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Issues with Windows PowerShell syntax

PowerShell Team July 23, 2006 Jul 23, 2006 07/23/06

REI recently posted some comments/requests about Windows PowerShell syntax at: http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2006/04/25/583273.aspx#675133 Let's go through a few of the points. ...the syntax was just way too cryptic and unintuitive. Often it's even dangerous. Like this: #PowerShell's syntax causes dangerous problems generating ...

Setting the console title to be your current working directory

PowerShell Team July 21, 2006 Jul 21, 2006 07/21/06

jmanning wrote: Also, given how common the request is, I'd ask Jeffrey to (pretty-please) also include in this post a prompt function that sets the title to include pwd. Ask and yea shall receive: function Prompt{ $host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle = $(get-location) "PS> "} If you want to see a bunch of great prompt examples, check ...

How to I set the title of my Console Window?

PowerShell Team July 17, 2006 Jul 17, 2006 07/17/06

PSMDTAG:FAQ: How do I set the title of my console window? ANSWER: $Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "PowerShell ROCKS" 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/...

Exchange Management Shell

PowerShell Team July 15, 2006 Jul 15, 2006 07/15/06

Here is a pointer to an Introduction To the Exchange Management Shell: http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/4/6d4b5c51-dd72-41d3-b5b1-9dc22b1d35f1/IntroExchangeMgmtShell.pdf This is a nice glossy view of the important aspects of both Windows PowerShell and Exchange's use of it. PSMDTAG:FAQ: How does the Exchange Management Shell ...

PSMDTAG:FAQ: What is $OFS

PowerShell Team July 15, 2006 Jul 15, 2006 07/15/06

In my blog entry regarding Cascading Type Casts ( http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2006/07/15/Cascading_Type_Casts.aspx ) there was an example: PS> [string][char[]][int[]][char[]]"PowerShell" P o w e r S h e l l And in a comment was a question asking why there were spaces between the letters. The answer is $OFS ...

Variable expansion in strings and here-strings

PowerShell Team July 15, 2006 Jul 15, 2006 07/15/06

PSMDTAG:FAQ: What is the difference between single quoted and double quoted strings? ANSWER: Double quoted string expand variables and single quoted strings do not. Example: PS> $x="TEST"PS> "This is a $x"This is a TESTPS> 'This is a $x'This is a $x PSMDTAG:FAQ: How do variables expand in strings? PSMDTAG:FAQ: Why ...

Cascading Type Casts

PowerShell Team July 15, 2006 Jul 15, 2006 07/15/06

A user on the newsgroup wondered whether the example below highlighted a bug or a feature. They applied multiple type declarations on a single parameter and Windows PowerShell did not complain. function check { param([string] [int] $y = 0, $x = 0)###^^^^^^^^^^^^ $x.GetType().ToString(); $y.GetType().ToString(); $...

Indirectly Invoking Methods Via Variablenames

PowerShell Team July 12, 2006 Jul 12, 2006 07/12/06

PSMDTAG:FAQ: Can I specify a methodname using a variable? e.g. $x.$y() PSMDTAG:FAQ: Why do I get METHOD metadata when I specify a method without providing parentheses? One of the great things about Windows PowerShell is that it is a latebound language which allows you to do all sorts of incredibly powerful operations. Consider the ...

Type Shortcuts

PowerShell Team July 12, 2006 Jul 12, 2006 07/12/06

PSMDTAG:FAQ: What is a TYPE SHORTCUT?PSMDTAG:FAQ: What are the TYPE SHORTCUTS? Type shortcuts are a Windows PowerShell feature that allows you to reduce the amount of typing you have to do when specifying a type. For example, the following 2 statements produce the same result: [System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]"^c.*" [...

Are ScriptBlock parameters implemented for functions?

PowerShell Team July 7, 2006 Jul 7, 2006 07/7/06

PSMDTAG:FAQ: Are ScriptBlock parameters implemented for functions? Not in V1. Functions do not use the same parameter binding mechanism as Cmdlets. This is something we intent to address in a future release. -- Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows PowerShell ArchitectMicrosoft CorporationThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no ...

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Issues with Windows PowerShell syntax

Setting the console title to be your current working directory

How to I set the title of my Console Window?

Exchange Management Shell

PSMDTAG:FAQ: What is $OFS

Variable expansion in strings and here-strings

Cascading Type Casts

Indirectly Invoking Methods Via Variablenames

Type Shortcuts

Are ScriptBlock parameters implemented for functions?

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