Showing results for January 2011 - Page 4 of 6 - Scripting Blog [archived]

   Summary: Increase your Windows PowerShell productivity by unleashing the power of parameter aliases.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The more I work with Windows PowerShell the more I enjoy it. On the other hand, there are still some challenges that need to be met in terms of both discoverability and in usability. Quite ...

  Summary: Learn how to use the Windows Task Scheduler to run Windows PowerShell scripts that require input values.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a Windows PowerShell script that collects information from a computer and writes the results to a text file. I would like to be able to schedule the running of this Windows PowerShell script. The...

   Summary: Learn how to use the Windows Task Scheduler to run Windows PowerShell commands automatically.   Hey, Scripting Guy! One of the things that is a bit frustrating about reading the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog is that it seems as if you expect network administrators to sit in front of their computer screens manually launching scripts and re...

   Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell parameter validation attributes to check parameters before running the script.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem that I think that you can help me with. I have created a Windows PowerShell script that allows Help Desk people to enter information about users such as the user’s...

   Summary: Use SendKeys to provide input to graphical applications with Windows PowerShell.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am almost embarrassed to admit this but you know what I miss most about VBScript? I miss the SendKeys function. I do not know why Windows PowerShell did not include a New-SendKeys cmdlet. I know all about the risks, ab...