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Issues with Windows PowerShell syntax

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

How to I set the title of my Console Window?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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