Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell and Try/Catch/Finally for non-terminating errors.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to present a video about using Windows PowerShell Try/Catch/Finally with non-terminating errors—that is, Windows PowerShell can progress past the errors wh...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the operating system version and installation date. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the version of my Windows operating system, its installation date, and the operating system architecture? Use the Get-CimInstance cmdlet (GCIM is an ...
Summary: In this video, Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about two types of Windows PowerShell errors.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to present a video I made about structured error handling, in specific, about terminating errors.Note For more information, refer to Error Handling: Two Types of Errors.Here i...
Summary: See what Windows PowerShell will do when an error occurs. How can I check the setting so I will know what Windows PowerShell will do if an error occurs? Look for the value of the $ErrorActionPreference. By default, it is set to Continue, which means it will attempt to execute t...
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about understanding non-terminating errors in Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday in Error Handling: Two Types of Errors, you were talking about terminating errors and how you can use Try/Catch/Finally with those, but you did not really say what a non-terminating error is. Can y...
