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October 2014 - Page 11 of 13 - Scripting Blog

Automatically Create Hash Tables and Reverse Values

October 6, 2014 Oct 6, 2014 10/6/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to automatically create hash tables and reverse keys and values. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other day, I was playing around with Windows PowerShell, and thought I would create a couple of hash tables automatically. One hash table would contain all of the lowercase ASCII letters in the order of ASCII ...

PowerTip: View All Values of an Enum

October 5, 2014 Oct 5, 2014 10/5/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to view all values of an enum. How can I view all of the available values of an enum? Use the [Enum]::GetNames() method, for example:PS C: > [Enum]::GetNames([System.ConsoleColor])BlackDarkBlueDarkGreenDarkCyanDarkRedDarkMagentaDarkYellowGrayDarkGrayBlueGreenCyanRedMagentaYellowWhite...

Weekend Scripter: Give Your PowerShell Console a Glassy Theme

October 5, 2014 Oct 5, 2014 10/5/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to give the Windows PowerShell console a glass-like look. Honorary Scripting Guy, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. Have you ever sat at your desk while working in the Windows PowerShell console and thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if this console had a more unique look...

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