diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index faaf8c338..fca159933 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-init:
-# -ps: iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appveyor/ci/master/scripts/enable-rdp.ps1'))
-
 configuration:
   - Release
   - Debug
 
 image:
+  - Visual Studio 2019
   - Visual Studio 2015
   - Visual Studio 2013
 
@@ -14,31 +12,20 @@ platform:
   - x86
 
 build_script:
-  # prep shared variables
-  - ps: if ( $Env:PLATFORM -eq 'x86' ) { $DEVENV_PLATFORM = 'Win32' } else { $DEVENV_PLATFORM = 'x64' }
-  - ps: if ( $Env:PLATFORM -eq 'x86' ) { $FOLDER_PLATFORM = 'win32' } else { $FOLDER_PLATFORM = 'win64' }
-  - ps: if ( $Env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE -eq 'Visual Studio 2013' ) { $VS_VERSION='2013' } else { $VS_VERSION='2015' }
-  - ps: $env:VS_VERSION = $VS_VERSION
-  # get pthreads
-  - ps: nuget install cinegy.pthreads-$FOLDER_PLATFORM-$VS_VERSION -version 2.9.1.24
-  # build SRT
-  - ps: if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2013' -and $Env:PLATFORM -eq 'x86' ) { $CMAKE_GENERATOR = 'Visual Studio 12 2013' }
-  - ps: if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2013' -and $Env:PLATFORM -eq 'x64' ) { $CMAKE_GENERATOR = 'Visual Studio 12 2013 Win64' }
-  - ps: if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2015' -and $Env:PLATFORM -eq 'x86' ) { $CMAKE_GENERATOR = 'Visual Studio 14 2015' }
-  - ps: if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2015' -and $Env:PLATFORM -eq 'x64' ) { $CMAKE_GENERATOR = 'Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64' }
-  - ps: if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2015' ) { $ENABLE_UNITTESTS = 'ON' } else { $ENABLE_UNITTESTS = 'OFF' }
-  - ps: cmake . -G"$CMAKE_GENERATOR" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$Env:CONFIGURATION -DENABLE_UNITTESTS="$ENABLE_UNITTESTS"
-  - ps: ./scripts/set-version-metadata.ps1
-  - ps: msbuild SRT.sln /p:Configuration=$Env:CONFIGURATION /p:Platform=$DEVENV_PLATFORM
-    
+  - ps: $VSIMG = $Env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE; $CNFG = $Env:CONFIGURATION
+  # use a few differing arguments depending on VS version to exercise different options during builds
+  - ps: if ($VSIMG -match '2019' -and $CNFG -eq "Release") { .\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -STATIC_LINK_SSL ON -UNIT_TESTS ON }
+  - ps: if ($VSIMG -match '2019' -and $CNFG -eq "Debug")   { .\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -STATIC_LINK_SSL ON -BUILD_APPS OFF }
+  - ps: if ($VSIMG -match '2015' -and $CNFG -eq "Release") { .\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -STATIC_LINK_SSL ON -BUILD_APPS OFF }
+  - ps: if ($VSIMG -match '2015' -and $CNFG -eq "Debug")   { .\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -STATIC_LINK_SSL ON -BUILD_APPS OFF }
+  - ps: if ($VSIMG -match '2013' -and $CNFG -eq "Release") { .\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -CXX11 OFF -BUILD_APPS OFF }
+  - ps: if ($VSIMG -match '2013' -and $CNFG -eq "Debug")   { Exit-AppveyorBuild } # just skip 2013 debug build for speed
+
 test_script:
-  - ps: if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2015' ) { ctest --extra-verbose -C $Env:CONFIGURATION }
+  - ps: if ( $Env:RUN_UNIT_TESTS ) { cd ./_build; ctest --extra-verbose -C $Env:CONFIGURATION; cd ../ }
   
 after_build:
 - cmd: >-
     scripts/gather-package.bat
         7z a SRT-%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%-%CONFIGURATION%-Win%PLATFORM%-%VS_VERSION%-%APPVEYOR_BUILD_VERSION%.zip %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\*
         appveyor PushArtifact SRT-%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%-%CONFIGURATION%-Win%PLATFORM%-%VS_VERSION%-%APPVEYOR_BUILD_VERSION%.zip
-
-on_finish:
-# - ps: $blockRdp = $true; iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appveyor/ci/master/scripts/enable-rdp.ps1'))
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 53cd31f51..655206eef 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ elseif (MICROSOFT)
 
