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# New-BrokerIcon

Creates a new icon.

Syntax

New-BrokerIcon [-EncodedIconData] <String> [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Accepts Base64 encoded .ICO format icon data, stores it in the database and returns an Icon object containing the Uid assigned to it.

New-BrokerIcon can be used with the Get-CtxIcon cmdlet from Citrix.Common.Commands, to obtain the Base64 icon. See Examples for a demonstration.

Parameters

Name Description Required? Pipeline Input Default Value
EncodedIconData Specifies the Base64 encoded .ICO format icon data. true true (ByPropertyName)
LoggingId Specifies the identifier of the high level operation that this cmdlet call forms a part of. Desktop Studio and Desktop Director typically create High Level Operations. PowerShell scripts can also wrap a series of cmdlet calls in a High Level Operation by way of the Start-LogHighLevelOperation and Stop-LogHighLevelOperation cmdlets. false false
AdminAddress Specifies the address of a XenDesktop controller that the PowerShell snapin will connect to. This can be provided as a host name or an IP address. false false Localhost. Once a value is provided by any cmdlet, this value will become the default.

Input Type

None

Input cannot be piped to this cmdlet.

Return Values

Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.Icon

Returns an Icon object.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

C:\PS> Add-PSSnapin Citrix.Common.Commands
C:\PS> $ctxIcon = Get-CtxIcon -FileName C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe -index 0
C:\PS> $brokerIcon = New-BrokerIcon -EncodedIconData $ctxIcon.EncodedIconData
C:\PS> $desktopGroup = Get-BrokerDesktopGroup -Name 'MyDesktopGroup'
C:\PS> Set-BrokerDesktopGroup $desktopGroup -IconUid $brokerIcon.Uid

Description
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Extracts the first icon resource from notepad.exe, and sets this as the icon for a desktop group.