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ISE Module Browser – A new way to manage your PowerShell modules

PowerShell TeamFebruary 23, 2015Feb 23, 201502/23/15

[UPDATED] A newer, working version of the ISE Module Browser is now available on the PowerShell Gallery: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/ISEModuleBrowserAddon/

High quality reusable modules, like LEGO pieces, enable IT Pros to build automation solutions in minutes!

Snippets in Windows PowerShell ISE 3.0

PowerShell TeamJune 27, 2012Jun 27, 201206/27/12

This blog post applies to the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. The ISE is also fully supported and available when Server 2012 is deployed using the Minimal Server Interface.

Intellisense in Windows PowerShell ISE 3.0

PowerShell TeamJune 12, 2012Jun 12, 201206/12/12

Running show-command for a cmdlet

PowerShell TeamApril 12, 2012Apr 12, 201204/12/12

Problem: Figuring out a cmdlet from its syntax can be overwhelming, especially for people new to PowerShell.

PS C:\> get-command get-process -syntax

Get-Process [[-Name] <string[]>] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Module] [-FileVersionInfo] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-Process -Id <int[]> [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Module] [-FileVersionInfo] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-Process -InputObject <Process[]>

Save All PowerShell ISE files

PowerShell TeamJune 4, 2010Jun 4, 201006/4/10

PowerShell ISE is a simple tool and in some cases it has the bare essentials. For instance, it does not have an option to save all files.

On the flipside, it offers an Object Model from its first version that allows adding features beyond the essentials like this one and many more.

Advanced Debugging in PowerShell

PowerShell TeamJuly 13, 2009Jul 13, 200907/13/09

Here is a collection of tips and tricks to debug PowerShell

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There is a 7-part series of “Debugging Monad Scripts” that Jon Newman wrote a few years ago that covers a lot of tips,

Update-TypeData, ISE CTP3 vs ISE RC, and Teched2009 Demos

PowerShell TeamMay 26, 2009May 26, 200905/26/09

There were quite a few name changes in the ISE Object Model from CTP3 to RC

Using Update-TypeData, we can achieve some parity between the two

We can add aliases to the CTP3 version to make it look like the RC Version

For example,

Do PowerShell Demos in the ISE

PowerShell TeamApril 21, 2009Apr 21, 200904/21/09

Jeffry Snover and many other have used Start-Demo in powershell.exe
http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2007/03/03/start-demo-help-doing-demos-using-powershell.aspx

Continuing the tradition, we now have ISEDemo.psm1

To use it, start ISE and run
Import-Module ISEDemo.psm1 #(attached)
Start-Demo c:\path\to\demofile.txt

Type enter to execute the command once its finished typing
You can escape to clear and type some other command
To get the next command again,

Adding your own help links to ISE

PowerShell TeamApril 20, 2009Apr 20, 200904/20/09

ISE has an F1 help feature, where if you press F1 when your caret is over a cmdlet name, context sensitive help opens.

Shay Levy has a nice post on F1 help in the ISE here
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic/archive/2009/01/31/using-help-in-powershell-ise.aspx
He adds “I wanted to mimic the way ISE’s help works when you press F1 and allow an alias to be expanded to cmdlet name.” and he did it with calling hh.exe on the link

There is an alternative way;

Differences between the ISE and PowerShell console

PowerShell TeamApril 17, 2009Apr 17, 200904/17/09

Here is a collection of differences between the PowerShell_ise.exe and PowerShell.exe, as well as workarounds
and suggestion if you need them (assuming we have them :))

Limited support for interactive console apps, try cmd.exe, then try cmd.exe /k

cmd.exe /c dir still works though,

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