PowerShell Get-Childitem -Include
PowerShell GCI -Include Parameter My advice is to avoid the -Include parameter. If you want to filter the output then use the -Filter parameter! The problem with -Include is that…
Run Powershell scheduled task without pop up
I found this solution a while back by calling the PowerShell Script via a .VBS script. Not ideal but, it negates the window flash: command = "powershell.exe -nologo -command C:\Scripts\YourScript.ps1"…
What does the “@” symbol do in Powershell?
Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/363884/what-does-the-symbol-do-in-powershell#574388 PowerShell will actually treat any comma-separated list as an array: “server1″,”server2” So the @ is optional in those cases. However, for associative arrays, the @ is required: @{“Key”=”Value”;”Key2″=”Value2″}…
Run N parallel jobs in powershell
source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8781666/run-n-parallel-jobs-in-powershell The Start-Job cmdlet allows you to run code in the background. To do what you’d ask, something like the code below should work. Use Wait-Job -Any to emulate…
Sometimes PowerShell stops sending output until I press enter
Source: https://serverfault.com/questions/204150/sometimes-powershell-stops-sending-output-until-i-press-enter-why If the QuickEdit Mode and\or Insert options are checked within the console\window properties, and you click within the console, it will pause the output. If those options are…
Working with Datatables in Powershell
Source: http://www.intrntpirate.com/2014/09/26/creating-a-data-table-in-powershell/ I’m creating this post for my own reference for the most part, however hopefully it will assist someone else as well. The following can be ran in PowerShell…
Using Windows PowerShell to run old command line tools (and their weirdest parameters)
Source: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/josebda/2012/03/03/using-windows-powershell-to-run-old-command-line-tools-and-their-weirdest-parameters/ Problem 1: Name conflicts Solution 1A: Use the .EXE extension Solution 1B: Use CMD /C Solution 1C: Use a PowerShell equivalent Problem 2: Special PowerShell characters Solution 2A:…
Preventing newline with Out-File (or Add-Content)
Try using Io.FIle class and method WriteAllText. For example: [io.file]::WriteAllText(“c:\test.txt”,”test”) You’ll want [IO.File]::AppendAllText and not WriteAllText since that will override the existing file.
Efficient Windows PowerShell Administration with WMI and CIM
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2477536 Timothy Warner, author of Sams Teach Yourself Windows PowerShell in 24 Hours, differentiates between the often-confused terms WMI and CIM, and explains how best to use these technologies with…
What does PowerShell’s [CmdletBinding()] Do?
It’s not unusual to see folks write PowerShell scripts and functions whose first line is [CmdletBinding()]. What’s it do? It’s generally a big part of advanced functions, or what some…