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Summary: This blog post explores the features and functionality of the newly released Windows PowerShell ISE Preview edition that runs on Windows PowerShell 5.0.
After you install the Windows PowerShell ISE preview from the PowerShell Gallery and take a look at the modules and functions it provides, it is time to fire up the new ISE and play...
Summary: Take a first look at the newly released Windows PowerShell ISE Preview.
Good morning everyone. Ed Wilson here. I can tell you that the list of speakers for PowerShell Saturday on in Tampa March 19, 2016 looks really impressive. There are going to be seven MVPs and six Microsoftees there! When it comes to Microsoft Automation, this is ...
Summary: Learn how to install the Windows PowerShell ISE Preview edition from the PowerShell Gallery to Windows PowerShell 5.0 by using a one-line command.
One of the way cool things is that the Windows PowerShell ISE is released to the PowerShell Gallery. “PowerShell Gallery?” you might ask. Yeah, the PowerShell Gallery.
Although ...
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 5.0 to scrape a web page so that you can easily return parsable objects.
Good morning. Ed Wilson here, and today I have a guest blog post by Doug Finke...
When surfing the PowerShell Gallery, you'll find that each module has a web page with a version history, for example:
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Wouldn't...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find if a variable is an array.
(image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to find if a variable contains an array?
(image) 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]
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