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Weekend Scripter: PowerShell Module Manifests—The Video

August 29, 2015 Aug 29, 2015 08/29/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson presents a recap video where he talks about Windows PowerShell module manifests.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It has been stormy for the last couple of days. It makes for a great time to spend offline playing around with my Windows 10 laptop or Surface Pro 3. Watching the power of the storms is great fun...

Working with Enums in PowerShell 5

August 27, 2015 Aug 27, 2015 08/27/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about working with enums in Windows PowerShell 5.0 in Windows 10. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday, I talked about the new stealth feature in Windows PowerShell 5.0 in Windows 10 that permits me to easily create an enum. Enums are great because they provide a concise way ...

New PowerShell 5 Feature: Enumerations

August 26, 2015 Aug 26, 2015 08/26/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about creating enumerations in Windows PowerShell 5.0. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is nearly a stealth feature in Windows PowerShell 5.0—there is an Enum keyword. Yep, that's right, there is an Enum keyword. I wonder what it does? Probably has something to do ...

Verify PowerShell Module Manifests

August 24, 2015 Aug 24, 2015 08/24/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about verifying Windows PowerShell module manifests. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that is cool about Windows PowerShell is that it is self-describing. I can type Get-Member or Get-Command and find out what a Windows PowerShell cmdlet is all about. Then there ...

Weekend Scripter: Parse NetStat with PowerShell 5—The Video

August 23, 2015 Aug 23, 2015 08/23/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, shares a video he made that illustrates parsing NetStat with Windows PowerShell 5.0.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. For someone who loves working at the command line, the new ConvertFrom-String cmdlet is awesome. I mean, I can do things in a single line of code that in the past, took 15...