Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to replace non-alphabetic and non-number characters in a string. How can I use Windows PowerShell to replace every non-alphabetic and non-number character in a string with a hyphen? Use the Windows PowerShell –Replace operator and the \w&n...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to remove all non-alphabetic characters from a string. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am drinking a nice up of English Breakfast tea and munching on a Biscotti. I know...Biscotti is not a very good breakfast. Oh well. I went to my favorite...
Summary: Learn how to create a self-updating variable. How can I create a variable that will automatically update when I call it? Use Set-PSBreakPoint to set a variable that will always have the current date and time (or only time): Set-PSBreakpoint -Variable Time -Mode Read -Action {$Global:Time=(Get-Date).ToShortTimeString()...
Summary: Boe Prox shows how to debug scripts in Windows PowerShell. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the final part in a series of five posts about troubleshooting Windows PowerShell scripts and functions. The series includes: Over the course ...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to view all trace sources. How can I use Windows PowerShell to see all available trace sources? Use Get-TraceSource cmdlet: Get-TraceSource | Select Name, Description PS C:> get-tracesource | Select Name, Description Name &nbs...
