NumberFormat/PosNegNumbers.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 $file = "disks.xlsx"
 
-rm $file -ErrorAction Ignore
+Remove-Item $file -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 $data = $(
     New-PSItem 100 -100

Examples/NumberFormat/Win32LogicalDisk.ps1

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 $file = "disks.xlsx"
 
-rm $file -ErrorAction Ignore
+Remove-Item $file -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 Get-CimInstance win32_logicaldisk -filter "drivetype=3" |
-    Select DeviceID,Volumename,Size,Freespace | 
+    Select-Object DeviceID,Volumename,Size,Freespace |
     Export-Excel -Path $file -Show -AutoSize -NumberFormat "0"

Examples/NumberFormat/Win32LogicalDiskFormatted.ps1

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 $file = "disks.xlsx"
 
-rm $file -ErrorAction Ignore
+Remove-Item $file -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 Get-CimInstance win32_logicaldisk -filter "drivetype=3" |
-    Select DeviceID,Volumename,Size,Freespace | 
+    Select-Object DeviceID,Volumename,Size,Freespace |
     Export-Excel -Path $file -Show -AutoSize

Examples/PassThru/TryPassThru.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 $file = "sales.xlsx"
 
-rm $file -ErrorAction Ignore
+Remove-Item $file -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 $xlPkg = Import-Csv .\sales.csv | Export-Excel $file -PassThru
 
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ $ws.Cells["E1"].Value = "TotalSold"
 $ws.Cells["F1"].Value = "Add 10%"
 
 2..($ws.Dimension.Rows) |
-    ForEach {
+    ForEach-Object {
         $ws.Cells["E$_"].Formula = "=C$_+D$_"
         $ws.Cells["F$_"].Formula = "=E$_+(10%*(C$_+D$_))"
     }

Examples/PivotTable/PivotTableWithName.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Import-Module ..\..\ImportExcel.psd1 -Force
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
 Remove-Item .\test1.xlsx -ErrorAction Ignore
 

Examples/PivotTableFilters/testPivotFilter.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Import-Module ..\..\ImportExcel.psd1 -Force
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
 $xlFile=".\testPivot.xlsx"
 Remove-Item $xlFile -ErrorAction Ignore

Examples/Plot/PlotCos.ps1

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 $plt = New-Plot
 $plt.Plot((Get-Range 0 5 .02|%{[math]::Cos(2*[math]::pi*$_)}))
 $plt.SetChartSize(800,300)

Examples/SQL+FillColumns+Pivot/Example.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- Import-Module -name ImportExcel -Force -Verbose                                                                                                                 
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
 $sql           = @"
   SELECT     rootfile.baseName     ,  rootfile.extension   , Image.fileWidth         AS width             ,  image.fileHeight AS height ,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $sql           = @"
  LEFT JOIN   AgInternedExifLens          LensRef  ON    LensRef.id_Local =   metadata.lensRef
  LEFT JOIN   AgInternedExifCameraModel    Camera  ON     Camera.id_local =  metadata.cameraModelRef
 "@
-``
+
 #Sql Statement gets 20 columns of data from Adobe lightroom database
 #Define a pivot table and chart for total pictures with each lens.
 

Examples/SQL+FillColumns+Pivot/Example2.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-ipmo C:\Users\mcp\Documents\GitHub\ImportExcel\ImportExcel.psd1 -Force
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
 Get-SQL -Session f1 -Excel  -Connection C:\Users\mcp\OneDrive\Public\F1\f1Results.xlsx -showtables -Verbose
 
-del .\demo3.xlsx
+Remove-Item .\demo3.xlsx
 $session = $DbSessions["f1"]
 
 $SQL     =  "SELECT top 25 DriverName,  Count(RaceDate) as Races ,

Examples/SetColumnBackgroundColor/SetColumnBackgroundColor.ps1

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-
-$p = ps | select Company, Handles | Export-Excel c:\temp\testBackgroundColor.xlsx -ClearSheet -KillExcel -PassThru
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
+$p = Get-Process | Select-Object Company, Handles | Export-Excel c:\temp\testBackgroundColor.xlsx -ClearSheet -KillExcel -PassThru
 
 $ws        = $p.Workbook.WorkSheets[1]
 $totalRows = $ws.Dimension.Rows
 
 Set-Format -Address $ws.Cells["B2:B$($totalRows)"] -BackgroundColor LightBlue
 
-Export-Excel -ExcelPackage $p -show
+Export-Excel -ExcelPackage $p -show -AutoSize

Examples/SpreadsheetCells/CalculatedFields.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-. ..\New-PSItem.ps1
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
-rm *.xlsx
+
+#. ..\New-PSItem.ps1
+
+Remove-Item *.xlsx
 
 $(
     New-PSItem 12001 Nails  37  3.99 =C2*D2 (echo ID Product Quantity Price Total)

Examples/SpreadsheetCells/ExcelFormulasUsingAddMember.ps1

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 Remove-Item .\testFormula.xlsx -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 @"

Examples/SpreadsheetCells/ExcelFunctions.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-. ..\New-PSItem.ps1
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
-rm *.xlsx
+Remove-Item *.xlsx
 
 $(
     New-PSItem =2%/12 60 500000 "=pmt(rate,nper,pv)" (echo rate nper pv pmt)

Examples/SpreadsheetCells/HyperLink.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-rm *.xlsx
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
+Remove-Item *.xlsx
 
