I’d like to think that Primalscript’s Snippets feature is one of its more well known features, but I think I take it for granted. Primalscript ships with a large number of language specific snippets that you can freely incorporate into…
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This is the first of an open-ended series of short tips on using PrimalScript. If you’ve ever used the product you know there are a wealth of features. I want to devote some blog time periodically to show-off some feature…
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The other day I showed you how to use ADSI and PowerShell to manage services on remote computers. Since the ADSI type adapter is admittedly “kludgy” at times, I put together a script that you could use like a cmdlet…
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Browsing through some forum or newsgroup recently I noticed that the task of getting or setting file or folder ownership is not trivial from a script.
I put together a small COM component that does the trick and it is…
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In PowerShell v1.0, if you want to manage services on a remote computer, you likely used WMI and the Get-WMIObject cmdlet. But there is another solution using ADSI. If you use the WinNT provider, you can access all of the…
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A new version of ActiveXPosh was uploaded to our server.
You can download it from http://www.primalscript.com/Free_Tools/index.asp
Aside from some minor fixes, it includes a new method on the interface called ‘GetValue’. With that function you can easily get the string…
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I wanted to make sure everybody knew about another site in the ScriptingAnswers.com family. We have another area we refer to as our Essentials site. Here we gather tips, best practices, sample scripts and more. Coverage includes not only PowerShell…
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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 blogged in the past about Wayne Martin and his outstanding list of command line tips. These are one line commands, some complex some simple, that you can use to accomplish a wide range of task. The overall number of…
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Yes, its finally true. You can finally get your hands on Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: TFM. The book is being printed so you can get your copy today. You can order it today at ScriptingOutpost.com in both print…
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