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Power and Pith

October 21, 2006 Oct 21, 2006 10/21/06

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In our newsgroup, Benny asked the question, “How to get subdir items with full path name?” ClaudioG64 responded: PS> get-childitem C:\ | foreach-object -process { $_.FullName } Dreeschkind replied that we had pithier ways of doing it posting: PS> gci C:\ | % { $_.FullName } It was at this point that I realized that many of you ...

Windows PowerShell Font Customization

October 15, 2006 Oct 15, 2006 10/15/06

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Windows PowerShell Font Customization   <Today we have a guest blog entry from another team in Microsoft> There’s a new set of fonts that have been developed and released this year bundled with the betas for the new Windows and Office.  These 6 fonts are collectively called The Microsoft ClearType Font Collection.  ...

HanselMinutes Interview

October 12, 2006 Oct 12, 2006 10/12/06

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I had the pleasure to do an interview with Scott Hanselman.  If you aren't already a regular HanselMinutes listener, I can strongly recommend it.  Scott is super smart, articulate and entertaining.    BTW - if you ever have a chance to see Scott demo PowerShell - RUN DON'T WALK to the session.  He has a great way ...

Design For Operations for ISVs/Developers Workshop on October 23th and 24th, 2006

October 12, 2006 Oct 12, 2006 10/12/06

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We still have some open slots for a Design For Operations for ISVs/Developers Workshop on October 23th and 24th, 2006. The goal of the workshop is to provide guidance on how to information for developers and architects who want to build manageable applications on Windows.  Windows PowerShell will be covered as part of this event. This is ...

Adding elements to XML objects with Windows PowerShell

October 6, 2006 Oct 6, 2006 10/6/06

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While it’s very easy to load and view the content of XML documents how do you add new elements? Here’s how: Let’s create a simple XML document, one parent node with two children: PS> [xml]$x = “<top> <first>first child</first> <second>second child</second>    </top>” PS> $x....

Windows PowerShell RC2 FAQs

October 6, 2006 Oct 6, 2006 10/6/06

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Since the release of Windows PowerShell RC2, we've been receiving many questions around some of the changes from previous versions of PowerShell to RC2. To help clear up and confusion, I've taken the most common questions I've been hearing and have answered each below. Q: Which platforms are supported for PowerShell RC2?   PowerShell RC2 ...