 $(
     New-PSItem '=Hyperlink("http://dougfinke.com/blog","Doug Finke")' @("Link")

Examples/Stocks/Get-StockInfo.ps1

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+<#
+    Revisit I think yahoo deprecated their service
+#>
+
 function Get-StockInfo {
     param(
         $stock,
@@ -7,15 +11,15 @@ function Get-StockInfo {
 
     Process {
 
-    if(!$endDate) { $endDate = $startDate}
+        if (!$endDate) { $endDate = $startDate}
 
-    $baseUrl = "http://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql?q="
-    $q = @"
+        $baseUrl = "http://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql?q="
+        $q = @"
 select * from yahoo.finance.historicaldata where symbol = "$($stock)" and startDate = "$($startDate.ToString('yyyy-MM-dd'))" and endDate = "$($endDate.ToString('yyyy-MM-dd'))"
 "@
-    $suffix = "&env=store://datatables.org/alltableswithkeys&format=json"
-    $r=Invoke-RestMethod ($baseUrl + $q + $suffix)
-    $r.query.results.quote
+        $suffix = "&env=store://datatables.org/alltableswithkeys&format=json"
+        $r = Invoke-RestMethod ($baseUrl + $q + $suffix)
+        $r.query.results.quote
 
     }
 }

Examples/Stocks/GetMSFT.ps1

@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
-$Symbol = "MSFT"
+<#
+    Revisit I think yahoo deprecated their service
+#>
 
-. .\Get-StockInfo.ps1
+# try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
-rm *.xlsx
+# $Symbol = "MSFT"
 
-$chart = New-ExcelChart -XRange Date -YRange Volume `
-    -ChartType ColumnStacked `
-    -Column 9 -Title "$Symbol Volume"
+# . .\Get-StockInfo.ps1
 
-Get-StockInfo $Symbol 11/2 11/30 | 
-    Export-Excel .\stocks.xlsx -Show `
-    -AutoSize -AutoNameRange `
-    -ExcelChartDefinition $chart
+# Remove-Item *.xlsx -ErrorAction Ignore
+
+# $chart = New-ExcelChart -XRange Date -YRange Volume `
+#     -ChartType ColumnStacked `
+#     -Column 9 -Title "$Symbol Volume"
+
+# Get-StockInfo $Symbol 11/2 11/30 |
+#     Export-Excel .\stocks.xlsx -Show `
+#     -AutoSize -AutoNameRange `
+#     -ExcelChartDefinition $chart

Examples/Tables/MultipleTables.ps1

@@ -1,38 +1,40 @@
-$xlfile = "testData.xlsx"
-rm *.xlsx
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
 
-$r = dir C:\WINDOWS\system32 
+$xlfile = "testData.xlsx"
+Remove-Item *.xlsx
+
+$r = Get-ChildItem C:\WINDOWS\system32
 
 $BySize=@{}
-$r | ForEach{ $BySize.($_.extension)+=$_.length }
+$r | ForEach-Object{ $BySize.($_.extension)+=$_.length }
 
 $top10BySize = $BySize.GetEnumerator() |
-    ForEach{ [PSCustomObject]@{Name=$_.key;Size=[double]$_.value} } | 
-    Sort size -Descending | 
-    Select -First 10
+    ForEach-Object{ [PSCustomObject]@{Name=$_.key;Size=[double]$_.value} } |
+    Sort-Object size -Descending |
+    Select-Object -First 10
 
 $top10ByCount = $r.extension |
-    Group | 
-    Sort count -Descending | 
-    Select -First 10 Name, count
+    Group-Object |
+    Sort-Object count -Descending |
+    Select-Object -First 10 Name, count
 
 $top10ByFileSize = $r |
-    Sort length -Descending | 
-    Select -First 10 Name, @{n="Size";e={$_.Length}} #,Extension,Path
+    Sort-Object length -Descending |
+    Select-Object -First 10 Name, @{n="Size";e={$_.Length}} #,Extension,Path
 
 
 $top10BySize     | Export-Excel $xlfile -WorkSheetname FileInfo -TableName ExtSize
 $top10ByCount    | Export-Excel $xlfile -WorkSheetname FileInfo -StartRow 13 -TableName ExtCount
 $top10ByFileSize | Export-Excel $xlfile -WorkSheetname FileInfo -StartRow 25 -AutoSize -TableName FileSize
 
-$ps = ps | ? Company 
+$ps = Get-Process | Where-Object Company
 
 $ps |
-    sort handles -Descending | 
-    select -First 10 company, handles | 
+    Sort-Object handles -Descending |
+    Select-Object -First 10 company, handles |
     Export-Excel $xlfile -WorkSheetname Handles -AutoSize -TableName Handles
 
 $ps |
-    sort PM -Descending | 
-    select -First 10 company, PM | 
+    Sort-Object PM -Descending |
+    Select-Object -First 10 company, PM |
     Export-Excel $xlfile -WorkSheetname Handles -AutoSize -TableName PM -StartRow 13 -Show

Examples/XlRangeToImage/XlRangeToImage.ps1

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-ipmo .\ImportExcel.psd1 -Force
+try {. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\LoadPSD1.ps1} catch {}
+
 
 . .\ConvertExcelToImageFile.ps1
 
 $xlFileName = "C:\Temp\testPNG.xlsx"
 
-rm C:\Temp\testPNG.xlsx -ErrorAction Ignore
+Remove-Item C:\Temp\testPNG.xlsx -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 $range = @"
 Region,Item,Cost