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

PowerTip: Set a default value in a switch statement

June 22, 2016 Jun 22, 2016 06/22/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the default field in switch statement to have an assumed value. (image) I was playing with Select-String and would like to have it default to a value if none was trapped for. How can I do that? (image) Just use the Default keyword, and you can have an assumed value in the script block. In the following example, the switch is ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to identify a leap year

June 21, 2016 Jun 21, 2016 06/21/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use PowerShell and Math to identify a leap year. (image) Is there a way to use PowerShell to identify whether this year is a leap year? (image) Actually there is! You can use a combination of Get-date to find out the year and the Modulus function in PowerShell. If the value is zero, the current year is a leap year! (image...

PowerTip: Extend a string array in PowerShell

June 20, 2016 Jun 20, 2016 06/20/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the built in features of PowerShell to easily add new Element to a string array. (image) I created an array of strings in PowerShell, but I need to add to it. Is there a simple way to do this? (image) Absolutely. Just use += to add an element to your string array. In the following example, we add a new element to the array that...

PowerTip: Export Azure resource group as JSON by using PowerShell

June 10, 2016 Jun 10, 2016 06/10/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the Azure Resource Manager cmdlets to export a resource group as a JSON configuration. (image) I’ve heard that JSON is used to define features in Azure Resource Manager. Is there a way to export a resource group in JSON format? (image) Just use the Export-AzureRMResourceGroup cmdlet and provide the resource group name. It ...

PowerTip: Search Azure Resource Manager image publishers by using PowerShell

June 9, 2016 Jun 9, 2016 06/9/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the Azure Resource Manager cmdlets to search publishers for a match. (image) Could you show me an example of how to search through the list of publishers for Azure images? (image) Just use the Get-AzureRMVMImagePublisher cmdlet, and filter on the PublisherName property. The following example searches for all publishers that ...

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