 	if (NOT PTHREAD_INCLUDE_DIR OR NOT PTHREAD_LIBRARY)
 		#search package folders with GLOB to add as extra hint for headers
-		file(GLOB PTHREAD_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_HINT ./packages/cinegy.pthreads-win*/sources)
+		file(GLOB PTHREAD_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_HINT ./_packages/cinegy.pthreads-win*/sources)
 		if (PTHREAD_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_HINT)
 			message(STATUS "PTHREAD_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_HINT value: ${PTHREAD_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_HINT}")
 		endif()
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ elseif (MICROSOFT)
 		endif()
 
 		#search package folders with GLOB to add as extra hint for libs
-		file(GLOB PTHREAD_PACKAGE_LIB_HINT ./packages/cinegy.pthreads-win*/runtimes/win-*/native/release)
+		file(GLOB PTHREAD_PACKAGE_LIB_HINT ./_packages/cinegy.pthreads-win*/runtimes/win-*/native/release)
 		if (PTHREAD_PACKAGE_LIB_HINT)
 			message(STATUS "PTHREAD_PACKAGE_LIB_HINT value: ${PTHREAD_PACKAGE_LIB_HINT}")
 		endif()
@@ -739,7 +739,11 @@ if (srt_libspec_shared)
 	endif()
 	if (MICROSOFT)
 		target_link_libraries(${TARGET_srt}_shared PRIVATE ws2_32.lib)
-		set_target_properties(${TARGET_srt}_shared PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/DELAYLOAD:libeay32.dll")
+		if (OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS)			
+			target_link_libraries(${TARGET_srt}_shared PRIVATE crypt32.lib)
+		else()
+			set_target_properties(${TARGET_srt}_shared PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/DELAYLOAD:libeay32.dll")
+		endif()
 	elseif (MINGW)
 		target_link_libraries(${TARGET_srt}_shared PRIVATE wsock32.lib ws2_32.lib)
 	elseif (APPLE)
@@ -773,6 +777,9 @@ if (srt_libspec_static)
 	endif()
 	if (MICROSOFT)
 		target_link_libraries(${TARGET_srt}_static PRIVATE ws2_32.lib)
+		if (OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS)			
+			target_link_libraries(${TARGET_srt}_static PRIVATE crypt32.lib)
+		endif()
 	elseif (MINGW)
 		target_link_libraries(${TARGET_srt}_static PRIVATE wsock32 ws2_32)
 	endif()
@@ -783,8 +790,12 @@ endif()
 
 target_include_directories(srt_virtual PRIVATE  ${SSL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
-if (MICROSOFT)
-	set (SRT_LIBS_PRIVATE ${SRT_LIBS_PRIVATE} ws2_32.lib)
+if (MICROSOFT)		
+	if (OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS)			
+		set (SRT_LIBS_PRIVATE ${SRT_LIBS_PRIVATE} ws2_32.lib crypt32.lib)
+	else()
+		set (SRT_LIBS_PRIVATE ${SRT_LIBS_PRIVATE} ws2_32.lib)
+	endif()
 elseif (MINGW)
 	set (SRT_LIBS_PRIVATE ${SRT_LIBS_PRIVATE} -lwsock32 -lws2_32)
 endif()
@@ -814,9 +825,12 @@ if (ENABLE_SHARED)
 endif()
 
