PowerShell.org Articles published in 2013.
It is all downhill from here folks! Event 4 is in the books and we only have 2 more to go! Everyone has been doing an outstanding job with their submissions and it is becoming clear that people are learning new things and showing some great techniques with their code. Of course, this doesn’t …
Loved seeing [OutputType([PSObject])] in an entry this morning… that helps the help system document what your script produces. It’s a shame it doesn’t work well with custom type names (since those are a bit of a fake-out on the object), but it’s an attention to detail I …
Wow! That’s the only word I can think of to describe the submissions this time. I’m really impressed with the approaches taken to solve this problem. The only thing that could have been better is quitting when the ActiveDirectory module or the Quest snapin weren’t found. I chalked …
We’re putting together our schedule for 2014 (yes, already), and we’re looking to hold premier-level PowerShell master classes throughout the world. But… we need your help. If you’ve got a really top-notch training center in your area that might be interested in working with …
Jan offers some perspective on Event 4 at http://blog.powershell.no/2013/05/22/2013-scripting-games-learning-points-from-event-4/
There"™s been a lot of chatter about in Scripting Games 2013 blog posts about the ValidateScript attribute. The chatter is, appropriately, confined to the advanced events ““ this sort of thing is not expected in a one-liner. But I thought I”™d take a minute and demystify it ““ …
We’re pleased to announce the winners for Event 3 of The Scripting Games 2013! Winners: You can log into The Scripting Games Web site and go to your Profile page to see your prize. You will be given a prize redemption code and either a URL where you can redeem it, or an e-mail address of the …
I didn’t see anyone (although I’ll admit I haven’t checked every entry) using my EnhancedHTML module from Creating HTML Reports in PowerShell. I am ensaddened. But man, Event 3 shows that you can really do well by learning a wee bit of HTML. Knowing an H2 and HR tag makes for much …
It’s been a crazy-busy week for me, so I’m just getting caught up here. I’m off observing the beta-teach of the new 10961A PowerShell 3 class in Phoenix next week, but I’ll be keeping an eye on the Games. So let’s run some numbers. The Games have 2092 users at present, …
I have been working for AtoS, formaly Siemens IT Solutions and Services, for 6 years as a IT Consultant. I was 15 when I started scripting. First only batch scripts to automate simple things. With time the scriptt grew in complexity and languages. VBS, AutoIt, AHK and finally PowerShell, which …
