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Recently I was tracking down a bug in script for a client. The problem turned out to be a simple typo. I could have easily avoided that by using Set-StrictMode, which I do now, but that’s not what this...
View ArticleMaximizing the PowerShell Console Title Bar
A few days ago Boe Prox posted some very nifty PowerShell modules for using the title bar as a ticker for RSS feeds like the weather. I thought this was an awesome idea and an easy way to take...
View ArticleExport and Import Hash Tables
I use hash tables quite a bit and with the impending arrival of PowerShell 3.0 I expect even more so. PowerShell v3 allows you to define a hash table of default parameter values. I’m not going to to...
View ArticleCreate HTML Bar Charts from PowerShell
I saw a very nice mention on Twitter today where someone had taken an idea of mine and created something practical and in production. It is always nice to hear. The inspiring article was something I...
View ArticleOn the Road Again
It’s that time of year again: conferences! I’ll be out and about a few places in the next few months and I hope our paths will cross. Here’s a short summary of where I’ll be speaking and when. If you...
View ArticlePowerShell Scripting with [ValidateSet]
Today we’ll continue our exploration of the parameter validation attributes you can use in you PowerShell scripting. We’ve already looked at [ValidateRange] and [ValidateScript]. Another attribute you...
View ArticlePowerShell Scripting with [ValidatePattern]
I’ve been writing about a number of parameters attributes you can include in your PowerShell scripting to validate parameter values. Today I want to cover using a regular expression pattern to validate...
View ArticlePowerShell Scripting with [ValidateCount]
Here’s another parameter validation attribute you might want to use in your PowerShell scripting and functions. If your parameter can take an array of values, you might want to limit that array to a...
View ArticlePowerShell Scripting with [ValidateNotNullorEmpty]
I’ve been writing about the different parameter validation attributes that you can use in your PowerShell scripting. One that I use in practically every script is [ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]. This...
View ArticleIntroducing the ScriptingHelp PowerShell Module
Over the last few weeks I’ve posted articles on the different parameter validation options in Windows PowerShell. More than one person suggested consolidating the articles. That seemed like a good...
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