Creating an HTML report

In this recipe, we will create an HTML report based on the system's services.

How to do it...

This is a sample of how we can create an HTML report using PowerShell.

1. Open PowerShell ISE. Go to Start | Accessories | Windows PowerShell | Windows PowerShell ISE.

2. Add the following script and run it:

   #simple CSS Style
   $style = @"
   <style type='text/css'>
     td {border:1px solid gray;} 
     .stopped{background-color: #E01B1B;}
   </style>
   "@ 
   
   #let's get content from Get-Service
   #and output this to styled HTML 
   Get-Service | 
   ConvertTo-Html -Property Name, Status -Head $style | 
   Foreach { 
       #if service is running, use green background
       if ($_ -like "*<td>Stopped</td>*") 
      {
        $_ -replace "<tr>", "<tr class='stopped'>"
      } 
      else 
      { 
         #display normally
        $_ 
      }   
     } | 
     Out-File "C:\Temp\sample.html" -force
   
   Set-Alias ie "$env:programfiles\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
   ie "C:\Temp\sample.html"

   The following screenshot...