 if (srt_libspec_shared)
-if (MICROSOFT)
-	target_link_libraries(${TARGET_srt}_shared PUBLIC Ws2_32.lib)
-endif()
+	if (MICROSOFT)
+		target_link_libraries(${TARGET_srt}_shared PUBLIC Ws2_32.lib)
+		if (OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS)			
+			target_link_libraries(${TARGET_srt}_shared PUBLIC crypt32.lib)
+		endif()
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 # Cygwin installs the *.dll libraries in bin directory and uses PATH.
diff --git a/scripts/build-windows.bat b/scripts/build-windows.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78a926cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-windows.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@ECHO OFF
+%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe -Command "& '%~dpn0.ps1'"
+pause
diff --git a/scripts/build-windows.ps1 b/scripts/build-windows.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c651a77a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-windows.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+################################################################################
+# Windows SRT Build Script
+#============================
+# Usable on a Windows PC with Powershell and Visual studio, 
+# or called by CI systems like AppVeyor
+#
+# By default produces a VS2019 64-bit Release binary using C++11 threads, without
+# encryption or unit tests enabled, but including test apps.
+# Before enabling any encryption options, please install OpenSSL (or customize)
+################################################################################
+
+param (
+    [Parameter()][String]$VS_VERSION = "2019",
+    [Parameter()][String]$CONFIGURATION = "Release",
+    [Parameter()][String]$DEVENV_PLATFORM = "x64",
+    [Parameter()][String]$ENABLE_ENCRYPTION = "OFF",
+    [Parameter()][String]$STATIC_LINK_SSL = "OFF",
+    [Parameter()][String]$CXX11 = "ON",
+    [Parameter()][String]$BUILD_APPS = "ON",
+    [Parameter()][String]$UNIT_TESTS = "OFF"
+)
+
+# cmake can be optionally installed (useful when running interactively on a developer station).
+# The URL for automatic download is defined later in the script, but it should be possible to just vary the 
+# specific version set below and the URL should be stable enough to still work - you have been warned.
+$cmakeVersion = "3.17.3"
+
+# make all errors trigger a script stop, rather than just carry on
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+$projectRoot = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "/.." -Resolve
+
+# if running within AppVeyor, use environment variables to set params instead of passed-in values
+if ( $Env:APPVEYOR ) { 
+    if ( $Env:PLATFORM -eq 'x86' ) { $DEVENV_PLATFORM = 'Win32' } else { $DEVENV_PLATFORM = 'x64' }
+    if ( $Env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE -eq 'Visual Studio 2019' ) { $VS_VERSION='2019' }
+    if ( $Env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE -eq 'Visual Studio 2015' ) { $VS_VERSION='2015' }
+    if ( $Env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE -eq 'Visual Studio 2013' ) { $VS_VERSION='2013' }
+
+    #if not statically linking OpenSSL, set flag to gather the specific openssl package from the build server into package
+    if ( $STATIC_LINK_SSL -eq 'OFF' ) { $Env:GATHER_SSL_INTO_PACKAGE = $true }
+
+    #if unit tests are on, set flag to actually execute ctest step
+    if ( $UNIT_TESTS -eq 'ON' ) { $Env:RUN_UNIT_TESTS = $true }
+    
+    $CONFIGURATION = $Env:CONFIGURATION
+
+    #appveyor has many openssl installations - place the latest one in the default location unless VS2013
+    if( $VS_VERSION -ne '2013' ) {
+        Remove-Item -Path "C:\OpenSSL-Win32" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+        Remove-Item -Path "C:\OpenSSL-Win64" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+        Copy-Item -Path "C:\OpenSSL-v111-Win32" "C:\OpenSSL-Win32" -Recurse | Out-Null
+        Copy-Item -Path "C:\OpenSSL-v111-Win64" "C:\OpenSSL-Win64" -Recurse | Out-Null
+    }
+}
+
+# persist VS_VERSION so it can be used in an artifact name later
+$Env:VS_VERSION = $VS_VERSION
+
+# select the appropriate cmake generator string given the environment
+if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2019' ) { $CMAKE_GENERATOR = 'Visual Studio 16 2019'; $MSBUILDVER = "16.0"; }
+if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2015' -and $DEVENV_PLATFORM -eq 'Win32' ) { $CMAKE_GENERATOR = 'Visual Studio 14 2015'; $MSBUILDVER = "14.0"; }
+if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2015' -and $DEVENV_PLATFORM -eq 'x64' ) { $CMAKE_GENERATOR = 'Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64'; $MSBUILDVER = "14.0"; }
+if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2013' -and $DEVENV_PLATFORM -eq 'Win32' ) { $CMAKE_GENERATOR = 'Visual Studio 12 2013'; $MSBUILDVER = "12.0"; }
+if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2013' -and $DEVENV_PLATFORM -eq 'x64' ) { $CMAKE_GENERATOR = 'Visual Studio 12 2013 Win64'; $MSBUILDVER = "12.0"; }
+
+# clear any previous build and create & enter the build directory
+$buildDir = Join-Path "$projectRoot" "_build"
+Write-Output "Creating (or cleaning if already existing) the folder $buildDir for project files and outputs"
