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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using named arguments in Windows PowerShell functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If I go to the trouble of writing a Windows PowerShell script, I generally do not use unnamed arguments (such as $args as I illustrated yesterday in Accepting Arguments for PowerShell Functions...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the best practices surrounding accepting input for a Windows PowerShell function. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. April in the Carolina’s is a special time. In fact, it is my favorite time of the year here. This is because the weather is invariably mild. This week, it has b...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about some best practices for using Windows PowerShell functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Windows PowerShell functions are really powerful, and at the same time, they are incredibly simple to create. This makes Windows PowerShell functions flexible and functional. But this flex...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, demystifies some of the confusion surrounding using Windows PowerShell aliases. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. “Don’t use aliases!” I hear this all the time from various people on the Internet. I am constantly asked at Windows PowerShell user groups, at TechEd, and at comm...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, revisits the LoveOMatic, a Windows PowerShell Script that sends random email messages at random times. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Several months ago, I wrote a Windows PowerShell script I called the LoveOMatic (See Weekend Scripter: Introducing the Scripting Guys PowerShell LoveOMatic)....