Get-GacAssemblyInstallReference.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Gets the InstallReference of assemblies in the GAC .DESCRIPTION Gets the InstallRefernence of assemblies in the GAC. InstallRefernence shows if an assembly is referenced by an installer. .PARAMETER AssemblyName Specifies the assembly name. Must be fully qualified. See Test-AssemblyNameFullyQualified. .INPUTS [System.Reflection.AssemblyName[]] .EXAMPLE C:\PS> Get-GacAssembly -Name System | Get-GacAssemblyInstallReference Type Identifier Description ---- ---------- ----------- Opaque {71F8EFBF-09AF-418D-91F1-52707CDFA274} .NET Framework Redist Setup Opaque {71F8EFBF-09AF-418D-91F1-52707CDFA274} .NET Framework Redist Setup This example returns the InstallReferences from the System assemblies in the GAC. .LINK Test-AssemblyNameFullyQualified .LINK http://powershellgac.codeplex.com #> function Get-GacAssemblyInstallReference { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType('PowerShellGac.InstallReference')] param ( [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [ValidateScript( { Test-AssemblyNameFullyQualified $_ } )] [System.Reflection.AssemblyName[]] $AssemblyName ) process { foreach ($assmName in $AssemblyName) { [PowerShellGac.GlobalAssemblyCache]::GetInstallReferences($assmName) } } } |