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February 2013 - Page 3 of 11 - Scripting Blog [archived]

PowerTip: Easily Send Output to Both the PowerShell Console and a Variable

February 23, 2013 Feb 23, 2013 02/23/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to send output to both the Windows PowerShell console and to a variable. (image)  How can I easily send Windows PowerShell output to both the console and to a variable? (image)  Use the Tee-Object cmdlet and specify a variable name, as shown here. PS C:\> gps | select name -Last 1 | Tee-Object -...

Weekend Scripter: Creating a Sample Log File by Using PowerShell

February 23, 2013 Feb 23, 2013 02/23/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to create sample textual log output by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, it is the weekend. It seems like it has been a rather long week, but I guess in reality it was no longer than any other week. I did get a cool book that finally showed up by ...

PowerTip: Find Dynamic Parameters for Certain PowerShell Providers

February 22, 2013 Feb 22, 2013 02/22/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to find out about dynamic parameters for certain Windows PowerShell providers. (image)  How can I easily find out about parameters that are added to cmdlets when they are used with a specific Windows PowerShell provider? (image)  Use the Get-Help cmdlet and look for the Help topic related to the ...

Use PowerShell to Find Installed Video Codecs on Windows 8

February 22, 2013 Feb 22, 2013 02/22/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find installed video codecs on Windows 8. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! Dude, I am in trouble. Big time! Last week, I installed Windows 8 on the laptops used by all our department heads and front-line supervisors. I thought the responsiveness and...

PowerTip: Count the Number of Commands Exposed by Imported Modules

February 21, 2013 Feb 21, 2013 02/21/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to count the number of commands exposed by imported Windows PowerShell modules. (image)  I want to know how many commands are available through the modules I have imported into my current Windows PowerShell session. How can I do this? (image)  Use the Get-Module cmdlet and pipe the results to the&...