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Working with Fixed Number Sizes in PowerShell

January 27, 2015 Jan 27, 2015 01/27/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about working with fixed number sizes in Windows PowerShell. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a script that returns a specific type of number, so I added a type constraint on the variable that holds the number. The problem is that sometimes when I run the script, I get errors. I cannot...

Understanding Numbers in PowerShell

January 26, 2015 Jan 26, 2015 01/26/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about numbers in Windows PowerShell. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! One of the things that is frustrating to me with Windows PowerShell is the way that it handles numbers. For example, I want to know the percent of processor utilization for something, and it displays a number that is like ...

2014 Honorary Scripting Guys Announced

January 25, 2015 Jan 25, 2015 01/25/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: The Honorary Scripting Guys for 2014 are announced. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I have been pretty busy, with missing work because of my ear surgery and the holidays and all, so I enlisted the help of the Scripting Wife, Teresa, to write the latest Honorary Scripting Guys post. I gave her the names and she did the ...