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PowerTip: Build simple HTML with PowerShell

March 15, 2018 Mar 15, 2018 03/15/18
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Here’s how to use the ConvertTo-HTML cmdlet to build basic HTML content.   Hey, Scripting Guy! Occasionally I need to build basic HTML documents. I heard there was a way to do that with Windows PowerShell.   There most certainly is! Just use the ConvertTo-HTML cmdlet to save the day! For example...

PowerTip: Create new authentication keys for AzureRM Cognitive Services

February 28, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 02/28/18
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Change the keys to authenticate to Azure RM Cognitive Services, by using Windows PowerShell.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I created the keys for my Rest API. I know I can change them in the web portal, but is there a faster way of doing it through Windows PowerShell?   There absolutely is! Just use the New-...

Cross-platform PowerShell remoting in action

December 29, 2017 Dec 29, 2017 12/29/17
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to configure and use cross-platform PowerShell remoting in PowerShell Core. I’m Christoph Bergmeister, a London-based full stack .NET software developer with a passion for DevOps. To enable product testing of .NET Core apps across non-Windows machines in CI, I was one of the first people to use the new cross-platform ...

Reverse Desired State Configuration: How it works

October 27, 2017 Oct 27, 2017 10/27/17
Doctor Scripto
Nik Charlebois is a Premier Field Engineer based out of Canada. He is the author of several books on SharePoint automation, and he writes blog posts on a regular basis about all things PowerShell. You can find out more about his work here. ReverseDSC PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) has been around for a few years now, and many ...

Use Docker to automate testing of PowerShell Core scripts

October 3, 2017 Oct 3, 2017 10/3/17
Doctor Scripto
  Summary: Learn the basics about Docker, and see how to use it for PowerShell Core script testing on different operating systems. I'm Dan Ward, a Boston-based .NET software engineer who is just plum crazy about PowerShell and automation. Earlier this year, I uploaded my first GitHub project—a PowerShell whitespace cleaner that also ...