Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about Windows PowerShell advanced functions.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I keep hearing about advanced functions, but to be honest, I am not really sure what they are talking about. I mean, I can do a function, but when does it become advanced? Only when it is really long? Or when it does ...
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about basic design considerations for Windows PowerShell functions.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I keep hearing about functions, but I really do not know what they are, how to create one, or even how to use one. Can you help me with this? I am not a programmer, but it seems likely that you guys ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about creating a graphical Help function in Windows PowerShell.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, I should have known. In yesterday’s post, A Graphical Tool to Explore PowerShell Help, I said it would not take too long to convert my Windows PowerShell script (that I used...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about a Windows PowerShell function to determine miles remaining to meet challenge.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are friends with me on Facebook, you know that in October I accepted a challenge to run a hundred miles before January 31, 2015. I was doing really well until...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about converting a script to a Windows PowerShell function.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. When I have a script that I think I will use more than once or twice, it often makes sense for me to convert it to a function. If it is something I will use on a regular basis, I might add ...