November 2013

Leveraging PowerShell to Help Minimize Risk While Performing Administrative Tasks

Doctor Scripto November 8, 2013 Nov 8, 2013 11/8/13

Summary: Guest blogger, Marc Carter, talks about learning to use Windows PowerShell and reducing security risks. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have back with us guest blogger, Marc Carter. Take it away Marc… Despite it becoming more and more of a necessity, I’m always surprised whenever I hear about ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Create a Date String

Doctor Scripto November 7, 2013 Nov 7, 2013 11/7/13

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to create a date string that has a month, day, and year. How can I use Windows PowerShell to create a string that represents the date with the month, day, and year? Feed a pattern of ‘M/d/y’ to the ToString method from Get-Date: PS C:\> (get-date).ToString('M/d...

A PowerShell Object Lesson: Part 3

Doctor Scripto November 7, 2013 Nov 7, 2013 11/7/13

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create custom objects. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Tonight is the PowerScripting PodCast. It is always a big deal around the Scripting House, because the Scripting Wife does all their scheduling for the crew and because of our shared interest ...

PowerTip: Find the Type of an Object

Doctor Scripto November 6, 2013 Nov 6, 2013 11/6/13

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the type of an object. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily find the type of object that is stored in a variable? Use the GetType method (which all objects have): PS C:\> $date = get-date PS C:\> $date.GetType() IsPublic IsSerial Name &...

A PowerShell Object Lesson: Part 2

Doctor Scripto November 6, 2013 Nov 6, 2013 11/6/13

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the importance of returning objects to ease administrative work. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This afternoon I am sipping a magnificent cup of Oolong green tea. I added a spoonful of jasmine buds to my teapot, in addition to a half cinnamon stick and a spoonful of lemon ...

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Leveraging PowerShell to Help Minimize Risk While Performing Administrative Tasks

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Create a Date String

A PowerShell Object Lesson: Part 3

PowerTip: Find the Type of an Object

A PowerShell Object Lesson: Part 2

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