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I am certified Microsoft professional, a Microsoft MVP and an IT veteran with almost 20 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT consultant specializing in Windows server technologies. I work today as an independent author, trainer and consultant. I've co-authored or authored several books, courseware, and training videos on administrative scripting and automation. My latest book is Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShel: TFM 2nd Ed.(SAPIEN Press 2011).
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Tag Archives: Scripting
PowerShell Scripting with [ValidatePattern]
I’ve been writing about a number of parameters attributes you can include in your PowerShell scripting to validate parameter values. Today I want to cover using a regular expression pattern to validate a parameter value. I’m going to assume you … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell v2.0, Scripting
Tagged PowerShell, Regular Expressions, Scripting, Validation
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PowerShell Scripting with [ValidateSet]
Today we’ll continue our exploration of the parameter validation attributes you can use in you PowerShell scripting. We’ve already looked at [ValidateRange] and [ValidateScript]. Another attribute you are likely to use is [ValidateSet()]. You can use this to verify that … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell, PowerShell v2.0, Scripting
Tagged parameter, PowerShell, Scripting, Validation
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PowerShell Scripting with [ValidateScript]
The last few days we’ve been looking at parameter validation attributes you might use in a script of function. Yesterday I wrote about [ValidateRange] and demonstrated how you might use it. That attribute works fine for any values that can … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell, Scripting
Tagged parameter, PowerShell, ScriptBlock, Scripting, Validation
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PowerShell Scripting with [ValidateRange]
After my post yesterday on using the ValidateScript attribute with PSCredentials, I thought you might find it helpful to have a brief discussion on some other parameter validation attributes such as [ValidateRange()]. You can use this attribute if you want … Continue reading
Scripting with PSCredential
I see this question often: how can I pass a parameter value for a PSCredential that might be a credential object or it might be a user name? In the past I’ve used code like this: begin { … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell, security, WMI
Tagged functions, PowerShell, PSCredential, ScriptBlock, Scripting, WMI
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