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Use the PowerShell Debugger

December 5, 2014 Dec 5, 2014 12/5/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to debug scripts in Windows PowerShell. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the final part in a series of five posts about troubleshooting Windows PowerShell scripts and functions. The series includes: Over the ...

Trace Your Commands by Using Trace-Command

December 4, 2014 Dec 4, 2014 12/4/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Boe Prox uses Trace-Command to understand commands. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the fourth part in a series of five posts about troubleshooting PowerShell scripts/functions. The series includes: Today I am talking about ...

Enforce Better Script Practices by Using Set-StrictMode

December 3, 2014 Dec 3, 2014 12/3/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to use Set-StrictMode to write better scripts. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the third part in a series of five posts about troubleshooting Windows PowerShell scripts and functions. The series includes: ...

Troubleshoot by Using Set-PSDebug

December 2, 2014 Dec 2, 2014 12/2/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Boe Prox uses the Set-PSDebug cmdlet to assist in troubleshooting. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the second part in a series of five posts about troubleshooting Windows PowerShell scripts and functions. The series includes: ...

Weekend Scripter: Simplify to Troubleshoot PowerShell Script

November 2, 2014 Nov 2, 2014 11/2/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, helps an old friend fix his script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I am a big believer in simplicity. I enjoy simple things: a nice cup of hot tea, reading a good book, watching a sunset on the beach, taking a train ride through the Alps, or spending an evening conversing with friends...