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Use PowerShell and Avoid Three Gotcha's with WQL Where Clauses

July 11, 2012 Jul 11, 2012 07/11/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows you how to avoid three potential issues when using WQL data queries with Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday you said there were three basic WQL keywords: Select, From, and Where. You talked about Select and From. I guess you are going to talk about Where today? Am I right...

Three Easy Ways to Use PowerShell and WQL to Get WMI Data

July 10, 2012 Jul 10, 2012 07/10/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using WMI Query Language and Windows PowerShell to get WMI data. Hey, Scripting Guy! What is WQL? It sounds like SQL, but that does not always mean very much. I mean, General Electric and General Motors sound alike, but they do not have much in common. So back to my question, do you ...

Use PowerShell to Run WMI Commands on Remote Computers

July 9, 2012 Jul 9, 2012 07/9/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to run WMI commands on remote computers without opening a lot of holes in your firewall.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. We have a number of remote systems that I need to manage. We are running the Windows firewall on all systems, and our security team is reluctant to open up a bunch of ...

Weekend Scripter: Easily Add Whatif Support to Your PowerShell Functions

July 8, 2012 Jul 8, 2012 07/8/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to easily add whatif support to your Windows PowerShell functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I love demoing Windows PowerShell to people who have never seen it—and believe it or not, there are still IT Pros who have not seen or used Windows PowerShell. Most people ...

Weekend Scripter: Cmdletbinding Attribute Simplifies PowerShell Functions

July 7, 2012 Jul 7, 2012 07/7/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the cmdletbinding attribute to simplify Windows PowerShell functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I was sitting around playing with Windows PowerShell, and I realized that I had not written much about the cmdletbinding attribute. So here goes… ...