Similar to the enhanced SQL support, PrimalScript 2009 provides enhanced WMI and WQL support. WMI is an important tool in the administrators arsenal. It allows you to accomplish many tasks, local and remote with very little effort. However, the sheer…
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If you are a long time PrimalScript user, you know that it has always had support and wizards for WMI. The upcoming PrimalScript 2009 adds some new WMI features. But I like to tinker, especially with PowerShell. So I created…
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“I’m new to scripting and need a book recommendation.” “Should I learn VBScript or PowerShell?” “What are some good books or resources for learning scripting?”
These are natural and common questions. A few years ago the answers would have been…
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This month’s PowerShell one-liner uses WMI to query event logs on remote computers. Specifically it is searching for logs that record when the Event Log service has started. This is another way you can, determine when a computer has started.…
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Here’s another tidbit about PrimalScript that you may not be aware of. Not only does PrimalScript offer a large number of code snippets that you can drag and drop into your scripting or development project, but it also includes a…
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[This month’s SAPIEN newsletter offered this one liner I thought I’d share with the rest of you].
The following one line PowerShell expression should show you who is logged on to a specific server and desktop and for how long.…
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I hope you are as excited about the release of PrimalForms as I am. In the past creating a Windows form in PowerShell was a very tedious task and one I rarely used except for the most simplest of forms.…
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If you didn’t make it to Techmentor this year, you missed out on some great stuff. As promised, here are a collection of zip files with my conference demos. If you didn’t make it to the show you are still…
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If you’ve sat in on any of my WMI related classes or conference sessions, I know you’ve heard me talk about using WBEMTest to test WMI connectivity and your WMI queries. WBEMTest has been around as part of Microsoft operating…
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I’ve posted a few zip files with my slides and demos from Techmentor NYC. You’ll find the files in the Essentials section of ScriptingAnswers.com. Click here to get them.
Some of these sessions will be done again at Techmentor Las…
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