Summary: Take your Windows PowerShell scripting to the next level by combining hash tables and arrays. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I are anxiously counting down the days until the first ever Pittsburgh PowerShell Users Group meeting. The event is quickly selling out; therefore, if you want to attend,…
Year: 2011
Create a Hash Table in PowerShell that Contains Hash Tables
Summary: Learn how to work with hash tables that contain other hash tables in Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, it is a typical winter day here in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. I am not talking about a nice, cool, sunny day with cobalt blue skies streaked by…
Easily Create and Manipulate an Array of Arrays in PowerShell
Summary: Learn about creating an array of arrays in Windows PowerShell, and see how to store numerical data and rich objects in elements. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States, it was 60 degrees Fahrenheit (that is 15 degrees Celsius according to my unit conversion module)….
Read a CSV File and Build Distinguished Names on the Fly by Using PowerShell
Summary: Learn two ways to read a CSV file with Windows PowerShell and build distinguished names on the fly. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am working on my first big project with Windows PowerShell, and I have been unable to locate a good answer on the Internet. I am having trouble figuring out how to connect…
Find the Index Number of a Value in a PowerShell Array
Summary: In this blog post, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about finding the index number of a value in a Windows PowerShell array. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other day, the Scripting Wife and I were invited to speak with a customer in Charlotte. Our contact, Rafael, is a really cool…
Add, Modify, Verify, and Sort Your PowerShell Array
Summary: Learn how to add, modify, or verify values in a Windows PowerShell array, and discover two easy techniques for sorting your array. Hey, Scripting Guy! I get that arrays are really simple in Windows PowerShell, but it seems that they are so simple that no one ever seems to tell us how to work…
Learn Simple Ways to Handle Windows PowerShell Arrays
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, teaches you how to handle arrays in Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! One of the things I do not understand is arrays. I mean, I really do not get it at all. In VBScript, it seemed like I always tripped up on arrays. In Windows PowerShell, it seems that…
Use PowerShell to Move Computers Based on IP Addresses: Part 2
Summary: In this blog, Eric Wright revises his script by using Active Directory cmdlets to move computers that are organized in Active Directory, based on their IP addresses. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. In today’s post, guest blogger, Eric Wright, reprises yesterday’s post to use the Windows Active Directory module cmdlets. Here is…
Use PowerShell to Move Computers Based on IP Addresses: Part 1
Summary: In this guest blog post written by Eric Wright, you will learn how to use the Windows PowerShell snap-in, Quest ActiveRoles, to move computers that are organized in Active Directory, based on their IP addresses. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Guest Blogger Weekend continues. Today we have a guest blog written by…
Learn to Use the Exchange Web Services with PowerShell
Summary: In this guest blog article written by Microsoft MVP, Jan Egil Ring, you will learn how to use Exchange Web Services (EWS) with Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we begin Guest Blogger Weekend. We are really fortunate today to have a great blog post by Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP,…