However, it is also possible to use PowerShell to produce audible output. Recently, I have been experimenting with adding auditory prompts to PowerShell scripts.

Instead, the better approach is to separate output formatting from your tool. In PowerShell v3 and later this is actually quite easy. You can modify type and format extensions on the fly. With my ...

When you write a PowerShell script how do you truly know it worked? ... However, the output object type isn't quite as straightforward. I need to see what Select-String will output when waldo is found ...

PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language built into Windows that can help you automate administrative and repetitive tasks. If you've used it before, it might already feel familiar.

Even then, PowerShell had a cult following of DBAs who mostly used it for operating system functions, but made the occasional call to a SQL Server. I still remember the first time I knew I had to ...

Microsoft has given an option in all their command-line utilities, Command Prompt, PowerShell, and Windows Terminal to send Command output to a text file. In this post, we will see how that’s done.

Now you must compare the contents of both folders. A helpful PowerShell cmdlet for this is Compare-Object, which allows you to specify two different collections. It will then look at each one and ...

All is not lost. You can update to PowerShell 5 on Windows 7, ... It provides a record of the PowerShell session, plus input and output, exactly as it appears in the session.

This VMware-based PowerShell script can help make collecting your inventory data quick and easy. My colleague Brad Doran, ... Output is formatted as CSV using a standard layout.