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About Me
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: Write-Verbose
Verbose or Debug?
This morning there was some discussion on Twitter about when to use Write-Verbose and when to use Write-Debug. They both can provide additional information about what your script or function is doing, although you have to write the code. Typically, … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, PowerShell v2.0, SAPIEN, Scripting
Tagged Debug, PowerShell, Primalscript, Scripitng, Verbose, Write-Debug, Write-Verbose
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PowerShell Automatic Logging
If you regularly download or look at the functions and scripts I post here, you’ll notice I often use Write-Verbose to indicate what is happening. This comes in handy for troubleshooting. But often it would also be helpful to record … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell, Scripting
Tagged functions, logging, PowerShell, Scripting, Write-Verbose
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Verbose Variations
While I’ve been judging entries in the 2010 Scripting Games, I’ve noticed a few things that I thought I would comment on here. In longer and complicated scripts, I’ve always suggested script developers provide some sort of feedback about what … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell v2.0, Scripting
Tagged CmdletBinding, PowerShell, Write-Host, Write-Verbose
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