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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display a percentage as a two place number.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to display a number as a percentage that has two decimal places?  Use the -f format specifier, and specify a pattern as “{0:p2}”. On the other side of the -f format specifier, perform your percentage calculation. Here is an example: PS ...

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

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to select two random numbers from twenty possible numbers.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to select two of twenty attendees at user group to receive prizes?  Create a range of input numbers with the Get-Random cmdlet, then use the –Count parameter to retrieve     ...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to split arrays of numbers into contiguous ranges. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have a cool post from guest blogger, Zachary Loeber. Here is a little bit about Zachary: Zachary Loeber is a solution architect with PSC Group. Zachary is a seasoned network and systems architect and an administra...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to round numbers to a specific decimal place.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to round a number to a specific number of decimal places, and            continue to have a number instead of converting it to a string.  Use the Round static method from the System.Math class. By d...