+Remove-Item -Path $buildDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $buildDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+Push-Location $buildDir
+
+# check cmake is installed
+if ( $null -eq (Get-Command "cmake.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) ) { 
+    $installCmake = Read-Host "Unable to find cmake in your PATH - would you like to download and install automatically? [yes/no]"
+   
+    if ( $installCmake -eq "y" -or $installCmake -eq "yes" ) {
+        # download cmake and run MSI for user
+        $client = New-Object System.Net.WebClient        
+        $tempDownloadFile = New-TemporaryFile
+        
+        $cmakeUrl = "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v$cmakeVersion/cmake-$cmakeVersion-win64-x64.msi"
+        $cmakeMsiFile = "$tempDownloadFile.cmake-$cmakeVersion-win64-x64.msi"
+        Write-Output "Downloading cmake from $cmakeUrl (temporary file location $cmakeMsiFile)"
+        Write-Output "Note: select the option to add cmake to path for this script to operate"
+        $client.DownloadFile("$cmakeUrl", "$cmakeMsiFile")
+        Start-Process $cmakeMsiFile -Wait
+        Remove-Item $cmakeMsiFile
+        Write-Output "Cmake should have installed, this script will now exit because of path updates - please now re-run this script"
+        exit
+    }
+    else{
+        Write-Output "Quitting because cmake is required"     
+        exit
+    }
+}
+
+if ( $CXX11 -eq "OFF" ) {
+    # get pthreads (this is legacy, and is only availble in nuget for VS2015 and VS2013)
+    if ( $VS_VERSION -gt 2015 ) { 
+        Write-Output "Pthreads is not recommended for use beyond VS2015 and is not supported by this build script - aborting build"
+        exit
+    }
+    if ( $DEVENV_PLATFORM -eq 'Win32' ) { 
+        nuget install cinegy.pthreads-win32-$VS_VERSION -version 2.9.1.24 -OutputDirectory ../_packages
+    }
+    else {        
+        nuget install cinegy.pthreads-win64-$VS_VERSION -version 2.9.1.24 -OutputDirectory ../_packages
+    }
+}
+
+if ( $STATIC_LINK_SSL -eq "ON" ) {
+    if ( $ENABLE_ENCRYPTION -eq "OFF" ) {
+        # requesting a static link implicitly requires encryption support
+        Write-Output "Static linking to OpenSSL requested, will force encryption feature ON"
+        $ENABLE_ENCRYPTION = "ON"
+    }
+}
+
+# build the cmake command flags from arguments
+$cmakeFlags = "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$CONFIGURATION " + 
+                "-DENABLE_STDCXX_SYNC=$CXX11 " + 
+                "-DENABLE_APPS=$BUILD_APPS " + 
+                "-DENABLE_ENCRYPTION=$ENABLE_ENCRYPTION " +
+                "-DOPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS=$STATIC_LINK_SSL " + 
+                "-DENABLE_UNITTESTS=$UNIT_TESTS"
+
+# cmake uses a flag for architecture from vs2019, so add that as a suffix
+if ( $VS_VERSION -eq '2019' ) {    
+    $cmakeFlags += " -A `"$DEVENV_PLATFORM`""
+}
+
+# fire cmake to build project files
+$execVar = "cmake ../ -G`"$CMAKE_GENERATOR`" $cmakeFlags"
+Write-Output $execVar
+Invoke-Expression "& $execVar"
+
+# check build ran OK, exit if cmake failed
+if( $LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 ) {
+    return $LASTEXITCODE
+}
+
+# run the set-version-metadata script to inject build numbers into appveyors console and the resulting DLL
+. $PSScriptRoot/set-version-metadata.ps1
+
+# look for msbuild
+$msBuildPath = Get-Command "msbuild.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if ( $null -eq $msBuildPath ) { 
+    # no mbsuild in the path, so try to locate with 'vswhere'
+    $vsWherePath = Get-Command "vswhere.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ( $null -eq $vsWherePath ) { 
+        # no vswhere in the path, so check the Microsoft published location (true since VS2017 Update 2)
+        $vsWherePath = Get-Command "${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        if ( $null -eq $vsWherePath ) {
+            Write-Output "Cannot find vswhere (used to locate msbuild). Please install VS2017 update 2 (or later) or add vswhere to your path and try again"
+            exit
+        }
+    }    
+    $msBuildPath = & $vsWherePath -version $MSBUILDVER -requires Microsoft.Component.MSBuild -find MSBuild\**\Bin\MSBuild.exe | select-object -first 1
+}
+
+& $msBuildPath SRT.sln /p:Configuration=$CONFIGURATION /p:Platform=$DEVENV_PLATFORM
+
+# return to the directory previously occupied before running the script
+Pop-Location
+
+# if msbuild returned non-zero, throw to cause failure in CI
+if( $LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 ) {
+    throw
+}
diff --git a/scripts/gather-package.bat b/scripts/gather-package.bat
index e56a7bf3e..a0221cc05 100644
--- a/scripts/gather-package.bat
+++ b/scripts/gather-package.bat
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ md %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\include
 md %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\include\win
 md %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\bin        
 md %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\lib
-md %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\openssl-win%FOLDER_PLATFORM%
+IF "%GATHER_SSL_INTO_PACKAGE%"=="True" (
+    md %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\openssl-win%FOLDER_PLATFORM%
+)
 
