The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Weekend Scripter: Building Test Servers

July 19, 2015 Jul 19, 2015 07/19/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about building test servers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am listening to my favorite Swiss classical radio station on my computer, and I am sipping a cup of herb tea. I have a nice strawberry scone that I picked up in town at a local bakery. I am reminded of a ...

PowerTip: Set Breakpoint Based on Command

July 18, 2015 Jul 18, 2015 07/18/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn to set a Windows PowerShell breakpoint based on a specific command. (image) How can I configure the Windows PowerShell debugger to start when a script hits a specific command? (image) Use the Set-PSBreakpoint cmdlet and specify a specific command name, for example: Set-PSBreakpoint -Command Foreach (image...

Weekend Scripter: Break in to a Script via a Command

July 18, 2015 Jul 18, 2015 07/18/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using the debugger to break in to a script via a specific command. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things, when troubleshooting a specific function in Windows PowerShell, is to set a breakpoint to occur each time the command is called. Remember, Windows ...

PowerTip: Set PowerShell Breakpoint Based on Variable

July 17, 2015 Jul 17, 2015 07/17/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Set a Windows PowerShell breakpoint based on a variable. (image) How can I enter the Windows PowerShell debugger when a particular variable is accessed in a specific Windows PowerShell script? (image) Set a breakpoint and specify a particular variable and script, for example: Set-...

Setting a Breakpoint on a Variable

July 17, 2015 Jul 17, 2015 07/17/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using variable breakpoints with the Windows PowerShell debugger. Hello Windows PowerShell scripting dudes and dudettes! Debugging Week continues, and today I am talking about using variable breakpoints with the Windows PowerShell debugger. Setting a breakpoint on line 1 of the script is ...

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