Showing results for 2012 - Page 98 of 99 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Summary: Much of the time, there is no guarantee to the order in which Windows PowerShell returns objects. This blog explains how to fix that issue. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem with Windows PowerShell. It seems that it deliberately randomizes the output. I mean, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to the way that information is returned f...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, teaches you how to use the Windows PowerShell pipeline to increase your productivity and to avoid writing scripts. Hey, Scripting Guy! I keep hearing about the pipeline in Windows PowerShell, but I do not get it. I see commands, but I am not sure what they are actually doing. In addition, why do I need ...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to print output from commands without installing print drivers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If I have not said it recently, the Scripting Wife is cool! She is also a really good sport. Why do I say this? We are stuffed into the very back of a large airplane as we fly back from a Windows PowerShell Us...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use the Windows PowerShell Get-Random cmdlet to choose a specific number of random letters. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. With the advent of the New Year, I am hard at work on the 2012 Scripting Games. This year there will be several improvements. I always learn from each year...

Summary: See how guest blogger, Rich Prescott, leveraged the Windows PowerShell community as he built his popular ArPosh Client System Administration tool. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We are really starting the new year off correctly. We have another very strong guest blogger today. Rich Prescott, is currently working as an infrast...