Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily send output to the clipboard. How can I easily capture output from the Windows PowerShell console and send it to the Windows Clipboard so I can paste it into another program? The standard Windows utility clip.exe accepts pipeline output, for example: Get-EventL...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to explore dates in the future. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This afternoon, I am sipping a nice cup of Kwai Flower Organic Oolong tea. It is a slightly sweet, mild tea that goes well with jasmine blossoms. It makes for a nice relaxing afternoon, and th...
Summary: Easily get unique numbers from a list by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to get unique numbers from a list of numbers? Use the Get-Unique cmdlet, for example: PS C:\> 1,2,2,3,4,4,5 | Get-Unique 1 2 3 4 5
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, collects a list of cool book recommendations. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I constantly find myself doing is reading. I try to read a lot of different things, fiction, non-fiction, classic literature, and technical. I am always cycling back and reading technical books. I...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily create a DateTime object X days in the future. How can I use Windows PowerShell to create a DateTime object for a date at some point in the future? Use the AddDays method from the DateTime object, for example: (get-date).AddDays(8)
