Take the guesswork out of your scripts and find out the common risks via the -Whatif parameter.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/23/2011
Let me offer a few suggestions that will make your script writing easier, more productive and less buggy.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/16/2011
Deploying scripts with parameters? Be sure to validate input. Here are a few validation tests worth considering.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/09/2011
The cmldetBinding() attribute doesn't always need parameters, but it does need the Param keyword. Here's why it makes a difference.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/26/2011
While PowerShell doesn't duplicate the complete functionality of SSMS, it can duplicate a lot of it.
The trick to making functions act like cmdlets? It's all in the binding.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/20/2011
Turn any command-line tool into a PowerShell tool.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/14/2011
Red can be disturbing at times, so let's change the color of the PowerShell console so it looks less aggressive when you chance upon the rare error.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/06/2011
Check out these Automatic Variables that are defined by PowerShell with every new session.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/02/2011
Some tips for customizing PowerShell's Integrated Scripting Environment.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/23/2011
The Test-Path cmdlet can keep you from going bonkers by offering a little bit of script pre-error-handling.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/16/2011
Automating SQL Server administration tasks is easy with PowerShell, especially with the SQL-related snapins.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/10/2011
Manage the whole VMware infrastructure from PowerShell. Yes, you heard right; it can be done.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/02/2011
PowerShell doesn't have tools to automate AD management, but some vendors have developed tools that can get you nearer to that goal.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/26/2011
To manage your environment, use the AD PowerShell provider that comes with Windows Server 2008 R2, or the Active Directory Management Gateway for any down-level DC.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/19/2011