Steve Lee

Principal Software Engineer Manager, PowerShell

Principal Software Engineer Manager PowerShell 7, PowerShellGet, PSScriptAnalyzer, VSCode-PowerShell extension, PowerShellEditorServices, etc...

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New and Improved Start-Demo

June 3rd, 2007
Attached is a new and improved Start-Demo script. Here is a brief list of the differences: Fix bug for demo files that have a single line Intro text explains that this is a REAL demo Cleaned up HELP and added some usage notes Now emulates TYPING by introducing a random pause between key output You can control the pause interval Entering ...
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Upcoming PowerShell Webcast

May 31st, 2007
TechNet Webcast: Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2008 (Level 200) Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 1:00 PM Pacific Time To register, please visit: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032342044&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US Mark your calendars and register now. I've you are a old time PowerShell...
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Getting ALL Your Parameters

May 31st, 2007
Edit by @joeyaiello on 3/30/17: There was a breaking change in PowerShell 3.0 that changed the default OffsetInLine value from 0 to 1. This final test function can be fixed by adding a -1 like so: function test {$myinvocation.line.substring($myInvocation.OffSetInLine-1)} When you write a function, you can name a set of parameters and ...
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TechEd: /n software to launch NetCmdlets for PowerShell and Distributed Must-Have Goodies

May 31st, 2007
I just got word from Gent Hito (president of /n software) that after 6 months of beta testing NetCmdlets, they are going to be officially launching it (them? J) at TechEd in Orlando next week! Gent is also giving away a 100 copies FREE at their booth. Obviously this will be on a first come, first served basis so you'll want to trip the people...
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Tab Expansion by MOW

May 30th, 2007
Just when you think it can't get any better, MOW releases a new version of his Tab Expansion scripts and blows the top of your head off. It has been a while since I picked up his latest drops so I had quite a bit to catch up on. Mow (The PowerShell Guy) had been amazingly creative with this. I'm sooooo glad that we decided to make tabexpansion...
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New Book: Microsoft Windows PowerShell Step By Step

May 25th, 2007
Ed Wilson's book Microsoft Windows PowerShell Step By Step is finally shipping. I ordered my copy a couple of day's ago and I can't wait for it to arrive. I've exchanged emails with Ed a number of times and then I finally got to meet him at a recent event. Ed does a lot of hands-on scripting training for Microsoft so I can't wait to read his ...
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Opsware Announces PowerShell Support

May 25th, 2007
Opsware's Server Automation System 6.5 now supports PowerShell. Here is what they say: Microsoft Windows PowerShell integration. Server Automation System 6.5's powerful data model is now extended to integrate Microsoft Windows PowerShell, a command line shell and scripting language, to help Windows administrators achieve a higher level of ...
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Ctrl-End it All

May 22nd, 2007
Here's a great hint from one of our Windows PowerShell PMs. We all know that you can interrupt a command by typing Ctrl+C, but did you know that you can erase the end of a typed command line by pressing Ctrl+End, just like in Cmd.exe? The Ctrl+End sequence erases all characters at or after the cursor point on the command line. Try it...
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Channel 9 Interview with Bruce Payette

May 22nd, 2007
A while ago I interviewed Bruce Payette for Channel9. It was fun to do and despite that fact that I've been working with Bruce for years, I learned some new things about him (like – Bruce started out as a sparky!). You can view the interview HERE . I think you'll really enjoy it. Here is the writeup of the interview: Bruce Payette, one of ...
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Shell or Scripting Language – It’s Shimmer!

May 22nd, 2007
Michael has a blog entry HERE where he opines: Actually, you could also say, it is an introduction into Windows Powershell from Microsoft. When I skimmed over the document, I came once again to the conclusion that Powershell is not really a shell, but just another scripting language. He posits the following example from the book as a proof ...
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