Question

I would like to loop my script if started with myscript.ps1 -loop -seconds 20
(seconds would be the start-sleep inbetween each loop).

• The script is quite complex and i dot source two other scriptfiles
  (one for functions and one for settings).
• I prompt for password with $password = Read-Host "Enter password" -AsSecureString in the script so I don’t think I can have a kicker/launcher-script without loosing the $password variable making me input the pwd each loop..

How would I go about looping the script and ONLY loop if -loopis passed as a named parameter?

Should I put the entire script in a while-loop or what would the best way be?

Answer 1

Use a do .. while loop e.g.:

# Dot source other scripts
# Ask for and store password in a variable
do {
    ... # this stuff happens once or until Ctrl+C depending on $loop switch
    if ($loop) { Start-Sleep -sec $seconds }
} while ($loop)

Although rather than a loop switch perhaps you’d be better off with a loop count that defaults to 1?