Showing results for August 2012 - Page 6 of 13 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Summary: The Scripting Wife talks about starting a Windows PowerShell Saturday event where you live, what’s involved, and how to get help. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a special blog written by none other than the Scripting Wife. Take it away Teresa… A member of the Windows PowerShell community recently as...

Summary: Learn about using Windows PowerShell to generate random numbers.  How can I generate a random number?   a. Use the Get-Random cmdlet. b. Use the System.Random .NET Framework class, and call the next() method: ([random]5).next()  How can I generate a random number between the values of 1 and 10?   a....

Summary: Announcing the Windows PowerShell Script Explorer RC milestone. Download it today! Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have a major announcement to make: Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell is now officially a release candidate (RC). This release represents a significant step toward realizing our vision for a ...

Summary: Learn four  ways to supply alternate credentials with WMI and Windows PowerShell.  How can I supply alternate credentials for a remote WMI call when I am using the Get-WmiObject cmdlet? a. Use the credential parameter as shown here. Get-WmiObject Win32_BIOS -ComputerName Server01 -Credential (get-credential ` Domain01@...

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Marco Shaw, talks about using a Windows PowerShell 3.0 cmdlet to download 60 virtual machine files from the Microsoft download site. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog from Windows PowerShell MVP, Marco Shaw. Take it away Marco… I was pretty excited when I recently saw tha...