Showing results for February 2012 - Page 3 of 5 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Summary: Write a Windows PowerShell function to determine the status of time changes to daylight savings time. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. At the Windows PowerShell User Group meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brian Wilhite talked about a few of his scripts during the script club. I said, “Dude, that is cool, and I immedi...

Summary: Guest blogger, Boe Prox, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to automate SCOM agent installations. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Last month, guest blogger, Boe Prox, wrote a series of blogs about WSUS. Today he is back to talk about SCOM. Boe Prox is currently a senior systems administrator with BAE Systems. He has been in ...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell classes to augment the native functionality of Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It seems like the conference season is gearing up. Keep an eye on my upcoming appearances page so hopefully you can catch the Scripting Wife and me at a ven...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the need to use .NET Framework classes from within Windows PowerShell code. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I had a great meeting with the Windows PowerShell Users Group in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was a script club format, so there was no set agenda, ...

Summary: Learn how to use Tab Expansion in the Windows PowerShell ISE to avoid using cmdlet aliases and to add complete parameter names in commands. Hey, Scripting Guy! I spend a decent amount of time working with scripts, and I would like to learn how to use the Windows PowerShell ISE more effectively. I have heard that I should not use aliases in...