Using Read-Host to ask for user information can be problematic because it prevents scripts from running unattended. A better way could be to wrap Read-Host in the param() block. This way, the information can be submitted via arguments for unattended operation, and prompted for interactive usage:
param ( $Name = $(Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter your name'), $Id = $(Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter your ID') ) "You are $Name and your ID is $Id"
When you run above script, it prompts you with all the freedom Read-Host provides to design a prompt text. You can however also run the script with parameters:
PS> C:\myscript.ps1 –Name test –Id 12
If you do not need custom prompting, you can go even simpler, and declare parameters as mandatory by adding [Parameter(Mandatory)] above each parameter variable.
