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Tag Archives: parameters
Get Parameter
As I continue to work on the 2nd edition of Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: TFM, I find situations where I need a tool to get information out of Windows PowerShell. For example, the cmdlets in the Microsoft Active … Continue reading
Bool vs Switch
I have to say I’m generally impressed with the quality of submissions to this year’s Scripting Games. But there is a recurring concept that some people are using and I think there’s a better way. Some contestants are defining function … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, PowerShell v2.0, Scripting
Tagged functions, parameters, PowerShell, switch
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More Fun with Get-NumberedContent
As much fun as the original Get-NumberedContent function was after using it for awhile I realized I had imposed some limitations. I also realized it needed to be more flexible. What if someone wanted to specify a different color or … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell v2.0, Scripting
Tagged functions, Get-Content, parameters, PowerShell, Scripting, v2, Write-Host
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Out-MSWord Revised
This summer I wrote about a function I developed called Out-MSWord. The function was discussed in my Practical PowerShell column which was published in the free e-Journal Windows Administration in RealTime put out by RealTime Publishers. The original was published in Issue #17 if you are interested. The function accepted pipelined input and created a Microsoft Word document. Naturally, you need to have Microsoft Word installed in order for this to work.
PS C:\> get-service | out-MSWord
The function accepted a number of parameters so you could control font name, size, color, append, and more. The function was written for PowerShell v1.0 but also worked on PowerShell v2.0. However, I was revisiting the function and realize there were places I could tweak, such as adding additional error handing. I also realized that if rewrote this for PowerShell v2.0, I could create an advanced function and take advantage of cmdletbinding, advanced parameters and help. Continue reading
Posted in CommandLine, PowerShell v2.0, RealTime, Scripting
Tagged functions, parameters, PowerShell, Practical PowerShell, v2, Word
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