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Invoking PowerShell from VBScript (COM)

July 25, 2008 Jul 25, 2008 07/25/08

PowerShell Team

There are a number of scenarios where you might want to call PowerShell from VBScript.  You might already have an VBScript that does some function and you want to update it to include some PowerShell operation but don't want to convert the entire script to PowerShell.  You might have some people on your staff that are very...

Naming Shells and Consoles

July 25, 2008 Jul 25, 2008 07/25/08

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Recently a product team asked me what entries they should put into their Program Groups folder.  They need an entry to launch their admin GUI and to launch  PowerShell with their snapin (they could do this by launching a Minishell which is a non-extensible version of PowerShell that has that products snapins baked in or they could do...

PowerShell Build Environment for Windows SDK

July 23, 2008 Jul 23, 2008 07/23/08

PowerShell Team

The Windows SDK team would like your feedback on what features you would like most in a future Windows SDK.  One of your choices is a PowerShell Build Environment.  If this is something that would be useful to you, go HERE and take the survey and let them know.  Cheers! Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows Management Partner ...

PowerShell Laptop Stickers

July 19, 2008 Jul 19, 2008 07/19/08

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I think I've blogged about this in the past but I keep getting asked about the cool PowerShell sticker I have on my laptop so I'll mention it again.  The superstars at Nsoftware are giving away free PowerShell stickers HERE.  No laptop is complete without one!  :-)Hmmmm there's a thought:  "PowerShell Inside".&...

PowerShell ASP – Too cool!

July 18, 2008 Jul 18, 2008 07/18/08

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For the longest time, people have been asking me when they'll be able to use PowerShell in ASP.  It makes perfect sense - PowerShell is a great language that let's you do amazing things quickly.  Sadly, my answer has always been: At Microsoft, to ship is to choose. We are trying to solve the problem of administrating and automating ...

Dude, Where's My Manual?

July 17, 2008 Jul 17, 2008 07/17/08

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Windows PowerShell comes with a lot of help files and documents, but, somehow, my favorite and most-frequently-used help is the help that  I get by typing "Get-Help" in the console.   And I have always wondered why this help is not readily available as a  single document, ready to be viewed, searched, and printed. Well, now it ...

Atlanta Talk

July 15, 2008 Jul 15, 2008 07/15/08

PowerShell Team

I has a blast talking to a group of customers in Atlanta today about where PowerShell is and where it is going.  Attached is the deck I presented. Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows Management Partner ArchitectVisit the Windows PowerShell Team blog at:    http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShellVisit the Windows PowerShell ScriptCenter ...

Translating Literature Into PowerShell

July 14, 2008 Jul 14, 2008 07/14/08

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James O'Neill got it into his head that he could translate literature into PowerShell.  He has a hilarious one-line Waiting for Godot and a one screen MacBeth HERE.  Dmitry Sotnikov picked up the challenge and has a Hamlet blog HERE. I like the idea and have decided to do the world a favor and finish the job that Jean Paul Satre's ...