SnapIn element (Powershell extension)
Identifies the parent File as a PowerShell snap-in to be registered on the system.
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Remarks
PowerShell snap-ins allow developers to extend the functionality of of the PowerShell engine. Add this element to identify the parent File as a PowerShell snap-in that will get registered on the system.
Attributes
CustomSnapInType (String) : The full type name of a class that is used to register a list of cmdlets and providers.
Description (String) : A brief description of the snap-in.
DescriptionIndirect ([EmbeddedResource](/docs/schema/powershell/embeddedresource 'Values should be in the format ResourceName,StringName, where ResourceName is the name of the embedded resource in your assembly sans the ".resources" extension, and StringName is the name of the string resource in the embedded resource.
Example: UtilityMshSnapInResources,Description
')) : An embedded resource that contains a brief description of the snap-in. This resource must be embedded in the current snap-in assembly.
Id (String, required) : The identifier for this PowerShell snap-in.
RequiredPowerShellVersion (wxs:VersionType) : The required version of PowerShell that must be installed and is associated with the snap-in registration. The default value is "1.0".
Vendor (String) : The name of the snap-in vendor.
VendorIndirect ([EmbeddedResource](/docs/schema/powershell/embeddedresource 'Values should be in the format ResourceName,StringName, where ResourceName is the name of the embedded resource in your assembly sans the ".resources" extension, and StringName is the name of the string resource in the embedded resource.
Example: UtilityMshSnapInResources,Description
')) : An embedded resource that contains the name of the snap-in vendor. This resource must be embedded in the current snap-in assembly.
Version (wxs:VersionType) : The version of the snapin. If not specified, this is taken from the assembly name.