In the windows scripting host environment, the WScript.Quit method can be used to return an exit code to a calling process. In 99.9% of the cases, the value set with the WSCript.Quit method will be returned as expected. If you are running your script...

In my last blog, I talked about how you can increase the history buffer limit. This is very helpful if you ever want to save the commands that you may have been working on to later incorporate into your script library. I would normally save the history...

I like trying to figure out how things work and most of the time, it is via trial and error. Then I experiment to test my understanding and discovery a few new tricks along the way. Most of the time, this discovery happens while I am in the Windows PowerShell...

In my last blog, I provided a sample PowerShell script that shows how to use the System.DirectoryServices namespace from .NET Framework to bulk create users. Now I will show you can you can use the same namespace to search the Active Directory. We...

There are several ways to programmatically create users in the Active Directory. The easiest way would be to use the Active Directory PowerShell Module. This is great if you have access to a Windows 2008 R2 domain controller as the Active Directory PowerShell...

I was recently working with a developer who wanted to know if there is a way to get the error when they call the Invoke-Expression cmdlet. He was using the $LastExitCode to determine if it succeeded or not. Unfortunately, the $LastExitCode was not returning...

Often, when I am debugging a developer’s PowerShell script, the only symptom I get is that the script is not working. In general, it is fairly easy to debug a small script even when you have little information but when given complex script, it can...