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PowerTip: Update Module from PowerShell Gallery

November 29, 2015 Nov 29, 2015 11/29/15
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Summary: Boe Prox shows how to update a module from the Windows PowerShell Gallery. How can I update a module from the Windows PowerShell Gallery? Run the following command to check for an update to the module and install the update if one is found:Update-Module –Name PoshRSJob –VerboseVERBOSE: Checking for updates for ...

Weekend Scripter: A Look at the PoshRSJob Module

November 29, 2015 Nov 29, 2015 11/29/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Boe Prox presents a module for working with runspaces. Honorary Scripting Guy and Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. Today I finish up my series about using runspaces in PowerShell by showing you a module that I put together that makes working with runspaces a...

PowerTip: Add Custom Function to Runspace Pool

November 28, 2015 Nov 28, 2015 11/28/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to add a custom function to a runspace pool. How can I use Windows PowerShell to add a custom function to a runspace pool? Use the following approach:#Custom FunctionFunction ConvertTo-Hex {    Param([int]$Number)    '0x{0:x}' -f $Number}#Get body of function$Definition = Get-...

Beginning Use of PowerShell Runspaces: Part 3

November 28, 2015 Nov 28, 2015 11/28/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Boe Prox shows us some tips about using runspace pools for multithreading. Honorary Scripting Guy and Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. Note   This is a four-part series that includes the following posts: After spending the past ...