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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about performing variable substitution inside a Windows PowerShell script block. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to create a command. The command contains variables that I would like to assign prior...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about dealing with Windows PowerShell hash tables that contain keywords. Dude! Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem in that I want to create a hash table from an array. This is easy enough to do, but...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, adds more power and functionality to the Windows PowerShell ISE with a modified module. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This is Part 2 of a two part series where I edit my Windows PowerShell ISE...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, begins a revision of his Windows PowerShell ISE Module by adding five new functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I decided to block off the weekend to work on my Windows PowerShell ISE module...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about how to use a Windows PowerShell module. Hey, Scripting Guy! I found this module in the Scripting Guys Script Repository. Now what do I do? —SH Hello SH, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about combining functions into a single function file, and using them in scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning is sort of mellow. It seems as if the clouds are touching the...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, continues his discussion about what to do with a Windows PowerShell function. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Last week I did not get a chance to finish answering a question from JB about how...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, spends some time playing around with the Get-Variable cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am doing something a little different. Instead of drinking English Breakfast tea, I...
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Summary : Microsoft premier field engineer, Chris Wu, talks about combining Windows PowerShell arrays. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Chris Wu, a Microsoft PFE, is back to share his knowledge. See previous Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog guest...
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Summary : Guest blogger, Bob Stevens, shares a script to pick out comments from a Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a new guest blogger, Bob Stevens. I made Bob’s virtual acquaintance recently...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using named arguments in Windows PowerShell functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If I go to the trouble of writing a Windows PowerShell script, I generally do not use unnamed...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the best practices surrounding accepting input for a Windows PowerShell function. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. April in the Carolina’s is a special time. In fact, it is my...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about some best practices for using Windows PowerShell functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Windows PowerShell functions are really powerful, and at the same time, they are incredibly...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, demystifies some of the confusion surrounding using Windows PowerShell aliases. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. “Don’t use aliases!” I hear this all the time from various people...
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Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVPs, Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks, talk about a fundamental tool design consideration. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week we will not have our usual PowerTip . Instead we have excerpts from seven books...