http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/11/18/use-the-powershell-passthru-parameter-and-get-back-objects.aspxSummary: Learn how to use the passthru parameter in Windows PowerShell to return objects from commands and allow more management tools.en-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/11/18/use-the-powershell-passthru-parameter-and-get-back-objects.aspx#3466162Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:17:50 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3466162JV<p>Consider the following:</p> <p>if(Import-Module ace){&#39;true&#39;}else{&#39;false&#39;}</p> <p>if(Import-Module ace -passthru){&#39;true&#39;}else{&#39;false&#39;}</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3466162" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/11/18/use-the-powershell-passthru-parameter-and-get-back-objects.aspx#3466050Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:49:35 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3466050Klaus Schulte<p>Hi Ed,</p> <p>this is quite interesting!</p> <p>I rarely used the -passthrough parameter and in fact I might have even forgotten about it if you hadn&#39;t reminded me by now :-)</p> <p>Getting hold of a handle to objects created by some cmldlets is a nice feature that let&#39;s us control the object effortlessly! </p> <p>There are a lot of situations where you have to get control over already existing objects which maybe a pain or even impossible in certain situations. In general it is always a good idea to keep a handle to an object created by us unless we definitely know, that this is not needed during the lifetime of the object.</p> <p>Klaus.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3466050" width="1" height="1">