Adding a new Variable to a Project

terry.ninnis · 13 July 2020 09:55

Using Octoposh 0.6.11
Want to add a variable to a list of projects:

$variableset = Get-OctopusVariableSet -Projectname $projectName -ResourceOnly
$newvariable = New-Object Octopus.Client.Model.VariableResource
$scope = New-Object Octopus.Platform.Model.ScopeSpecification

New-Object : Cannot find type [Octopus.Platform.Model.ScopeSpecification]: verify that the assembly containing this type is loaded.

It looks like I need specific Octopus Dlls for the Octoposh scripts to run.
Any ideas please?

paul.calvert · 13 July 2020 10:55

Hi @terry.ninnis,

Thanks for getting in touch!

The Octoposh module isn’t actively maintained anymore, so this issue could be due to compatibility issues with newer versions of Octopus.

We do have a repository of useful scripts for the octopus.client available here.
This one, in particular, will allow you to add or update a variable within a single project. You should be able to amend it to loop through a list of projects.

github.com

OctopusDeploy/OctopusDeploy-Api/blob/master/Octopus.Client/PowerShell/Variables/UpdateVariableInProject.ps1

cls
function UpdateVarInProject {
    Param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string] $UserApiKey,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string] $OctopusUrl,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string] $ProjectName,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string] $VariableToModify,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string] $VariableValue,
        [Parameter()][string] $EnvironmentScope,
        [Parameter()][string] $RoleScope,
        [Parameter()][string] $MachineScope,
        [Parameter()][string] $ActionScope
    )
    Process {
        Set-Location "C:\Program Files\Octopus Deploy\Tentacle"
        Add-Type -Path 'Newtonsoft.Json.dll'
        Add-Type -Path 'Octopus.Client.dll'
        $endpoint = New-Object Octopus.Client.OctopusServerEndpoint $OctopusUrl,$UserApiKey
        $repository = New-Object Octopus.Client.OctopusRepository $endpoint
        $project = $repository.Projects.FindByName($ProjectName)

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Regards,
Paul

terry.ninnis · 13 July 2020 11:13

Thanks Paul,
That works perfectly.

system · 13 August 2020 11:13

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