 rem Gather SRT includes, binaries and libs
 copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\version.h %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\include\
@@ -23,13 +25,13 @@ copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\srtcore\*.h %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\include
 copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\haicrypt\*.h %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\include\
 copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\common\*.h %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\include\
 copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\common\win\*.h %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\include\win\
-copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\%CONFIGURATION%\*.exe %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\bin\
-copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\%CONFIGURATION%\*.dll %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\bin\
-copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\%CONFIGURATION%\*.lib %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\lib\
-IF "%CONFIGURATION%"=="Debug" (
-    copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\%CONFIGURATION%\*.pdb %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\bin\
-)
+copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\_build\%CONFIGURATION%\*.exe %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\bin\
+copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\_build\%CONFIGURATION%\*.dll %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\bin\
+copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\_build\%CONFIGURATION%\*.lib %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\lib\
+copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\_build\%CONFIGURATION%\*.pdb %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\bin\
 
-rem gather 3rd party openssl elements
-(robocopy c:\openssl-win%FOLDER_PLATFORM%\ %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\openssl-win%FOLDER_PLATFORM% /s /e /np) ^& IF %ERRORLEVEL% GTR 1 exit %ERRORLEVEL%
+rem Gather 3rd party openssl elements
+IF "%GATHER_SSL_INTO_PACKAGE%"=="True" (
+    (robocopy c:\openssl-win%FOLDER_PLATFORM%\ %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\package\openssl-win%FOLDER_PLATFORM% /s /e /np) ^& IF %ERRORLEVEL% GTR 1 exit %ERRORLEVEL%
+)
 exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/set-version-metadata.ps1 b/scripts/set-version-metadata.ps1
index cd9b4be3e..cd36cc37d 100644
--- a/scripts/set-version-metadata.ps1
+++ b/scripts/set-version-metadata.ps1
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ if($Env:APPVEYOR){
 #find C++ resource files and update file description with branch / commit details
 $FileDescriptionStringRegex = '(\bVALUE\s+\"FileDescription\"\s*\,\s*\")([^\"]*\\\")*[^\"]*(\")'
 
-Get-ChildItem -Path "./srtcore/srt_shared.rc" | ForEach-Object {
+Get-ChildItem -Path "../srtcore/srt_shared.rc" | ForEach-Object {
     $fileName = $_
-    Write-Host "Processing metadata changes for file: $fileName"
+    Write-Output "Processing metadata changes for file: $fileName"
 
     $FileLines = Get-Content -path $fileName