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January 2015 - Page 2 of 11 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Using PowerShell and Standard Number Formats

January 29, 2015 Jan 29, 2015 01/29/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using standard number formats. (image)  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 ...

PowerTip: Round a Number with PowerShell

January 28, 2015 Jan 28, 2015 01/28/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to round numbers to a specific decimal place. (image)  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. (image)  Use the Round static method ...

PowerTip: Format Decimal Numbers in PowerShell

January 28, 2015 Jan 28, 2015 01/28/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to display a specific number of decimal points in Windows PowerShell. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell to display only one decimal place on a number that currently has two? (image)  Use a custom number format string with the ToString method from the number, for example: PS C:\> (1.11).tostring...

Formatting PowerShell Decimal Places

January 28, 2015 Jan 28, 2015 01/28/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using strings to format the display of decimal places in Windows PowerShell. (image)  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 ...