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PowerShell ScriptAnalyzer Version 1.18.0 Released

Jim TruherMarch 22, 2019Mar 22, 201903/22/19

PSScriptAnalyzer (PSSA) 1.18.0 is now available on the PSGallery and brings a lot of improvements in the following areas:

• Better compatibility analysis of commands, types and syntax across different platforms and versions of PowerShell
• Better formatting and customization.

The PowerShell Extension is now in the Azure Data Studio Marketplace

Sydney SmithMarch 18, 2019Mar 18, 201903/18/19

We are excited to announce the PowerShell Extension is available in the Azure Data Studio (ADS)
marketplace!
Now you can write PowerShell scripts with the full benefits of PowerShell Editor Services
using the excellent IDE-like interface that Azure Data Studio provides.

Invoke-Sqlcmd is Now Available Supporting Cross-Platform

Steve LeeMarch 11, 2019Mar 11, 201903/11/19

The official SqlServer module now includes a version of the Invoke-Sqlcmd cmdlet that runs in PSCore 6.2 and above. The version of the SqlServer module which contains this cmdlet is 21.1.18095-preview and is available in the PowerShell Gallery.

DSC Resource Kit Release February 2019

Katie Kragenbrink [MSFT]February 20, 2019Feb 20, 201902/20/19

We just released the DSC Resource Kit!

This release includes updates to 14 DSC resource modules. In the past 6 weeks, 126 pull requests have been merged and 102 issues have been closed, all thanks to our amazing community!

Parsing Text with PowerShell (3/3)

Steve LeeJanuary 28, 2019Jan 28, 201901/28/19

This is the third and final post in a three-part series.

• Part 1:
  • Useful methods on the String class
  • Introduction to Regular Expressions
  • The Select-String cmdlet
• Part 2:
  • the -split operator
  • the -match operator
  • the switch statement
  • the Regex class
• Part 3:
  • a real world,

Parsing Text with PowerShell (2/3)

Steve LeeJanuary 24, 2019Jan 24, 201901/24/19

This is the second post in a three-part series.

• Part 1:
  • Useful methods on the String class
  • Introduction to Regular Expressions
  • The Select-String cmdlet
• Part 2:
  • the -split operator
  • the -match operator
  • the switch statement
  • the Regex class
• Part 3:
  • a real world,

The PowerShell-Docs repositories have been moved

Sean Wheeler (PowerShell)January 23, 2019Jan 23, 201901/23/19

The PowerShell-Docs repositories have been moved from the PowerShell organization to the MicrosoftDocs organization in GitHub.

The tools we use to build the documentation are designed to work in the MicrosoftDocs org. Moving the repository lets us build the foundation for future improvements in our documentation experience.

Announcing the PowerShell Preview Extension in VSCode

Sydney Smith [MSFT]January 23, 2019Jan 23, 201901/23/19

Preview builds of the PowerShell extension are now available in VSCode

We are excited to announce the PowerShell Preview extension in the VSCode marketplace!
The PowerShell Preview extension allows users on Windows PowerShell 5.1, Powershell 6.0, and all newer versions to get and test the latest updates to the PowerShell extension and comes with some exciting features.

Parsing Text with PowerShell (1/3)

Steve LeeJanuary 18, 2019Jan 18, 201901/18/19

This is the first post in a three part series.

• Part 1:
  • Useful methods on the String class
  • Introduction to Regular Expressions
  • The Select-String cmdlet
• Part 2:
  • The -split operator
  • The -match operator
  • The switch statement
  • The Regex class
• Part 3:
  • A real world,

Windows Security change affecting PowerShell

PowerShell TeamJanuary 10, 2019Jan 10, 201901/10/19

Windows Security change affecting PowerShell

January 9, 2019

The recent (1/8/2019) Windows security patch CVE-2019-0543, has introduced a breaking change for a PowerShell remoting scenario. It is a narrowly scoped scenario that should have low impact for most users.