PowerTip: View Directory List as Tree by Using PowerShell
Summary: Learn how to view a directory in a tree view by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily view a directory list as a tree view? Use the Show-Tree cmdlet from the...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Cool PowerShell Profile Functions from Bruce Payette
Summary: Windows PowerShell principal SDE, Bruce Payette, shares a couple of cool profile functions.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The week of May 19, we had Profile Week. (To read about...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Windows Path
Summary: Learn to use Windows PowerShell to display your Windows path. How can I use Windows PowerShell to inspect my Windows path to see what folders are there and in what order they appear? Use the...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Develop Minimal Footprint with PowerShell and Features on...
Summary: Guest blogger, Yung Chou, talks about using Windows PowerShell to develop a minimal footprint with Features on Demand.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have another guest...
View ArticlePowerTip: Does PowerShell Array Contain a Value?
Summary: Learn how to verify if a Windows PowerShell array contains a value. I have an array that contains various numbers and I want to see if one of the array elements contains a specific...
View ArticleCreating an XML Document for Admins
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about creating XML files.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I will be the first to admit that I am not a huge fan of XML. I mean, if I can...
View ArticlePowerTip: Display Formatted XML with PowerShell
Summary: Use a free cmdlet to display formatted XML with Windows PowerShell. How can I display formatted XML from within Windows PowerShell? Use the Format-XML cmdlet from the PSCX project:Format-Xml...
View ArticleExploring XML Document by Using the [XML] Type Accelerator
Summary: Learn how to use the [XML] type accelerator to explore XML documents.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife bought me a pound of English Breakfast tea that she found...
View ArticlePowerTip: Validate XML Document with PowerShell
Summary: Learn to use Windows PowerShell to validate that an XML document is well formed. How can I use Windows PowerShell to test that anXML document is well formed? Use the Test-XML cmdlet from the...
View ArticleUsing PowerShell to Explore Structure of an XML Document
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to explore the structure of an XML document.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I don’t know about you, but...
View ArticlePowerTip: Split String with PowerShell
Summary: Easily split a string on multiple characters with Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to split a string that contains multiple separator characters (for example, a comma and a...
View ArticleCalling XML Document Properties from Within PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about calling XML document properties from within Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Craig Liebendorfer is back. No, he...
View ArticlePowerTip: Find Other Ways to Use Split Method
Summary: Find other ways to use the Windows PowerShell Split method. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find if there are other ways to use the Split method from a String object? Use the PSMethod...
View ArticleCalling XMLDocument Methods in PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about calling XMLDocument methods in Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is Friday the 13th. Cool. Luckily, I do not...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use PowerShell to Create DateTime Object for Any Date
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily create a DateTime object X days in the future. How can I use Windows PowerShell to create a DateTime object for a date at some point in the future? Use the...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Non-PowerShell Books for PowerShell People
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, collects a list of cool book recommendations.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I constantly find myself doing is reading. I try...
View ArticlePowerTip: Get Unique Numbers by Using PowerShell
Summary: Easily get unique numbers from a list by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to get unique numbers from a list of numbers? Use the Get-Unique cmdlet, for example:PS...
View ArticleWeekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Explore Dates
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to explore dates in the future.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This afternoon, I am sipping a nice cup of...
View ArticlePowerTip: Send Output to Clipboard with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily send output to the clipboard. How can I easily capture output from the Windows PowerShell console and send it to the Windows Clipboard so I can paste...
View ArticleThe Search for a Better PowerShell Console Experience
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the search for a better Windows PowerShell console experience.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am sipping a cup of...
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