Writing Your Own PowerShell Functions / Cmdlets

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 18:53:35 +0000

This article is an attempt at describing some of my thought process when building functions. By functions I mean a command that you can execute after importing a module. I am not referring to running a script that accepts parameters and input. Having a task to complete for a function is of course the first objective. Once an idea is in mind I like to write as much as the Help section first as possible as this helps me outline and plan what I am going to do.

Creating a PowerShell Module to Improve Your Code

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:24:52 +0000

Do you have PowerShell code that you reuse in your scripts over and over? Do you have server names hard coded in variables? Are you using a text file or CSV file to import server names? Do you find yourself only utilizing one server out of a cluster of servers to make your PowerShell commands? These are the questions I asked myself and the answer used to be YES. In this post, I will go over how you can store your infrastructure server information in a SQL database and call that data from a custom PowerShell module. By utilizing this method, you can expect the below benefits:

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Writing Your Own PowerShell Functions / Cmdlets

Creating a PowerShell Module to Improve Your Code