One of my first tasks, after I was hired at SAPIEN, was to figure out why users couldn’t view WMI classes on remote computers and turn the solution into an easy-to-follow blog post. After completing that, I had to turn it into a script so that it was even easier to set up. Although I […]
Category: Scripting
Introducing the SAPIEN Information Center
Over the years, the articles in this blog have grown extensively. There’s a lot of valuable information in here, but it’s become hard to find because it’s mixed in with various tour announcements, special offers, conference recaps, and the like. So, we have decided to pull the important articles and place them—along with information relevant […]
How to Write About Help for your Module
Since installing PowerShell 5.0, I’ve been using the PowerShellGet cmdlets to install and examine many of the new modules on PowerShell Gallery. Unfortunately, this is often quite a chore. While many have some help for cmdlets, few have an About topic that tells me how to use the cmdlets together to solve real-world problems. And, […]
Calling a method without parentheses
Late breaking news from PowerShell Conference Europe 2016!! During PowerShell MVP Chrissy LeMaire’s (@cl) knockout session at PowerShell Conference Europe 2016, “My Journey to 200,000 Rows a Second” (don’t miss the recording; I’ll tweet as soon as it’s available), PowerShell Principal Developer Bruce Payette (@BrucePayette) said that you can call the Where method without parentheses. […]
Setting Conditional Breakpoints
Applies to PowerShell Studio 2016, PrimalScript 2016, and later. I write lots of scripts — for production, for research, for testing, and for demonstrations. And, inevitably, I hit a bug. I’m actually relieved when I do, because no code is perfect and I’d rather find the bugs before my users do. In fact, I make […]
New PowerShell Reference Tool
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. is pleased to introduce our new online Windows PowerShell Reference tool, which is based on the reference section of iPowerShell Pro. To find it, on the SAPIEN web page, click Support and then click PowerShell Reference. Or, go directly to https://www.sapien.com/powershell. PowerShell Reference contains help for Windows PowerShell and PowerShell modules. This […]
Automation — in Science
I recently had the great honor of attending my eldest son’s Ph.D. thesis defense. It was one of those mommy moments — you know, “my son the doctor.” Jackson Cahn, Ph.D. with his parents, June Blender and Andy Cahn Photo by Ron Rogers Although I’d discussed my son’s work with him for years, I didn’t […]
