Hi @Christina_B5749,
its really hard to read this. You can format code as code:
Anyways..
About the errors. Regardless about the outcome, the errors are all errors, that are explaining theirself.
@Christina_B5749 wrote:This is the error:
+ mkdir $FolderLocation
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceExists: (C:\Users\bolden...oft\signatures\:String) [New-Item], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DirectoryExist,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
In this case the Directory already Exists.
You can check if a dir exists like this:
Test-Path C:\users\admin\Please provide further details, maybe marked as code ;)
Best regards,
Schnittlauch
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@Schnittlauch Thank you!
I've attached the full PowerShell script into a word document. Hopefully this is easily legible in this format. I've also highlighted the line that I am currently working on and trying to include in an email signature the Apple Podcast logo with a clickable link to it.
I do have the below path on my computer.
#############################################################
#Modified by Ghost in the Machine 10-13-15
#This Powershell Script creates Outlook signatures for Active Direcory users and sets it as their default at logon
$strName = $env:username
$strFilter = "(&(objectCategory=User)(samAccountName=$strName))"
$objSearcher = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher
$objSearcher.Filter = $strFilter
$objPath = $objSearcher.FindOne()
$objUser = $objPath.GetDirectoryEntry()
$strName = $objUser.DisplayName
if ($objUser.Properties.Contains("extensionAttribute2") -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($objUser.extensionAttribute2[0]))
{
$strNameWithPronouns = "$($objUser.DisplayName) $($objUser.extensionAttribute2[0])";
}
else
{
$strNameWithPronouns = $objUser.DisplayName;
}
$strTitle = $objUser.Title
$strCompany = $objUser.Company
$strDepartment = $objUser.Department
$strPhone = $objUser.telephoneNumber
$strFax = $objUser.faxnumber
$strcellPhone = $objUser.mobile
$strEmail = $objUser.emailaddress
$strwwwHomePage = "$($user.wWWHomePage)"
#above strwwwhomepage used for Assitant line
$UserDataPath = $Env:appdata
#Signature Folder Location
$FolderLocation = $UserDataPath + '\\Microsoft\\signatures\\'
#Checks for existing signature
#$path = $FolderLocation + $strname + '.htm'
# If ((Test-Path -path $path) -eq $true) { break }
# Else {
mkdir $FolderLocation
#Sets Outlook to force signature
Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Setup\ -name First-Run
New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\MailSettings -Name "NewSignature" -Value "$strname" -PropertyType "String"
New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\MailSettings -Name "ReplySignature" -Value "$strname" -PropertyType "String"
#Creates HTML Signature
$stream = [System.IO.StreamWriter] "$FolderLocation\\$strName.htm"
$stream.WriteLine("<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC `"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN`">")
$stream.WriteLine("<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Signature</TITLE>")
$stream.WriteLine("<META http-equiv=Content-Type content=`"text/html; charset=windows-1252`">")
$stream.WriteLine("<BODY>")
#Name of Employee
$stream.WriteLine("<Table border =`'0`'><tr><td><B><SPAN style=`"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: `'Calibri`'`">" + $strNameWithPronouns + "</B></SPAN></td></tr>")
#Title & Company Name
$stream.WriteLine("<SPAN style=`"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: `'Calibri`'`"><tr><td nowrap=`'nowrap`'>" + $strTitle + $strCompany + " | " + $strDepartment + "</td></tr>")
#NEA
$stream.WriteLine("<SPAN style=`"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: `'Calibri`'`"><tr><td nowrap=`'nowrap`'>National Endowment for the Arts</td></tr>")
#Street Address, Room, City
$stream.WriteLine("<SPAN style=`"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: `'Calibri`'`"><tr><td nowrap=`'nowrap`'>400 7th Street SW | Washington DC 20506</SPAN></td></tr>")
#Email & Telephone Numbers
$stream.WriteLine("<SPAN style=`"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: `'Calibri`'`"><tr><td nowrap=`'nowrap`'>" + $strEmail + " | 202-682-" + $strPhone + " (p) | " + $strFax + "</SPAN></td></tr>")
#Second Line for Assistant for Laura Callanan
$stream.WriteLine("<SPAN style=`"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: `'Calibri`'`"><tr><td nowrap=`'nowrap`'>" + $strwwwhomepage + "</SPAN></td></tr>")
#Social Media
$stream.WriteLine("<SPAN style=`"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: `'Calibri`'`"><tr><td nowrap=`'nowrap`'>Learn more about the arts in your community at <a href='http://www.arts.gov'>arts.gov</a>")
#$stream.WriteLine("<SPAN style=`"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: `'Calibri`'`"><tr><td nowrap=`'nowrap`'>Celebrating the NEA's 50th Anniversary at <a href='https://www.arts.gov/50th'>arts.gov/50th</a>.</SPAN></td></tr>")
#$stream.WriteLine("<SPAN style=`"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: `'Calibri`'`"><tr><td nowrap=`'nowrap`'>To join the discussion on how art works, visit the NEA at <a href='http://www.arts.gov'>arts.gov</a>, <a href='http://www.facebook.com/nationalendowmentforthearts'>Facebook</a>, <a href='http://www.twitter.com/neaarts'>Twitter</a>, <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/art-works-podcast/id1058911829'>Art Works Podcast</a>.</SPAN></td></tr>")
$stream.WriteLine("</BODY>")
$stream.WriteLine("</HTML>")
$stream.WriteLine("</DIV>")
$stream.close()
#Creates TXT Signature
$stream = [System.IO.StreamWriter] "$FolderLocation\\$strName.txt"
$stream.WriteLine("$strName")
#Title & Company Name
$stream.WriteLine("$strTitle $strCompany | $strDepartment ")
#NEA
$stream.WriteLine("National Endowment for the Arts")
#Street Address, Room, City
$stream.WriteLine("400 7th Street SW | Washington DC 20506")
#Email & Telephone Numbers
$stream.WriteLine("$strEmail | 202-682-$strPhone (p) | $strFax")
#Social Media
#$stream.WriteLine("To join the discussion on how art works, visit the NEA at www.arts.gov, Facebook, Twitter, Apple Art Works Podcast.")
#$stream.WriteLine("In celebration of the NEA's 50th, we're gathering stories about the impact of art on people's lives. Click here to share your story!")
$stream.WriteLine("Learn more about the arts in your community at https://www.arts.gov")
$stream.WriteLine("https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-%20Horizontal-Logo-white-on-black-with-url.png")
$stream.close()