Windows PowerShell Examples of Real Life Tasks This section is dedicated to putting PowerShell into action. I have selected topics to illustrate how PowerShell can help you with real life tasks. Active Directory CodePlex Modules Com Objects -Com Shell.Application Contacts in Exchange Eventlog … Remote-Eventlog … Write-Eventlog … PowerShell …
Introduction to Windows PowerShell Select These are three way that PowerShell uses ‘Select’: Perhaps the most common way is in a WMI Query Language (WQL) statement. For example, Get-WmiObject uses ‘-query’ to introduce a classic ‘Select * from’ a phrase, see example 1 The second context for ‘Select’ in PowerShell …
How PowerShell Converts an Array into a String The problem is getting the formatting right when you convert chunks of data into a single string. The solution is an operator called -Join. PowerShell String Problem Solution to Array String Problem Controlling PowerShell Arrays with the $OFS Variable PowerShell Array Introduction …
Introduction to Scripting the Eventlog with PowerShell Let us begin by taking stock of the operating system’s event logs. In our hearts, we know that we should be looking at these logs more often. We also know that when we see those red dots in the event viewer, we should …
PowerShell Limit-Eventlog Cmdlet This cmdlet could represent a watershed for using PowerShell to manage computer tasks. Either you could configure the event logs options with the traditional Event Viewer GUI, or better still, you could master PowerShell's Limit-Eventlog. PowerShell Limit-Eventlog Topics Refresher with Get-Eventlog Limit-Eventlog Increases Logsize Tactics for Event …
PowerShell Get-Help Cmdlet My goal on this page is to explain Get-Help’s hidden but useful nuances. The examples are designed to help intermediate scripters delve deeper into PowerShell’s capabilities. Windows PowerShell Get-Help Topics Structure of PowerShell’s Get-Help Learning About Get-Help’s Syntax PowerShell Version Check Five Attributes of a Parameter ♣ …
PowerShell Export as XML Don’t use Export-CliXml, use ConvertTo-Html instead! Question: OK; what is the point of Export-CliXml? Answer: To store objects until you need them again; in which case, you call for the sister cmdlet: Import-CliXml. PowerShell Import and Export-CliXml Topics Export-CliXml Example Export-CliXml – Test with Import-CliXml Learning …
Windows PowerShell – Get-Item Cmdlet PowerShell’s Get-ChildItem has a little sister called Get-Item. Topics – Examples of Get-Item Real Life Example: List Environmental Variables Research Get-Item’s Parameters Find the Alias of Get-Item Summary – PowerShell Script to Delete Files ♣ Real Life Example: List Environmental Variables Our mission here is …
Introduction to Windows PowerShell – Type of Bracket Did you ever buy a light bulb with a bayonet socket, only to discover that you really needed a bulb with a screw fitting? Well, PowerShell brackets require similar attention to detail otherwise your script will also remain in the dark. Windows …
PowerShell Write-Eventlog Cmdlet PowerShell's Write-Eventlog is one of the most difficult cmdlets to master. The problem is that we are asking a script to mimic how the operating system or an application writes to eventlog. For that to be successful we need to understand valid source and EventIDs. PowerShell Write-Eventlog …