Proxy Functions for Cmdlets with Dynamic Parameters
I came across an interesting problem today while working on the Pester module: how do you create a proxy function for a Cmdlet which has dynamic parameters? I needed a solution which would...
View ArticlePowerShell v5: Class Support
This post is based on the September 2014 preview release of WMF 5.0. This is pre-release software, so this information may change. One of the banner new features in PowerShell v5 is support for real...
View ArticleSurvey: Source Control for the IT Professional [Results in]
Edit: The results are in. I was watching Don and Jeffrey’s PowerShell Unplugged session from Ignite the other day, and something stood out. At 30 minutes in, Don asked the crowd whether they were using...
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PowerShell… An exciting frontier…
PowerShell… An exciting frontier… These are the voyages of a PowerShell adventurer. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new cmdlets… To seek out new modules; new parameters… To boldly go where...
View ArticleThe Monad Manifesto Annotation Project
Richard’s log, stardate 2457164.5 Today’s destination is the Monad Manifesto Annotation Project. The idea behind this project is to keep the manifesto intact somewhere on the internet, and to provide...
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6th Dutch PowerShell User Group Event 2015 Recap
Richard’s Log, Stardate 2457169.5 Today’s destination is the Recap for the 6th Dutch PowerShell User Group 2015. Now in my hotelroom nearby Schiphol, rethinking all the awesome content I saw today, and...
View ArticleNew PS Module for working with F5’s LTM REST API
If you use F5’s BIG‑IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) for load-balancing, then you may find the new PS module I’ve written helpful. The module uses the REST API in ver. 11.6 of the LTM to query and...
View ArticleWhat’s your favorite PowerShell Editor?
Just for my interest, a short survey. What is your favorite PowerShell Editor? I like to work with PowerShell + ISESteroids, because for me it’s the fastest tool around. Would love to hear your opinion...
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Update – What’s your favorite PowerShell Editor?
On june 9th, I’ve started a survey about the most popular PowerShell editor around: What’s your favorite PowerShell Editor? I have some results for you now, and it’s quite clear. Till now PowerShell...
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Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and PSDeploy
Are you starting to use version control at work? Are you being pestered by fellow PowerShell aficionados to start learning version control? Did you catch the PowerShell.org Crash Course in Version...
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August Recap – CincyPowershell User Group
We had a great time last week diving into version control. We learned a bit about different flavors, basics of how to get started, and most importantly why we need it as ITPros. Powershell is the...
View ArticleUse Import-LocalizedData to Internationalize your Scripts
Whether you’re working with an enterprise client with a global presence or building a tool that you want to share with the world, you may find yourself wanting to build support for multiple languages...
View ArticleWriting and Publishing PowerShell Modules
Earlier in August we mentioned that modularity and abstraction are quite helpful. PowerShell modules can help enable these concepts. You might ask “Modules… why can’t I just write a function?” There...
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September Recap and October Teaser! – CincyPowershell User Group
We had a great time last week learning how to take code and make is shareable and reusable. We learned about variables, scripts, and functions. We were challenged to create your own function to check...
View ArticleCommand and query separation in Pester tests
Do you feel that writing tests is confusing, and you often end up with complicated test code? I did too, before I learned about Command-query separation principle (or CQS). This principle lead me to...
View ArticleThe JAPE challenge
I have wanted to write my very own obfuscated e-mail signature for a long time but kept myself from doing it. At the time I thought of all these lines of obfuscated code that people wrote during...
View ArticleJoin us for the PowerShell Editor Services Hack Week, Dec 6-13!
Do you wish your favorite editor had better PowerShell editing support? Do you have a great idea for a new feature for the PowerShell extension in Visual Studio Code? We’re dedicating next week,...
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Recap of the Dec 2015 PowerShell Editor Services Hack Week
Thanks to all those who participated in the PowerShell Editor Services Hack Week last week! Much progress was made on fixing bugs and adding new features to both PowerShell Editor Services and the...
View ArticleUsing Local Functions in a Scriptblock with Existing Code
When you are wanting to run code remotely, it’s common to do this via the use of Invoke-Command (though other options exist, such as through Start-Job for example). The biggest downfall to date i’ve...
View ArticleCreate Windows Shortcuts or Favorites With PowerShell
Creating windows shortcuts are usually done through the New Shortcut Wizard, MSI files, Group Policy Objects, or even a simple file copy. Shortcut files are .lnk files that Microsoft Windows uses for...
View ArticleUsing PowerShell to enable ChatOps on Windows
ChatOps is a term used to describe bringing development or operations work that is already happening in the background into a common chat room. It involves having everyone in the team in a single chat...
View ArticleConnect to all Office 365 Services with PowerShell
If you are not on Office 365 or have a tenant set up with Microsoft yet, now is the time to reserve your tenant name! With utilizing Office 365, a lot of administration is only available from a...
View ArticleConvert VBA Macros To PowerShell for Microsoft Office Automation
There is a lot of documentation out there for interacting with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, Word, etc with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). A lot of time you may only be able to find...
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The Unicode PowerShell module
After authoring last month scripting games puzzle, which involved some scripting around the Unicode standard, I decided to have some fun and write a PowerShell module which interacts directly with the...
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Documenting your PowerShell API–solved!
Long has it been known how to easily document your PowerShell source code simply by embedding properly formatted documentation comments right along side your code, making maintenance relatively...
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