Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using standard number formats. Hey, Scripting Guy! I love using Windows PowerShell. I use it for everything. My problem is that it does not do everything automatically. For example, I use the Get-Volume cmdlet a lot to check on disk space, but I need to do a manual calculation to see th...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to round numbers to a specific decimal place. How can I use Windows PowerShell to round a number to a specific number of decimal places, and continue to have a number instead of converting it to a string. Use the Round static method from the System.Math c...
Summary: Learn how to display a specific number of decimal points in Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to display only one decimal place on a number that currently has two? Use a custom number format string with the ToString method from the number, for example: PS C:\> (1.11).tostring("#.#") 1.1...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using strings to format the display of decimal places in Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! One of the things I have a problem with is when I get numbers that have a lot of decimal places. I mean, how do I really get rid of them—at least properly? I have done things like conv...
Summary: Use parentheses to override operator precedence in Windows PowerShell. How can I ensure that a math expression that keeps returning incorrect information will work properly in Windows PowerShell? &nb...
