Monthly Archives: November 2014

Add a drop down to a Word document

Posted on Friday 28 November 2014 by richardsiddaway

  Its surprisingly easy to programatically add a drop down list to Word document   $Word = New-Object -Com Word.Application$word.visible = $true$template = “c:\test\template.docx”   $Doc = $Word.Documents.Open($template)$Doc.Activate()    $cntrl = [Enum]::Parse([Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType], “wdContentControlDropdownList”) $objCC = $doc.ContentControls.Add($cntrl) $objCC.DropdownListEntries.Add(“PowerShell”)$objCC.DropdownListEntries.Add(“Ruby”)$objCC.DropdownListEntries.Add(“Perl”)   Create the COM object … Continue reading →

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The little changes that make a difference

Posted on Thursday 27 November 2014 by richardsiddaway

Each version of PowerShell introduces a new headline feature – remoting, workflows, DSC, OneGet in version 2,3,4 and 5 respectively. While this can change the way we work there are also a host of little changes that come along that … Continue reading →

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Persisting PowerShell Objects

Posted on Wednesday 26 November 2014 by richardsiddaway

I was asked recently about persisting PowerShell objects. The idea was to test a particular property on a semi-regular basis and save the object with the highest value for the property.  If the next test has a higher value it … Continue reading →

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PowerShell Summit Europe 2015 – – topics to include

Posted on Tuesday 25 November 2014 by richardsiddaway

Are you planning on attending the PowerShell Summit Europe 2015.  If so what topics would you like to see covered. The Summit is deliberately pitched at a high level so you won’t find beginner level content. If there’s a topic … Continue reading →

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Call for Presentations for PowerShell Summit Europe 2015

Posted on Monday 24 November 2014 by richardsiddaway

The PowerShell Summit is the number one conference where PowerShell enthusiasts gather and learn from each other in fast-paced, knowledge packed presentations. PowerShell experts from all over the world including MVP’s, Guru’s, community leaders and PowerShell team members, will once … Continue reading →

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Creating NIC team without knowing the team members

Posted on Sunday 23 November 2014 by richardsiddaway

I was asked how to create a NIC team only using the 1GB adapters without knowing how many 1gb NICs were on the server.   I think this should solve the problem   New-NetLbfoTeam -TeamMembers (Get-NetAdapter | where Speed -ge … Continue reading →

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PowerShell books = Deal of the Day

Posted on Monday 17 November 2014 by richardsiddaway

Manning’s Deal of the Day for 18 November 2014 includes PowerShell in Depth, second edition and PowerShell and WMI

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PowerShell is 8 years old this month

Posted on Friday 14 November 2014 by richardsiddaway

Strange as it may seem PowerShell 1.0 was release in November 2006. In that time we’ve had a lot of changes: – PowerShell support added to all major Microsoft products – except Office! – Third party adoption of PowerShell – … Continue reading →

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PowerShell in Depth, second edition in print

Posted on Wednesday 12 November 2014 by richardsiddaway

I received my copies of the print version of PowerShell in Depth, second edition today.  Amazon shows it being available in a couple of days Enjoy

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Transcripts

Posted on Tuesday 11 November 2014 by richardsiddaway

The ability to create transcripts of your PowerShell activity is great for keeping track of what you’ve done. They are also very useful when testing as you can keep a record of your results.  There’s one problem though – transcripts … Continue reading →

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