Showing archive results for May 2013

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to copy only folders that contain files. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. In some respects, it seems like I have been using Windows PowerShell for a long time. In other respects, it seems like the journey begun only a short while ago. I mean, after writing...

Summary: Toggle the Outline view in the Windows PowerShell ISE.  How can I easily toggle the Outline view in the Windows PowerShell ISE?  Use the ToggleOutlineExpansion method from the editor object of the CurrentFile object from $psise: $psise.CurrentFile.Editor.ToggleOutliningExpansion()

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, adds more power and functionality to the Windows PowerShell ISE with a modified module. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This is Part 2 of a two part series where I edit my Windows PowerShell ISE module and add five new functions. The five new functions are: Yesterday, in Add Power and...

Summary: Easily find the path to a Windows PowerShell module.  How can I easily find the path to a Windows PowerShell module?  Use the Get-Module cmdlet and a wildcard character for the name, and select the Path property.           The following script finds the PowerShellISEModule (an optional module in...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, begins a revision of his Windows PowerShell ISE Module by adding five new functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I decided to block off the weekend to work on my Windows PowerShell ISE module. There are several things that I want to add to it because the “annoyance” factor ha...