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November 2011 - Page 2 of 6 - Scripting Blog

Use PowerShell Commands from One Session in Another Session

November 25, 2011 Nov 25, 2011 11/25/11
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Summary: Learn how to automatically save commands from one session, and then use them in a new Windows PowerShell session. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the fun things about getting to travel around and talk to people who are using Windows PowerShell on a daily basis to automate their systems is the quality of the ...

Use the Debugger in the Windows PowerShell ISE

November 24, 2011 Nov 24, 2011 11/24/11
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Summary: Learn how to use the debugging tools in the Windows PowerShell ISE to speed development of scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to talk a little bit about using the Windows PowerShell ISE to debug a script. This is actually the third article this week in which I talk about using Windows PowerShell to ...

Use the PowerShell Debugger to Check Variable Values

November 23, 2011 Nov 23, 2011 11/23/11
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to inspect variable values by using the Windows PowerShell debugger.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. In yesterday’s post, I talked about using the Set-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to set a breakpoint on a specific script. Today, I want to continue looking at the Set-PSBreakpoint cmdlet. One of the things I ...

Use the PowerShell Debugger to Troubleshoot Scripts

November 22, 2011 Nov 22, 2011 11/22/11
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Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell script debugger to troubleshoot problems with scripts.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the fun things about traveling, especially to warm places when it is winter back home, is calling to talk to friends and relatives. When they say things like, “It snowed yesterday,&...

Make a Simple Change to PowerShell to Prevent Accidents

November 21, 2011 Nov 21, 2011 11/21/11
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Summary: Learn how a simple change to a preference variable can help prevent accidental changes when using Windows PowerShell.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. When I was teaching my Windows PowerShell Best Practices class out in Irvine, California, recently, I was talking to the class about the whatif parameter. I did my usual ...