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# Scripting for OSD
### Connecting to the Task Sequence Environment
To leverage the variables in the task sequence, or create task sequence variables with PowerShell, you'll need to add a simple line into your script:
```powershell
Import-Module DeployR.Utility
```
Once you've done that, you can start pulling in variables you've set in the Task Sequence, or ones that are auto generated. You can access the variables by using ${TSEnv:VariableName}. Here is an example of pulling three Task Sequence variables into standard PowerShell variables to be used later in the script.
```powershell
[String]$MakeAlias = ${TSEnv:MakeAlias}
[String]$ModelAlias = ${TSEnv:ModelAlias}
[int]$OSImageBuild = ${TSEnv:OSImageBuild}
if ($MakeAlias -ne "Dell" -and $MakeAlias -ne "Lenovo" -and $MakeAlias -ne "HP" -and $MakeAlias -ne "Panasonic Corporation" -and $MakeAlias -ne "Microsoft") {
Write-Host "MakeAlias must be Microsoft, Dell, Lenovo, Panasonic or HP. Exiting script."
Exit 0
}
```
To create Task Sequence variables that can then be used by other steps in your task sequence, once you've connected into your TS environment by using the Import-Module DeployR.Utility command, you will simply set the variable:
```
$tsenv:LineOfBusiness = "RetailAgents"
$tsenv:HyperVHost = (Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Virtual Machine\Guest\Parameters' -Name "HostName" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
```
For this example, I've added a step that runs those two lines, we'll take a look at the logs and variables:
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