Showing archive results for September 2013

Summary: Guest blogger, Bob Stevens, revises his script for conditional user profile removal. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I am happy to welcome back guest blogger, Bob Stevens. Take it away Bob… Previously I released a blog post entitled Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell for Conditional User Profile Removal. If you have not r...

Summary: Quickly search a hash table in Windows PowerShell.  How can I easily search for information in a hash table full of data in Windows PowerShell?  Plug in the name of a value, for example: [array]$Hashtable=$NULL$Hashtable+=@{Purple=54}$Hashtable+=@{People=37}$Hashtable+=@{Eater=78} To find the value called People, add the nam...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to interact with the console display. Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, here—filling in for our good friend, Ed Wilson. For some reason, I find a need to open today’s blog post like a soap opera—you know, “Last time for Sean Kearney on the Hey, Scripting Guys! Blog.” Sigh, it feels t...

Summary: Learn about the Windows PowerShell version of “Pause.”  How can I use Windows PowerShell to wait for a key in scripts like I used to use “Pause” in the command console?  Use the $Host variable in the console: $HOST.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown") | OUT-NULL$HOST.UI.RawUI.Flushinputbuffe...

Summary: Use a hash table to play musical notes in the console. Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, here—filling in for our good friend, Ed Wilson. Today I decided to have some fun. It’s the weekend, I was bored, and I had too much time on my hands. (I have friends who suggest this happens a lot!) I knew that in Windows PowerShell, I ...