FatDex

Function ADSearch {
$wc = ‘*’ 
$Namesearch = $wc + $textbox2.text + $wc 
$results= get-Aduser -Filter {name -like $Namesearch} -Server $Server -Credential $Credential 
$DataGridView1.DataSource = [System.Collections.ArrayList]([System.Object[]](,$results | Sort-Object SamAccountName, Name))
}

$results = $null #reset the $results variable each run 
$server = "10.0.0.101"
$Credential = "dtab\administrator"

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::EnableVisualStyles()

$Form                            = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Form
$Form.ClientSize                 = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(400,389)
$Form.text                       = "Form"
$Form.TopMost                    = $false

$Button1                         = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Button
$Button1.text                    = "Search for User"
$Button1.width                   = 124
$Button1.height                  = 30
$Button1.location                = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(41,52)
$Button1.Font                    = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Microsoft Sans Serif',10)
<#-----Calls a function 'ADSearch'-------#>
$Button1.Add_MouseClick({ADSearch($Textbox2.text)}) 

$TextBox2                        = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$TextBox2.multiline              = $false
$TextBox2.text                   = "Enter User to search here"
$TextBox2.width                  = 247
$TextBox2.height                 = 20
$TextBox2.location               = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(91,23)
$TextBox2.Font                   = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Microsoft Sans Serif',10)

$DataGridView1                   = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.DataGridView
$DataGridView1.width             = 376
$DataGridView1.height            = 282
$DataGridView1.location          = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(12,94)

$Button2                         = New-Object system.Windows.Forms.Button
$Button2.text                    = "Search output to out-gridview"
$Button2.width                   = 206
$Button2.height                  = 30
$Button2.location                = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(182,52)
$Button2.Font                    = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Microsoft Sans Serif',10)
$Button2.Add_MouseClick({ADSearch2($Textbox2.text)}) 

$Form.controls.AddRange(@(
        $TextBox2
        $Button1,
        $Button2,
        $DataGridView1
        ))

[system.windows.forms.application]::run($form) #Runs form with runtimes - this is a trial and error thing

Function ADSearch {
        <#------function 'ADSearch' runs Get-ADUser query, stores into $results variable------#>
        $wc = '*' #Wildcard character to assist with the text search
        $Namesearch = $wc + $textbox2.text + $wc #appends the wildcard characters to the search, infront and behind, stores into the $NameSearch Variable
        $results= get-Aduser -Filter {name -like $Namesearch} -Server $Server -Credential $Credential #This is the Query itself

        $number = $results.count #Count the number of results found
        display_results($results) #call function with results found
}

Function ADSearch2{
        $wc = '*' #Wildcard character to assist with the text search
        $Namesearch = $wc + $textbox2.text + $wc #appends the wildcard characters to the search, infront and behind, stores into the $NameSearch Variable
        $results= get-Aduser -Filter {name -like $Namesearch} -Server $Server -Credential $Credential #This is the Query itself

        $number = $results.count #Count the number of results found
        display_results2($results) #call function with results found
}

function display_results{
        if ($results -ne $null){
            #if results found, display in out-grid
            $DataGridView1.DataSource = [System.Collections.ArrayList]([System.Object[]](,$results | Sort-Object SamAccountName, Name))
        }
        else{
            #if no results found, display error message
            [System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show('No results found')
        }
}

function display_results2{
        if ($results -ne $null){
            #if results found, display in out-grid
            $results | out-gridview
        }
        else{
            #if no results found, display error message
            [System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show('No results found')
        }
}

$Button2.Add_MouseClick({ADSearch2($Textbox2.text)})

Function ADSearch2{
        $wc = '*' #Wildcard character to assist with the text search
        $Namesearch = $wc + $textbox2.text + $wc #appends the wildcard characters to the search, infront and behind, stores into the $NameSearch Variable
        $results= get-Aduser -Filter {name -like $Namesearch} -Server $Server -Credential $Credential #This is the Query itself
 
        $number = $results.count #Count the number of results found
        display_results2($results) #call function with results found
}

function display_results2{
        if ($results -ne $null){
            #if results found, display in out-grid
            $results | out-gridview
        }
        else{
            #if no results found, display error message
            [System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show('No results found')
        }
}

    $results | out-gridview

Get-ADUser

get-Aduser -Filter {name -like '*rick*' } -Server 10.0.0.101 -Credential "contoso.com\administrator"

-Filter {name -like '*rick*'}

-Server 10.0.0.101

-Credential "contoso.com\Administrator"