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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 are tr...

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about creating and using a Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This afternoon, it is raining—actually more like a thunderstorm because there is lightning and thunder. In the afternoon in central Florida, there is a really good chance that for 10 or 15 minut...

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about Windows PowerShell scripting terminology.  Hey, Scripting Guy! So I am confused, and I am not afraid to admit that I am confused. In the old fashioned VBScript days, I wrote scripts. I could also write subroutines or functions. And that was about it. Pretty simple, and it made sense to m...

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about when to write a Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I am enjoying a beautiful sunny morning in central Florida. The sun is shining, there is hardly a cloud in the sky, and a gentle ocean breeze tickles my skin. I am sitting outside under a beautiful, severa...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to multiply the value stored in a variable and store the results. How can I use Windows PowerShell to multiply the value of a variable and store the results in the same variable? Use the *= operator, for example:PS C:> $a = 2PS C:> $a *= 3PS C:> $a6