http://blogs.msdn.com/jaredpar/archive/2009/01/13/linq-like-functions-for-powershell-skip-count.aspxThe PowerShell pipeline, is fairly similar to C#/VB’s LINQ.&#160; Both filter a group of elements through a series of transformations which produce a new series of elements.&#160; The devil is in the details of course but I’ll get to that in a futureen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/jaredpar/archive/2009/01/13/linq-like-functions-for-powershell-skip-count.aspx#9331792Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:31:42 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9331792Josh Einstein<p>Great minds think alike! I actually implemented an assload of these kinds of commands in C# using a Cmdlet. I work with a lot of large sequences and the performance of a compiled C# Cmdlet blows away script-based ones but for my blog I'm gonna convert them to advanced functions.</p> <p>Here's one that I came up with that you might like:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://einsteintech.spaces.live.com/blog/cns">http://einsteintech.spaces.live.com/blog/cns</a>!89E05724AF67A39E!228.entry</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jaredpar/archive/2009/01/13/linq-like-functions-for-powershell-skip-count.aspx#9340092Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:25:17 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9340092Jared Parsons<p>@Josh,</p> <p>I love the default &quot;lambda&quot; expression inline in the parameter list. </p>