Listing 2.6.ps1

function Start-ProgressBar
{
  [CmdletBinding()]
  param
  (
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    $Title,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [int]$Timer
  )
	
  For ($i = 1; $i -le $Timer; $i++)
  {
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1;
    Write-Progress -Activity $Title -Status "$i" -PercentComplete ($i /100 * 100)
  }
} #Function Start-ProgressBar