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PowerTip: Identify the numeric value of a custom (dingbat) character using PowerShell

August 12, 2016 Aug 12, 2016 08/12/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use PowerShell to determine the value of an Extended ASCII character to reproduce it for later use. (image) I have a really simple question that’s been bugging me. I have a string with a special (Extended ASCII) character that I scraped from some output. I can’t find the ASCII value of it to reproduce it. How can I get the value...

Use PowerShell to report on SharePoint content with custom (dingbat) characters

August 12, 2016 Aug 12, 2016 08/12/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to use PowerShell to retrieve SharePoint list item values as dingbat symbols to make HTML reports simple and clean. (image) Can you show me an example of how to report on my SharePoint data by using something other than the standard ASCII characters? (image) Today we have a special guest MVP, Chendrayan Venkatesan, to ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to remove a user from all site collections in SharePoint Online

July 27, 2016 Jul 27, 2016 07/27/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to use PowerShell to remove a corporate user from all site collections in SharePoint Online. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to quickly remove a corporate user from all site collections in SharePoint Online? (image) Use the following commands (change the login user name as required): (image...

Passing through devices to Hyper-V VMs by using discrete device assignment

July 14, 2016 Jul 14, 2016 07/14/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to attach a device from your Hyper-V host to your VM by using a new feature of Windows Server 2016. Today we have a guest blogger, Rudolf Vesely, who has blogged here on previous occasions. Here is a link to his previous posts if you would like to read them. Here is what Rudolf says about himself. I am an Azure Solutions ...