Showing archive results for September 2014

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to monitor for the creation of specific processes. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning it is beginning to look like autumn. Who knows, it may become really hot and humid over the weekend, but today I can delude myself into hearing the rustling o...

Summary: Find extended type data in your current Windows PowerShell session.  How can I find out what extended type data exists in my current Windows PowerShell session?  Use the Get-TypeData cmdlet.

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to monitor for process startup. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, I spent a decent amount of time answering an email from a former colleague. I will actually share his email and my reply this coming weekend. In the meantime, I was playing arou...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to change the value of an element in an array.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to update one of the values in one of the elements of an array?  Use the Item method to retrieve the element and assign a new value. Here is an example of            updating...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create random processes at random times.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to start a process that I pick randomly from a list. I would like these processes to start at random times so I can test my monitoring application. Is this something Windows PowerShell can do...