Showing archive results for May 2014

Summary: Scott Ge and Bill Grauer share new Windows PowerShell resources: Script Browser and Script Analyzer. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog from Scott Ge and Bill Grauer from Microsoft Customer Service and Support. Take it away Scott and Bill… To write quality script to automate IT, we often wan...

Summary: Learn how to easily sort an array of numbers by using Windows PowerShell.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily sort an array of numbers stored in a variable?  Use the Sort static method from the [array] .NET Framework class: $a = 1,5,3,8,2,12 [array]::sort($a)

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Continue statement in looping. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Dude, dude, dude (or dudette). TechEd 2014 is nearly here. Tomorrow the Scripting Wife and I jump onto a big old hairy plane and head to Houston, Texas for TechEd 2014 North America. We will head to the Co...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell and compute a hash to verify if a file changes.  How can I use Windows PowerShell in Windows 8.1 to ensure that my Windows PowerShell profile           does not change without me knowing it?  Use the Get-FileHash cmdlet and store the returned object somewhere (for exa...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about additional uses for the Break statement in looping. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, it is cool and the sun is barely up. I am sipping a cup of English Breakfast tea with a spoonful of spearmint and peppermint leaves, and a cinnamon stick. I have my new Surface Power...