Use a PowerShell object's methods to do many of the same tasks for which you'd write VBscript code in long form.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 01/06/2009
I still prefer the Select-Object cmdlet, but Get-Unique has a way of weeding out the dupes that's, well, different.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 12/17/2008
PowerShell's Select-Object command has a -unique switch that lest you sort through the riffraff.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 12/10/2008
The Get-Command cmdlet reveals all that you need to know about PowerShell.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 12/03/2008
My secret for learning Powershell? Check out these blogs.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 11/19/2008
Lesson in Logic #3: The secret to getting your script block to execute at least one time is the DO loop.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 11/12/2008
Lesson in Logic #2: The WHILE statement keeps things rolling in your PowerShell scripts.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 11/05/2008
To recognize the dynasties in our annual Readers' Choice competition, <i>Redmond</i> is introducing the "Triple Crown," a new award for products that have won (at least) three Readers' Choice honors in a row.
Lesson 1: Using an IF construct in a PowerShell script.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/29/2008
Even sans GUI, Powershell can be made to work interactively. The trick is the Read-Host cmdlet.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/22/2008
That nifty trick I showed you last time that exports data to CSV? This time, get more with an export to XML.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/15/2008
We all love the CSV format, so Powershell has a cmdlet that supports it.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/08/2008
And to use the -ErrorVariable cmdlet to keep track of them is divine.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/01/2008
Use your downtime productively and check that your GPO backups are up to snuff.
- By Greg Shields
- 09/29/2008
Prof. Powershell has been giving you the answers; now, a quiz to see how much attention you've been paying.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/24/2008