Create Custom PowerShell Objects
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about creating custom objects via Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday in Understand Embedded Objects in PowerShell, you said the easy...
View ArticlePowerTip: Create Custom PowerShell Objects
Summary: Learn about the easiest way to create a custom Windows PowerShell object. How can I easily create a custom object that contains only a few of the existing properties of a Windows...
View ArticleAccess Objects Inside Other Objects in PowerShell Pipeline
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about accessing objects inside other objects in the Windows PowerShell pipeline. Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday in Create Custom PowerShell Objects,...
View ArticlePowerTip: Convert String into DateTime Object
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to convert a string into a DateTime object. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily create a System.DateTime object from a string? Use the [DateTime] type accelerator...
View ArticleOliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 1
Summary: We are introduced to our friend, Oliver Script, who discovers the magic of Get-Help in Windows PowerShell.There are times when dreams wander away... when the magic fades because we forget to...
View ArticlePowerTrivia: Scripting Guys Holiday Special Trivia #1
Summary: Have some fun remembering holiday specials from the past five years. In the very first Scripting Guys holiday special, A PowerShell Carol, who was the poor unhappy fellow who lost...
View ArticleOliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 2
Summary: Oliver discovers how to easily find data with Windows PowerShell.Note This is the second post in a series. To get started, read Oliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 1.“Would you like fries with...
View ArticlePowerTrivia: Scripting Guys Holiday Special Trivia #2
Summary: Remember a holiday tune that entertained us? From the third Scripting Guys! holiday special, can you name the theme song that was sung most horribly off-key by a certain unnamed...
View ArticleOliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 3
Summary: Oliver finishes computer school, gets his first real job, and uses Windows PowerShell remoting.Note This is the third post in a series. To catch up, read:Oliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part...
View ArticlePowerTrivia: Scripting Guys Holiday Special Trivia #3
Summary: Remember the characters from previous Hey, Scripting Guys! holiday specials? Who were the characters who handled the IT infrastructure in the second Scripting Guys holiday special,...
View ArticleOliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 4
Summary: Oliver’s true challenges begin and he discovers built-in Windows PowerShell scripts.Note This is the fourth post in a series. To catch up, read:Oliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 1Oliver...
View ArticlePowerTrivia: Scripting Guys Holiday Special Trivia #4
Summary: Remember those wonderful people from the third Scripting Guys holiday special? Who were the two main characters in the third Scripting Guys holiday special, It’s a Wonderful Shell? Think you...
View ArticleOliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 5
Summary: Oliver joins an enterprise environment and introduces Windows PowerShell to DevOps. Note This is the fifth post in a series. To catch up, read:Oliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 1Oliver...
View ArticlePowerTrivia: Scripting Guys Holiday Special Trivia #5
Summary: Remember this silly song from the second Scripting Guys holiday special? What was the name of the song written for the second Scripting Guys holiday special that suspiciously...
View ArticleOliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 6
Summary: Oliver manages Azure and Office 365 with Windows PowerShell and discovers how to store credentials securely. Note This is the sixth post in a series. To catch up, read:Oliver Script: A...
View ArticlePowerTrivia: Scripting Guys Holiday Special Trivia #6
Summary: Simmer your minds with thoughts of past Scripting Guys holiday specials. What is the title of the fourth Scripting Guys holiday special, which seemed to last an incredibly long night? Think...
View ArticleOliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part 7
Summary: The future shapes up for Oliver, and he plays with a new string feature in Windows PowerShell. Note This is the final post in a series. To catch up, read:Oliver Script: A Holiday Tale–Part...
View ArticlePowerTrivia: Scripting Guys Holiday Special Trivia #7
Summary: Remember the name of the first holiday tune on the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog? What was the very first holiday tune done on the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog? You'll find the answer at the...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Exploring IP Address Functions
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell with TCP/IP.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, I decided to make a cup of orange spice tea. I...
View ArticlePowerTip: Round Numbers with PowerShell
Summary: Easily use Windows PowerShell to round numbers. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily round numbers? Use the Round static method from the System.Math class, for example:PS C:\>...
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