http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2008/01/18/format-xml.aspxHave you ever had an XML file that looks like crap? The problem is that XML is sorta the data encoding equivalent of Shimmer - sometimes its an encoding for programs and sometimes its an encoding for users. Our PowerShell MVP Brandon Shell pointed outen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2008/01/18/format-xml.aspx#7151211Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:45:05 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7151211BS on PoSH - Blog » Format-XML (Journey to Pretty XML output)<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://bsonposh.com/modules/wordpress/?p=67">http://bsonposh.com/modules/wordpress/?p=67</a></p> http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2008/01/18/format-xml.aspx#7153519Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:02:28 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7153519jaybaz_MS<p>May I sugget making it a filter?</p>http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2008/01/18/format-xml.aspx#7177410Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:50:11 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7177410Joel "Jaykul" Bennett<p>There's also a cmdlet for Format-XML in the PowerShell Community eXtensions snapin ... has a few additional options, too.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.codeplex.com/PowerShellCX/SourceControl/FileView.aspx?itemId=101868&amp;changeSetId=29385">http://www.codeplex.com/PowerShellCX/SourceControl/FileView.aspx?itemId=101868&amp;changeSetId=29385</a></p>http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2008/01/18/format-xml.aspx#9820335Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:28:05 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9820335someone<p>you can also display xml in a readable format such as this...</p> <p>$recoveruser = import-clixml \$name.xml</p> <p>$recoveruser | Sort-Object</p>http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2008/01/18/format-xml.aspx#9893398Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:59:52 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9893398Dmitry Kalashnikov<p>Hello Jeffrey, </p> <p>It doesn't seem like your example #1 actually uses the passed-in $xml param?</p> <p>Also, in Lee's example how can I capture it to a string instead of writing it directly to a console?</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Dmitry Kalashnikov</p>