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Notes for My TechEd Talk

November 13, 2007 Nov 13, 2007 11/13/07

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If you are interested in my presentation: TECHED: What's New for Developers in PowerShell V2, you might be interested in this BLOG ENTRY by Sebastien Lambla over on http://serialseb.blogspot.com/ . He took very good notes during my session and posted them there. Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows Management Partner ArchitectVisit the Windows ...

TECHED: What’s New for Developers in PowerShell V2

November 8, 2007 Nov 8, 2007 11/8/07

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Attached is the Deck I just presented at TechEd. I've provided it in PPT and PDF formats Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows Management Partner ArchitectVisit the Windows PowerShell Team blog at: http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShellVisit the Windows PowerShell ScriptCenter at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx TechEdTalk.zip...

Update-Gac.ps1

November 8, 2007 Nov 8, 2007 11/8/07

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Below is the content of the Update-GAC.ps1 script that I run whenever I install a new version of PowerShell. Our installation is supposed to ngen the assemblies in the background. If that works, it doesn't work fast enough for me. Also I've seen lots of examples where people run this script long after their install and things get a TON faster ...

CTP: Get-AliasSuggestion Rewritten to us CTP functions

November 8, 2007 Nov 8, 2007 11/8/07

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I'm really enjoying the book Windows PowerShell Cookbook by Lee Holmes. It has lots of neat scripts. I decided to grab one and re-write it to highlight some of the features in the PowerShell V2 CTP. Below is the content for Get-AliasSuggestion.PS1 #requires -Version 2# Name: Get-AliasSuggestion# Author: Jeffrey Snover # Derived From: Lee...

Check it out: Out-vCard

November 7, 2007 Nov 7, 2007 11/7/07

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Check out Dmitry Sotnikov's blog Out-vCard: Exporting Outlook Address Book. It lets you do things like: Get-QADGroupMember DL.ProjectA | Out-vCard To create a Vcard file for every member of a distribution list. This made my day (and I was already having a great day!). That said – this script BEGS to be rewritten using a HERE-STRING. If ...

PowerShell V2 Book Available!

November 7, 2007 Nov 7, 2007 11/7/07

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The PowerShell ecosystem is once again proving itself to be super smart and agile. Superstar's Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks are once again demonstrating why they are MVPs for PowerShell. On Nov 12th, they (and Sapien Press) will release an electronic version of Windows PowerShell TFM, the 3rd edition that covers our CTP functions! That's ...

What's New in CTP of PowerShell 2.0

November 6, 2007 Nov 6, 2007 11/6/07

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  As you start to play with the CTP bits of Windows PowerShell 2.0, it would be wise to tell what's new in this CTP release.  First thing to know is that this release is compatible with and replaces Windows PowerShell 1.0. You must un-install PowerShell 1.0 to install this CTP release. Uninstalling Windows PowerShell 1.0...

The Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows PowerShell 2.0

November 6, 2007 Nov 6, 2007 11/6/07

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  The Windows PowerShell Team is pleased to release the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows PowerShell 2.0! This release provides a “sneak peak” into the future, including key features that empower Windows administrators to: Run commands on a remote computer, or better, against N other computers.  Use the new ...

CTP: Watch This Space

November 2, 2007 Nov 2, 2007 11/2/07

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Next week we'll be releasing a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows PowerShell V2.0. This release will not be for everyone. This morning I wrote 3 blog entries that set your expectation about the CTP. I decided to blog them BEFORE the CTP because when you see what is in the CTP – most of you will make a mad rush to download it and...

CTP: Versioning

November 2, 2007 Nov 2, 2007 11/2/07

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Next week we'll be releasing a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows PowerShell V2.0. I'm going to hold off saying what is in it until next week. The purpose of this email is to set your expectations about the CTP. Versioning  Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows Management Partner ArchitectVisit the Windows PowerShell Team blog at: ...