In case you missed it, SAPIEN will be running it’s popular series of online classes for Windows PowerShell. The first Fundamentals class starts March 10 and will run for 4 weeks. We’ll meet online twice a week to go over the material, answer questions and discuss whatever else is on your mind. The classes were […]
Category: Windows PowerShell
Hash Table Happiness
The other day I wrote an entry about using the Dictionary object in VBScript . I alluded to how you could use a hash table in PowerShell. Let me show you how and I think you’ll also appreciate how much more you can do with them in PowerShell with less coding.
PowerShell Help update
The external PowerShell help system SAPIEN previously included with PrimalScript 2007 received a little face lift for release with PrimalScript 2009. Taking a lead from PrimalScript 2009’s object browser, the cmdlet listings are also sorted by common verbs. This should make it easier to locate the cmdlet that you are looking for.
PrimalScript 2009 includes PowerShell Profile Manager
When you develop PowerShell scripts that are required to run on machines other than your own, you should test if they can survive without your specific environment. Your PowerShell profiles are such a dependency. Since you cannot always be sure what environment you will find on another machine, testing your scripts without your usual profile seems like […]
Get TweeterTagged User
If you use Twitter and like to script, especially in PowerShell, then I think you’ll like this. A new site, TweeterTags.com has launched that allows you to tag your Twitter profile. The upshot is that this makes it easier to discover like-minded individuals. So let’s say I want to find all the PowerShell tagged users, here’s how I can do it directly from PowerShell with a simple script.
So when is PrimalScript 2009 being released?
The PrimalScript 2009 code is locked and loaded! We are just putting on some finishing touches and getting all of the “accoutrements” in place so that the purchase and upgrade experience is as smooth as possible. We will be doing our final testing of everything Valentine’s weekend and expect to go LIVE by Tuesday, Feb. 17th. PrimalScript 2009 is […]
February PowerShell One-Liner
If you subscribe to the SAPIEN newsletter you should have seen this already. If not, why don’t you take a moment to subscribe? Each month you’ll get all the latest product and training news from SAPIEN Technologies as well as useful tips like this Powershell one-liner that produces a report on event log sizes for multiple computers.
Sneaky Aliases
love aliases in PowerShell because they make working in the interactive shell so much easier and faster. I’ve even created aliases for common apps I use like PrimalScript and PrimalForms so I can launch them from PowerShell with a few keystrokes. One drawback to aliases is that you can use them to reference any command that takes parameters. The alias can only substitute for the command. But there is a sneaky work around.
Time Running out for Special Forces Training
If you were thinking about getting the most intense PowerShell training available, time is running out. Registration for our upcoming Special Forces class in Dallas, TX (Feb 9-11 200) will close this Friday.
Editing PrimalForms
I continue to play with PrimalForms and I know many of you are as well. I thought I’d share a few other techniques for creating scripts and moving between the code generated by PrimalForms and the script you create in PrimalScript. One technique that I’ve started using is to leverage PrimalScript’s snippet feature.
