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PowerTip: Using Tabs in PowerShell

Summary: Learn about creating tabs in Windows PowerShell by using the t in a script to produce a tab? Answer: "`thi" Question: That syntax above is ugly. What happens if I put a space in it like this: “`t hi”? Answer: If you include a space in the line like “`t hi”, then you will tab over one tab stop and one additional...

Weekend Scripter: Introducing the Scripting Guys PowerShell LoveOmatic

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to send random email messages at random times. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina in the deep south of the United States. This morning I am reflecting on a conversation I had with Ashley McGlone, a Microsoft PFE ...