Showing archive results for May 2014

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about Windows PowerShell best practices related to simple functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The first time I saw this tea, I thought, "Dude, what an extravagance." I mean, a fine cup of Darjeeling tea is a true treat. It is mellow, light, and it is lightly aromatic. ...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list type accelerators.  How can I find a list of type accelerators available in Windows PowerShell?  Use the Get property from TypeAccelerators class: [PSObject].Assembly.GetType("System.Management.Automation.TypeAccelerators")::Get

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about Windows PowerShell best practices for simple scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. "Heyyyyy! Script it, baby!" The words of Scripting Cmdlet Style continue to echo through the house. If you have not seen the latest Windows PowerShell community video by Sean Kearney, you should...

Summary: Learn how to force Windows PowerShell to comply with basic best practices.  Is there an easy way for me to help Windows PowerShell comply with basic best practices?  Use the Set-StrictMode –Version Latest command to ensure that you cannot reference things such as           uninitialized va...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about Windows PowerShell best practices for the console. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, the Scripting Wife and I decided to head to a new breakfast place that had great reviews on Yelp. We grabbed our Surface 2s and headed into town. Teresa had her new Surface 2 RT ...