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July 2009 - Page 3 of 5 - Scripting Blog

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (7/17/09)

July 17, 2009 Jul 17, 2009 07/17/09
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  How Can I Query a Registry Value Remotely? I have a simple question: What is the equivalent to querying the MicrosoftIE_Summary WMI class in Windows Vista? I just need to get the version of Internet Explorer. One small problem though: The Windows PowerShell script is being run remotely from Windows Server 2003. I do not believe I can ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Ensure That Users Submit Only Allowed Values for Script Parameters?

July 16, 2009 Jul 16, 2009 07/16/09
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 I have a script that I wrote for the help desk people. It is actually a pretty cool script because it lets the user of the script type in a WMI class name, and it connects to the remote computer and retrieves all the information from the particular WMI class that they typed. The problem is that some of the help desk people do not always ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Verify Input Received from the Command Line?

July 15, 2009 Jul 15, 2009 07/15/09
ScriptingGuy1
 I am the script writer at my company, and I have really been enjoying your articles on Windows PowerShell. I have begun the process of converting some of our old VBScripts to Windows PowerShell, and all of my new scripts are written in Windows PowerShell. Because I am the only one who writes scripts at my company (in fact, I am the only ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Handle Errors in a Windows PowerShell Script?

July 13, 2009 Jul 13, 2009 07/13/09
ScriptingGuy1
 Hey Scripting Guy! When I used to write VBScripts, I liked the fact that I could use On Error Resume Next to handle any errors in my scripts. I have tried to find something like this in Windows PowerShell, but I have been unable to do so. Does Windows PowerShell have On Error Resume Next? -- OG Hello OG, When I am scuba diving, ...