Showing archive results for 2014

Summary: Guest blogger and Honorary Scripting Guy, June Blender, talks about using Windows PowerShell and Chocolatey. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, I welcome back guest blogger, June Blender. I’m probably one of five people on earth who really do not like chocolate, so I wasn’t too keen to learn about something cal...

Summary: Here is the answer to the final question in Mini-Scripting Games 2014.  You created a constant variable in your Windows PowerShell console. Now, when you attempt to delete the variable,            you get an error message. How can you remove a constant variable?  A constant variable is created b...

Summary: Here is the answer to Problem 5 in Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is time for the answer to Problem 5 in Mini-Scripting Games 2014. Last week, I posted the complete Problem 5 description and task outline. Problem 5 synopsis Your manager has tasked you to help a junior admin wit...

Summary: Here is the answer to the fourth question in Mini-Scripting Games 2014.  You are attempting to use Try/Catch/Finally in your script. No matter what you try,             the script never seems to catch it. What is the most likely cause of the problem?  The most likely cause of the problem is that...

Summary: Here is the answer to Problem 4 in Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is time for the answer to Problem 4 in Mini-Scripting Games 2014. Last week, I posted the complete Problem 4 description and task outline. Problem 4 synopsis Your manager tasked you with what he considers to be a...