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/y') ...
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 in th...
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 ...
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 grass....
Summary: Learn how to find Help about Windows PowerShell objects. How can I find Help about Windows PowerShell objects? In Windows PowerShell 4.0 or Windows PowerShell 3.0, open the Windows PowerShell console with Admin rights, and run Update-Help. &nbs...
