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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to control which jobs start when. How can I use Windows PowerShell to complete a group of jobs before I start more jobs? Use the Start-Job cmdlet, for example, to start 3 long running processes: Start-Job {<long running process 1>} Start-Job {<long running process 2&...
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Summary: Richard Siddaway introduces you to Windows PowerShell jobs. Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting learning Windows PowerShell, and I have some long running tasks to perform. What’s the best way of running these tasks? —LJ Hello LJ, Honorary Scripting Guy, Richard Siddaway, here today filling in for my good ...
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list contacts in Microsoft Outlook. How can I use Windows PowerShell to programmatically connect to Outlook to get the Contacts list? Connect by using ComObject, and select the objects you need: $Outlook=NEW-OBJECT –comobject Outlook.Application $Contacts=$Outlook.session.GetDefaultFolder(10...
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to access your Outlook Contacts list and create calendar entries for birthdays. Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney here. And today is my birthday! You would think that being an IT person with Microsoft Outlook and other resources in front of me, it would be very easy to track birthdays. You would THINK that. But I&...
