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July 4, 2014Jul 4, 201407/4/14Summary: Understand the difference between XML cmdlets in Windows PowerShell.
What is the difference between the Windows PowerShell cmdlets, Export-CliXML and ConvertTo-XML?
The Help file for ConvertTo-XML says:
“This cmdlet is similar to Export-CliXML, except that Export-CliXML stores the resulting XML in a file. ConvertTo-XML returns the XML,
July 4, 2014Jul 4, 201407/4/14Summary: Microsoft PFE, Gary Siepser, talks about outputting data via the pipeline in this exciting conclusion to a five part series.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today brings an end to a week of guest blog posts by Gary Siepser.
July 3, 2014Jul 3, 201407/3/14Summary: Learn about looking for folders and files in Windows PowerShell.
Why does this command show me folders instead of files?
Dir | Where PSIsContainer -eq False
In Windows PowerShell, use the automatic variables $True and $False to refer to Boolean values
July 3, 2014Jul 3, 201407/3/14Summary: Microsoft PFE, Gary Siepser, talks more about the basics of the Windows PowerShell pipeline.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today Gary Siepser delivers his Part 4 of his five part series.
To follow along, you can read:
Back to the Basics Part 1: Learn About the PowerShell Pipeline
Back to the Basics Part 2: Learn about the Pipeline and "Getters"
July 2, 2014Jul 2, 201407/2/14Summary: Learn to sort by more than one column in Windows PowerShell.
Can I use Windows PowerShell to sort by more than one column, and have the primary column be ascending and secondary column be descending?
July 2, 2014Jul 2, 201407/2/14Summary: Microsoft PFE, Gary Siepser, further investigates the basics of the Windows PowerShell pipeline.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It's midweek already! Time sure flies, especially when you have a guest blogger for the week. Welcome back Gary Siepser for the third part in a series.
July 1, 2014Jul 1, 201407/1/14Summary: Use a custom delimiter with Windows PowerShell when reading a CSV file.
Can I use a delimiter other than the comma ( , ) when reading from a CSV file?
Import-CSV has a parameter dedicated for this purpose called -Delimiter:
Get-Help Import-Csv -ShowWindow
You can easily use this during the import:
July 1, 2014Jul 1, 201407/1/14Summary: Microsoft PFE, Gary Siepser, talks about the basics of using the Windows PowerShell pipeline and "getters."
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week, Gary Siepser, a Microsoft PFE is our guest blogger. Yesterday, we posted the first part of his series: Back to the Basics Part 1: Learn About the PowerShell Pipeline.
June 30, 2014Jun 30, 201406/30/14Summary: Find cmdlets that permit starting the pipeline in Windows PowerShell.
How do I find all the Get commands that allow me to start a pipeline?
Although there are a number of ways, the Get-Command cmdlet has a parameter called -Verb for this purpose:
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June 30, 2014Jun 30, 201406/30/14Summary: Guest blogger and Microsoft PFE, Gary Siepser, talks about the basics of the Windows PowerShell pipeline.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week we have a series of five posts that are written by PFE Gary Siepser as we head back to the basics with the Windows PowerShell pipeline.
