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I am certified Microsoft professional, a Microsoft MVP and an IT veteran with almost 20 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT consultant specializing in Windows server technologies. I work today as an independent author, trainer and consultant. I've co-authored or authored several books, courseware, and training videos on administrative scripting and automation. My latest book is Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShel: TFM 2nd Ed.(SAPIEN Press 2011).
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Tag Archives: ps1xml
Get PowerShell View Definitions
When you write objects to the pipeline in Windows PowerShell, at the end of the pipeline PowerShell’s formatting system handles displaying the results to the console. It accomplishes this by using a set of rules stored in XML configuration files. … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell v2.0, Scripting
Tagged format-list, format-table, PowerShell, ps1xml, switch, xml
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Friday Fun – More PowerShell Bingo
For last week’s Friday Fun, I posted a PowerShell script to create a traditional Bingo card. I hoped you would also learn a few PowerShell concepts along the way. This week I’ve taken this to the next level, and have … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Fun, PowerShell
Tagged formatting, Get-Random, modules, PowerShell, ps1xml, TipSheet
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All Hail Dir UseALot!
Some of you know my relationship with the a command prompt goes back a long, long way. Naturally I became very adept at using the DIR command, fully taking advantage of its switches to tease out hidden information or to … Continue reading
Posted in CommandLine, PowerShell v2.0, Scripting
Tagged Add-Member, FileSystem, functions, Get-ChildItem, PowerShell, ps1xml, Scripting, Update-FormatDate
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