Showing results for May 2013 - Page 4 of 11 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Summary: Find the Windows PowerShell format data files that are used in your current Windows PowerShell session.  How can I find the format data files that are being used in my current Windows PowerShell session?  Use the Get-FormatData cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 3.0, and to browse this information, pipe the results ...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about performing variable substitution inside a Windows PowerShell script block.  Hey, Scripting Guy!  I am trying to create a command. The command contains variables that I would like to assign prior to creating the command. However, when I get to the script block portion of my code, it ...

Summary: Create a Windows PowerShell script block on the fly. How can I convert a string into a Windows PowerShell script block? Use the static Create method from the [scriptblock] class:PS C:> [scriptblock]::Create("this is a string") | gm   TypeName: System.Management.Automation.ScriptBlock Name&nbs...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about dealing with Windows PowerShell hash tables that contain keywords. Dude!  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem in that I want to create a hash table from an array. This is easy enough to do, but if the array contains keywords, then everything goes pear shaped. Any ideas? —GP  ...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to create an XML representation of a registry key.  How can I easily create an XML representation of a registry key by using Windows PowerShell?  Use the Get-ChildItem cmdllet and the registry provider to get the registry key, and pipe the results to the Export-CliXML cmdlet: Get-ChildIt...