Scripting Blog [archived]

Avoiding PowerShell Scripting Pitfalls

January 23, 2014 Jan 23, 2014 01/23/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares an excerpt from his book, Windows PowerShell Best Practices that discusses scripting pitfalls. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have an excerpt from my new book, PowerShell Best Practices, which is published by Microsoft Press. In the excerpt today, I talk about avoiding ...

Use PowerShell to Find Two-Letter Alias Combinations

January 22, 2014 Jan 22, 2014 01/22/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about finding all two-letter alias combinations by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have an excerpt from my new book, PowerShell Best Practices, which is published by Microsoft Press. (image) The two-letter alias namespace is rather large, but how...

Understanding Tradeoffs When Searching for a String

January 21, 2014 Jan 21, 2014 01/21/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary:  Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, provides an excerpt from his new book, Windows PowerShell Best Practices, about searching for strings. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have an excerpt from my new book, PowerShell Best Practices , which is published by Microsoft Press. (image) When you are searching for a...