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PowerTip: Identify PowerShell Version

January 11, 2016 Jan 11, 2016 01/11/16
mredwilson
Summary: Learn how to easily find the version of Windows PowerShell, CLR, and WSMan. How can I use Windows PowerShell to identify the version of Windows PowerShell that is running on my system? Use the $PSversionTable automatic variable (you can use Tab expansion to avoid some typing).           &...

Weekend Scripter: PowerShell ISE Not Only for Scripts

November 14, 2015 Nov 14, 2015 11/14/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about why you may want to use the Windows PowerShell ISE instead of the console.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I was speaking at a Windows PowerShell user group recently. After the presentation, someone came up to me and said that the Windows PowerShell ISE was rather confusing. ...

PowerTip: Find if Variable Is Array

November 6, 2015 Nov 6, 2015 11/6/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find if a variable is an array.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find if a variable contains an array?  Use the –is operator, and test to see if it is a type of [array], for example: $a = 1,2,4,5,6,7 $a -is [array...

Use PowerShell to Find Palindromes

November 6, 2015 Nov 6, 2015 11/6/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find palindromes. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I enjoy playing around with words. I like words that sound similar to each other, such as to, too, and two. I also like words that look alike, and sound alike but have different meanings depending ...

Generate Random Letters with PowerShell

November 5, 2015 Nov 5, 2015 11/5/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about generating random letters with Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to generate a string of random letters. These letters need to be five characters long, and they should be either upper case or lower case. I do not need any numbers or special characters. In fact, my ...