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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using named arguments in Windows PowerShell functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If I go to the trouble of writing a Windows PowerShell script, I generally do not use unnamed arguments (such as $args as I illustrated yesterday...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the best practices surrounding accepting input for a Windows PowerShell function. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. April in the Carolina’s is a special time. In fact, it is my favorite time of the year here. This is because...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about some best practices for using Windows PowerShell functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Windows PowerShell functions are really powerful, and at the same time, they are incredibly simple to create. This makes Windows PowerShell...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, demystifies some of the confusion surrounding using Windows PowerShell aliases. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. “Don’t use aliases!” I hear this all the time from various people on the Internet. I am constantly asked at Windows...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, revisits the LoveOMatic, a Windows PowerShell Script that sends random email messages at random times. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Several months ago, I wrote a Windows PowerShell script I called the LoveOMatic (See Weekend Scripter: Introducing...

Summary: Guest blogger and Microsoft PFE Stefan Stranger talks about using version control to protect your Windows PowerShell scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I am pleased to present a guest blog post written by Senior Premier Field Engineer Stefan Stranger. The Scripting...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell Best Practices module to audit configuration of servers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, tonight is the Charlotte Windows PowerShell user group. We are doing a mini version of the Scripting Games...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, summarizes the Windows PowerShell Best Practices Talk from Microsoft TechEd 2012. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Wow, what an exciting week the Scripting Wife and I had last week. We began with Microsoft TechEd 2012 in Orlando, and we concluded...

Summary : In this blog, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about problems that can arise when using Windows PowerShell positional parameters. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is the final day of judging for the 2012 Scripting Games. The judges have made a magnificent effort...

Summary : Learn best practices for using the Windows PowerShell aliases at the command line and in scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The 2012 Scripting Games are nearly over. The judges are all working, nearly around the clock, to get the final scripts graded so the final leaderboard...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the importance of formatting your Windows PowerShell code, returning objects, and other stuff. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina. I have been busy grading scripts since early this morning...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about a couple of issues he saw while grading scripts for the 2012 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I are in Atlanta for SQL Saturday #111 . I will be talking about Windows PowerShell...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares his top eight tricks for achieving stellar success in this year’s Windows PowerShell Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. OK. Today I figure you are all busy working on catching up with the first five events of the...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses some of the early entries to the 2012 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that is always a challenge in creating the Scripting Games is trying to come up with the right balance between...