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Piping Results from One PowerShell Cmdlet to Another

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about piping the results from one cmdlet to another. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. When I pipe information from one Windows PowerShell cmdlet to anther (for example, when I use Get-Process and pipe it to Stop-Process ), sometimes it works, and sometimes it does not. This ...

Back to Basics Part 5: Outputting Data

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 ...

Back to Basics Part 4: More Ways to Manipulate Data

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...

Back to the Basics Part 3: Do Something with Your Data

Summary: Microsoft PFE, Gary Siepser, further investigates the basics of the Windows PowerShell pipeline. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It's midweek already! Time sure flies, especially when you have a guest blogger for the week. Welcome back Gary Siepser for the third part in a series. To catch up, read: In Part 2 of ...

Back to the Basics Part 2: Learn about the Pipeline and “Getters”

Summary: Microsoft PFE, Gary Siepser, talks about the basics of using the Windows PowerShell pipeline and "getters." Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week, Gary Siepser, a Microsoft PFE is our guest blogger. Yesterday, we posted the first part of his series: Back to the Basics Part 1: Learn About the PowerShell Pipeline. In ...