Redmond

How To Use .CSV Files with PowerShell, Part 2

In the second part of this series, Brien shows how to import a .CSV file into a PowerShell array, including two methods for zooming in on just the specific data you need and filtering out the rest. In ...
MCPmag

PowerShell Basics: Working with Arrays

Working in PowerShell you will have undoubtedly dealt with arrays in one fashion or another. Sometimes you may not have even realized that you had an array when you call out a cmdlet such as ...
MCPmag

Managing Arrays in PowerShell

In PowerShell and many languages, an array is a set of items all represented by a single variable. To explain arrays and how to manage them in PowerShell, let's start with the example of a set of ...
Ars Technica

Powershell. Using add-member within an array.

I’m making a new Powershell inventory script. I already have one, but I’m fiddling with the arrays to see if I can make the code a little prettier. I can make variables that have custom members with ...
Ars Technica

Powershell. Display a 2-dimensional array in tabular format.

I'm learning a little about graph theory and got sidetracked into Powershell text formatting. I'm writing a script that creates a two-dimensional array based on user input and displays the array in a ...
TechRepublic

PowerShell tutorial: The basics of PowerShell scripting

PowerShell can save you a lot of time on Windows admin tasks, but to use it effectively you need to understand how it works. Here’s a crash course in Windows PowerShell scripting basics to get you ...
techtarget

What is PowerShell and how to use it: The ultimate tutorial

PowerShell is an object-oriented automation engine and scripting language with an interactive command-line shell that Microsoft developed to help IT professionals configure systems and automate ...
TechRepublic

10 Powerful Ways to Use PowerShell Across Windows, Linux, and macOS

PowerShell can do far more than most users realize. Explore 10 hidden capabilities that save time, improve reporting, and supercharge your workflow. Image: KostiantynVoitenko (Envato) If you spend any ...
techtarget

Top PowerShell commands you must know, with cheat sheet

PowerShell contains thousands of cmdlets with varying degrees of usefulness depending on your use case. While many PowerShell cmdlets could be considered obscure, you'll likely find yourself using ...
Computerworld

Performing five common administrative tasks using Windows PowerShell

Sometimes it’s easiest to learn something new simply by using it, and to my mind PowerShell is no exception. Often we discover new capabilities and features in looking at what tasks other people are ...
Redmond

How To Use .CSV Files with PowerShell, Part 1

Windows PowerShell is probably best-known for its ability to allow Windows admins to operate at scale. For instance, it would take forever to create a thousand user accounts through the GUI, but ...