Help with a script to query win32_service
Hi,I have the follwing script that has been created to help me identify the version of EMC Powerpath installed on my Windows servers.The script is working fine, but instead of ending having queried the...
View ArticleCreate SCCM 2007 Collections from CSV
Hi, I'm pretty new to powershell so any help would be appreciated!I've created the following script to create a large number of SCCM collection based on a CSV containing AD Sites.The script uses the...
View ArticleButton to open website
I am really new at powershell, mostly having only used it on my exchange server.I need to remind my users of a survey they all need to do and decided on powershell. I made a popup box with two...
View ArticlePowerShell cmdlets in C# - usage of getDynamicParameters() - Looking for help
Apologies for the lengthy read. I look for some help and hence choosen to drop the code-snippet here. Need this to help with my work at office.I wrote a cmdlet in C# to accept 2 parameters A and B ....
View ArticleAdding Picture to Excel comment
Hi all, my troubles with excel continue sadly. Im trying to insert a picture into the background of an Excel comment. I can create a comment with text via:...
View ArticlePOWERSHELL NOT working, but the result is saying OK
Hi I have a problem, the problem is that I am running a PowerShell script:$server =get-ADComputer-Filter'Name -like "serv*"' | select name$server | ForEach-Object {...
View ArticleTrying to list and output files in a folder. Why does this not work?
$Dir = Get-ChildItem C:\inetpub -recurse `$List = $Dir | where {$_.extension -eq ".rpt"} `$List | Format-Table FullName -hideTableHeaders | Out-File C:\inetpub\ReportsOnDriveC.txtHere's my error...
View Articlecheck for service installed & get status, output report, almost there I think?
Howdy,I have been trying to get a script working to check for a single service and I'm getting stuck. I have the script below which does get all services and I'm not far off, but I'm not sure how to...
View ArticleGenerating a report from AD for all user objects with headers
Hello, new to the forum so please forgive me if i get something wrong on the formatting or something.I have a pretty simple request that i just simply can not remember how to complete.I have a domain...
View ArticleBelly Up to the Title Bar
When you write a PowerShell script or function, sometimes it is helpful to provide feedback or status messages to the person running the script. Even if it is just for yourself, it is helpful to know...
View ArticleSimple Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management Using PowerShell
PowerShell, of course, is integrated with just about every single piece of Microsoft technology these days. As the name applies, it's a 'powerful shell,' and through included or custom cmdlets can...
View ArticleHow can I determine the clicked cell in a WPF XAML grid ?
I'm presenting a set of records in a WPF xaml listview with datagridview cells: New-Window -Title 'Select Group' -WindowStartupLocation CenterScreen -Width 700 -Height 500 -DataContext...
View ArticleRetrieve members from AD Container
Hello Everyone, I'm trying to get the names of computers that are members of a container... get-adobject -filter * -searchbase "CN=x,OU=x,OU=x,DC=x" -properties *|where-object {$_.member -like...
View ArticleOutput files
Hi there,I am using out-file for output, and output file contains very long rows.. so I did e.g.:>.\myscript.ps1 | out-file c:\temp\outfile.txt -width 4096 (it is working. ) I would like to use...
View ArticleTest-Path Woes
I have not been keeping up on my training. I come back to powershell and find i am failing miserably. I understand the premise and logic of test path but i can get it to work only occasionally and dont...
View ArticleFiltering users from AD
Hello all,I am trying to filter out users based on information from a CSV file put it is not working - the output is still sending all sAMAccountNames to a CSV.Add-PSSnapin...
View ArticlePowerShell v1
I have several Windows servers that are 2003 R2 and 32 bit, some are 64 -bit. They all have .net 3.5 install, but powershell v1. I would like to find a way to upgrade to at least powershell v2, but...
View ArticleSCCM and 32-bit remoting : cannot load the module ConfigurationManager
Trying to avoid to have to install an administrative client everywhere.The general idea is we want to pop up a selection grid to assign a client to a SCCM DeviceCollection.I want to build a ps1 script...
View ArticlePowershell Cmdlet parameters -Tab expansion
HI TeamAm developing Cmdlets using C#. Like to clarify the following.1) When attempt to expand the command with tabs, would the method getDynamicParameters() be called for every parameter, to fetch...
View ArticleCopy-toZip Woes
Im back again, I have been working with many variations of copy-to zip using for-each($_. in $Variable) Copy-tozip...dir C:\Photos\*.JPG | Copy-ToZip -ZipFile C:\Photos2Looks to be the simplest method...
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