Monthly Archives: May 2009

Hidden Files

Posted on Saturday 30 May 2009 by richardsiddaway

The last post got me thinking about hidden files and file attributes and how we can manipulate them in PowerShell.  Lets start by creating a PowerShell script. PS> "’hello world’" > test.ps1PS> ./test.ps1 We can see the file in a … Continue reading →

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Removing Hidden files

Posted on Thursday 28 May 2009 by richardsiddaway

I used the OneNote 2007 Side Note utility this morning and for some reason it created a table of contents file ( .onetoc2 ) file in each of the folders in which I keep my PowerShell. Strange behaviour.  Any way … Continue reading →

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Live Search on Windows 7 & IE 8

Posted on Friday 22 May 2009 by richardsiddaway

In this post http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?_c01_BlogPart=blogentry&_c=BlogPart&handle=cns!43CFA46A74CF3E96!2349 I was complaining that Live Search had stopped working on my Windows 7 build.  I had a Vista machine that I had upgraded and post the upgrade Live Search wouldn’t work.  I’d also noticed that Live … Continue reading →

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Friday 19 June 2009

Posted on Thursday 21 May 2009 by richardsiddaway

Where are you going to be on Friday 19 June? Glued to your computer – thats where. Why? Because it is the TechNet Virtual Conference – that’s why.  Lots of great sessions on all sorts of new Microsoft technologies. First … Continue reading →

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Chapter 12 MEAP – PowerShell in Practice

Posted on Thursday 21 May 2009 by richardsiddaway

Chapter 12 – dealing with Exchange servers is available on MEAP – http://www.manning.com/siddaway/   Chapter 13 (IIS) is coming along nicely and should be available soon   Enjoy

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Unix to PowerShell

Posted on Tuesday 19 May 2009 by richardsiddaway

PowerShell already uses some Unix commands as aliases e.g. ls is alias for Get-ChildItem. Joe Pruitt is starting a series of posts that will create PowerShell equivalents for some of the most popular Unix tools.  First up is md5 http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/Joe/archive/2009/05/18/unix-to-powershell—md5.aspx … Continue reading →

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A real windows 7 annoyance

Posted on Monday 18 May 2009 by richardsiddaway

One thing that is really driving me nuts with windows 7 is the way it keeps deciding to maximise Windows just because I happen to move them to a particular point on screen. if I want a Window maximised I … Continue reading →

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User group meeting

Posted on Monday 18 May 2009 by richardsiddaway

Don’t forget the PowerShell user Group meeting tomorrow – 19 May   6.30 – 9.00 at Microsoft Reading Live Meeting also available see http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?_c01_BlogPart=blogentry&_c=BlogPart&handle=cns!43CFA46A74CF3E96!2310 for details Technorati Tags: PowerShell,User Group

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Scripting Games 2009

Posted on Monday 18 May 2009 by richardsiddaway

The last few years have seen Microsoft running the annual Scripting Games – usually early in the year.  Don’t worry if you think you’ve missed them as this year they will be in the Summer – June 16-26. See – … Continue reading →

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Combining Output

Posted on Saturday 16 May 2009 by richardsiddaway

A recent question of the PowerShell forum asked how the output of two scripts could be combined.  The scripts in question were using Get-ChildItem and Get-Acl to pull back two sets of information related to the file. PowerShell produces objects. … Continue reading →

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