Showing archive results for October 2012

Summary: Learn how to use new parameters with the enhanced Get-ChildItem cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 3.0. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. There are a number of really cool new things in Windows PowerShell 3.0. Some of these make my life a lot easier, and yet they are not the “big” things. I have written about one of m...

Summary: Find Windows PowerShell cmdlets that work with JSON or REST.  How can you use a single cmdlet to look for cmdlets that work with either JSON or REST?  The Get-Command cmdlet accepts an array—even an array of wildcard characters.           Configure an array of wildcards to represent either...

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Doug Finke, discusses using a simple Windows PowerShell command to convert to or from JSON. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have guest blogger, Doug Finke. Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP, Doug Finke is the author of Windows PowerShell for Developers. He works in New York City for Lab49, a co...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily create a module manifest.  What is the easy way to create a Windows PowerShell module manifest?  Use New-ModuleManifest and specify the appropriate parameters: New-ModuleManifest -Path c:\fso\newmodulemanifext.psd1

Summary: Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, continues a series of guest blogs detailing building your own cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Guest blogger and Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, has written a series about building cmdlets. For more about Sean, see his previous guest blog posts. Note This is Part 9 o...