October, 2006

Windows PowerShell Exit Codes PSMDTAG:FAQ: How can my script control the PowerShell exit code? Answers: 1. A normal termination will set the exitcode to 0 2. An uncaught THROW will set the exitcode to 1 3. The EXIT statement will stop...

Windows PowerShell Font Customization <Today we have a guest blog entry from another team in Microsoft> There’s a new set of fonts that have been developed and released this year bundled with the betas for the new Windows and Office. These...

While it’s very easy to load and view the content of XML documents how do you add new elements? Here’s how: Let’s create a simple XML document, one parent node with two children: PS> [xml]$x = “<top> <first>first child</first>...

In our newsgroup, Benny asked the question, “How to get subdir items with full path name?” ClaudioG64 responded: PS> get-childitem C:\ | foreach-object -process { $_.FullName } Dreeschkind replied that we had pithier ways of doing it posting...

Sapien PrimalScript's support for WIndows PowerShell continues to get better. The latest addition is Live Syntax Checking. This is particularly useful for people who are starting out with PowerShell which is basically everyone at this point. Checkout...

Well folks, at long last, my book is almost done :-) Before it goes out for print, you can get electronic copies through Manning's early access program: http://www.manning.com/payette/ The early access program is a chance for readers to provide...

Since the release of Windows PowerShell RC2, we've been receiving many questions around some of the changes from previous versions of PowerShell to RC2. To help clear up and confusion, I've taken the most common questions I've been hearing and have answered...

If you are the sort of bloke that likes to turn the dial to 11, you should check out Abhishek's recent blog entry on Custom TypeConverters: http://abhishek225.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!13469C7B7CE6E911!191.entry Much of the power of Windows PowerShell...

We still have some open slots for a Design For Operations for ISVs/Developers Worksho p on October 23 th and 24 th , 2006 . The goal of the workshop is to provide guidance on how to information for developers and architects who want to build manageable...

I had the pleasure to do an interview with Scott Hanselman. If you aren't already a regular HanselMinutes listener, I can strongly recommend it. Scott is super smart, articulate and entertaining. BTW - if you ever have a chance to see Scott demo PowerShell...