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Use .NET Framework Classes to Explore Windows PowerShell Processes

October 25, 2010 Oct 25, 2010 10/25/10
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  Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy teaches you how to use .NET Framework classes to explore the Windows PowerShell process in this beginner how-to post   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to first tell you that I appreciate all the hard work you do. I find your articles to be both funny and educational. I will admit, however, that I...

Weekend Scripter: Use a Free PowerShell Module to Ease DNS Administration

October 24, 2010 Oct 24, 2010 10/24/10
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  Summary: Learn how to use a free Windows PowerShell module to ease administration of Windows DNS.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I have been talking to Chris Dent for several months now, and I finally convinced him to write a guest blog for me. Guest blogger, Chris Dent, is with us today. Chris works as a systems and ...

Weekend Scripter: Using Windows PowerShell to Make a Marquee

October 23, 2010 Oct 23, 2010 10/23/10
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  Summary: Learn how to display output as moving text by using Windows PowerShell and easy to use techniques.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. After a long, hot and oppressive summer, Fall has descended upon Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. The wife (who also scripts) and I decided to head down to the Columbia...

Make Windows PowerShell Your Web Client

October 22, 2010 Oct 22, 2010 10/22/10
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  Summary: Interact with websites from Windows PowerShell with this how-to post that wraps .NET Framework classes.   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to be able to download files and things from the Internet via Windows PowerShell. Is there an easy way to do this? I have not been able to find a Windows PowerShell cmdlet, and ...

Packaging .NET Framework Classes into Windows PowerShell Functions

October 21, 2010 Oct 21, 2010 10/21/10
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  Summary: Learn how to correctly package .NET Framework classes into reusable Windows PowerShell advanced functions in this step-by-step solution.   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been exploring the Microsoft .NET Framework on MSDN and attempting to convert some examples I have found there into Windows PowerShell code. I will ...