Where Unix shell scripts pipe text from one command to another, PowerShell pipes objects from one cmdlet to the next. This eliminates the need to parse the output of one command before sending it to the next. Thus, our sort-object cmdlet understands that WorkingSet is a property in the re...
This allows you to use Write-Host to emit output to the information stream. This enables the capture or suppression of data written using Write-Host while preserving backwards compatibility. The $InformationPreference preference variable and InformationAction common parameter do not affect Write-Host ...
In myprevious post, I talked about using Crescendo to create a PowerShell module for thevssadmin.execommand in Windows. As I explained, you have to write Output Handler code that parses the output of the command you are using. But if you never written a parser like this, where do you ...
Adding Objects to an Array with additional properties Adding quotes to variable's value Adding rows to datagridview by column names Adding secondary smtp addresses to Distribution Groups Adding the contents of an array Adding the server name to output adding timeout limit to System.Diagnostics.Proces...
This command uses the As DataSet parameter to capture the data into a .Net System.Data.DataSet object and stores the result in the variable '$DS'. The object can be used for further processing.Example 8: Get specific column setspowershell Copy ...
Operations Manager Command ShellIn OpsMgr, you access Windows PowerShell through the Command Shell, which is similar to the default Windows PowerShell environment except it loads a console file as well as a script that initializes the environment with OpsMgr cmdlets, functions, and a default ...
the script must evaluate the value supplied for the –action parameter—which is the default parameter. Anything typed on the command line will be interpreted as a value for –action if nothing else is used. This gives the added advantage of allowing the capture of bogus input to the script...
Adding Objects to an Array with additional properties Adding quotes to variable's value Adding rows to datagridview by column names Adding secondary smtp addresses to Distribution Groups Adding the contents of an array Adding the server name to output adding timeout limit to System.Diagnostics.Proces...
-match and -notmatch support regex capture groups. Each time they run on scalar input, and the -match result is True, or the -notmatch result is False, they overwrite the $Matches automatic variable. $Matches is a Hashtable that always has a key named '0', which stores the enti...
You can review the settings by using Format-List, capture them with a variable and modify them (and even preview the modifications). As with any module that supports EzTheme, you can modify the returned object and put it back by piping it to Set-PowerLineTheme. PowerLine Coloring blocks ...