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HanselMinutes Interview
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 of explaining what we do. http://www.hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showID=47 In this link, Scott interviews me. In a couple of weeks, we'll post a link to a Channel9 session where I interview Scott. Tons of fun! Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows PowerShell/MMC Archit...
Design For Operations for ISVs/Developers Workshop on October 23th and 24th, 2006
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 a free two-day event, located on the Microsoft Campus, Redmond, WA. This briefing on Microsoft’s management technologies and workshop training is designed for Developers and Application Architects who are developing or are planning on developing applications based on t...
Windows PowerShell in Action
Well folks, at long last, my book is almost done :-) Before it goes out for print, you can get electronic copies through Manning's early access program: http://www.manning.com/payette/ The early access program is a chance for readers to provide feedback on a book so the author can fix things. As Jeffrey says - enjoy! -bruce ========================================================= Bruce Payette Windows PowerShell Technical Lead
Adding elements to XML objects with Windows PowerShell
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> $x.top first second----- &n...
Windows PowerShell RC2 FAQs
Since the release of Windows PowerShell RC2, we've been receiving many questions around some of the changes from previous versions of PowerShell to RC2. To help clear up and confusion, I've taken the most common questions I've been hearing and have answered each below. Q: Which platforms are supported for PowerShell RC2? PowerShell RC2 is currently available on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in both 32bit and 64bit versions. A version of PowerShell for Vista is currently under development. Q: What languages are supported by PowerShell RC2? Windows PowerShell RC2 is the first version of Po...
Linking against RC2
The RC2 SDK is not yet available. Until it is, here is a quick and dirty way for you to find/extract the DLLs to link your code against. Do this from a RC2 shell and you'll a copy of the DLLS in C:\SDK: PS>[appdomain]::currentdomain.getassemblies() | where {($_.fullname -match "system.management") -OR ($_.fullname –match "Microsoft")} | copy-item -path {$_.location} -destination c:\sdk\ -verbose Enjoy! Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows PowerShell/MMC ArchitectVisit the Windows PowerShell Team blog at: http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShellVisit the Windows PowerShell ScriptCen...
Windows PowerShell RC2 Now Available
Windows PowerShell RC2 Now Available Today Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Windows PowerShell RC2, the command line shell and scripting language that helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity and control of system administration. Using a new admin-focused scripting language and consistent syntax and utilities, Windows PowerShell accelerates automation. Windows PowerShell is easy to adopt, learn, and use, because it works with existing IT infrastructure and scripting tools. · This Release Candidate 2 of Windows PowerShel...
Windows PowerShell ISV/Developer Conference – Oct 9-10th, 2006
Windows PowerShell ISV/Developer Conference – Oct 9-10th, 2006 We have a small number of available slots available for ISVs or Enterprise Developers to attend the Windows PowerShell & Microsoft Management Console (MMC) ISV Workshop (Building Next Generation Command Line and GUI Applications on Windows) on October 9th & 10th, 2006. This is a free two-day event, located on the Microsoft Campus, Redmond, WA. This in-depth briefing on Microsoft’s Windows PowerShell and MMC technologies and workshop training is designed for Independent Software Vendor and Enterprise Developers and Architects...
TECHED: IT Forum
We are putting together our plans for TECHED IT Forum being held in Barcelona from Nov 14-17. I'll be there as well as a number of other people from the Windows PowerShell team. We'll be showing some new and very exciting stuff so if you are an IT Professional in Europe - I hope I'll see you there! http://www.mseventseurope.com/TechEd/06/pre/defaultitf.aspx Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows PowerShell/Aspen ArchitectVisit the Windows PowerShell Team blog at: http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShellVisit the Windows PowerShell ScriptCenter at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hu...