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Summary: Learn how to use the Online parameter from the Get-Help Windows PowerShell cmdlet.
(image) How can you easily find updated Help information from within Windows PowerShell?
(image) Use the Online switched parameter with the Get-Help cmdlet:
Get-Help gps -Online
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Summary: Get the inside scoop on what's up with Windows PowerShell 3.0 Updatable Help.
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I love PowerShell 3.0—I really do. There is one thing that I do not understand, however, and that is what’s up with the Help? I mean one of the nice things in Windows PowerShell 1.0 and 2.0 was the...
Summary: Use the Verbose switched parameter with the Import-Module cmdlet to trace module load activity.
(image) How can you watch what loads when importing a Windows PowerShell module?
(image) Use the Verbose switch when calling the Import-Module cmdlet:
Import-Module psdiagnostics -verbose...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use a text file when making a SOAP request via Windows PowerShell 3.0.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, I spent the day playing around with Windows PowerShell 3.0. It is a lot of fun. One of the things I enjoy doing is working with web services. Windows ...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to cast an RSS feed to an XML document.
(image) How can you navigate an RSS feed as if it was an XML document by using Windows PowerShell?
(image) When retrieving an RSS feed, ensure that you cast it to an XML document by using the [xml] type accelerator:
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