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PowerTip: Difference Between XML PowerShell Cmdlets

Doctor Scripto July 4, 2014 Jul 4, 2014 07/4/14

Summary: 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 ...

Back to Basics Part 5: Outputting Data

Doctor Scripto July 4, 2014 Jul 4, 2014 07/4/14

Summary: 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. You can read the following posts to catch up with the previous days: In Parts 3 and 4 of this...

PowerTip: Looking for Folders and Files in PowerShell

Doctor Scripto July 3, 2014 Jul 3, 2014 07/3/14

Summary: 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 instead of the string...

Back to Basics Part 4: More Ways to Manipulate Data

Doctor Scripto July 3, 2014 Jul 3, 2014 07/3/14

Summary: 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: In Part 3, we introduced several cool things you can do with your data. In this post, we will...

PowerTip: Sorting More than One Column

Doctor Scripto July 2, 2014 Jul 2, 2014 07/2/14

Summary: 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? In the Help examples, you'll see that the Property parameter accepts a ...

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PowerTip: Difference Between XML PowerShell Cmdlets

Back to Basics Part 5: Outputting Data

PowerTip: Looking for Folders and Files in PowerShell

Back to Basics Part 4: More Ways to Manipulate Data

PowerTip: Sorting More than One Column

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