title: Check if Service is Running or Stopped and Output accordingly
body: <p>I'm just starting off with Powershell and want to run some basic scripts.</p>
  
  <p>I'm starting off by writing a script to see if MSSQLSERVER is running or stopped and out a message accordingly.</p>
  
  <p>This is what I have so far...</p>
  
  <pre><code>Write-Host "Checking if SQL Server is running.."
  
  function FuncCheckService{
  param($MSSQLSERVER)
  $arrService = Get-Service -Name $MSSQLSERVER
  if ($arrService.Status -eq "Running"){
  Write-Host "Service is running" 
  }
  if ($arrService.Status -eq "Stopped"){ 
  Write-Host "service is stopped"
  }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However when I execute this (within Powershell ISE) all I get is the first line "Checking if SQL Server is running..."</p>
  
  <p>What am I doing wrong with this?</p>