Error and Exception Handling using Try/catch in powershell

One of the most important components for creating PowerShell scripts is error and exception handling. I've personally made mistakes while writing scripts without proper exceptions and trying to figure out why it got terminated.😵  Error and exception handling is often a forgotten component of scripting because it's common to feel that the code should always execute linearly and in an......

Working with XML Files in Powershell [Parsing]

In the last post, we worked with CSV types of files. The next type of file we're going to look at is Extensible markup language(XML). They are used for various reasons, for example, storing properties data that can be used for configuration and data storage. ......

Managing CSV Files using Import/Export-CSV in Powershell

In the PowerShell series, we are looking into working with files in PowerShell. The first types of files we are covering which are used are CSV(comma separated values) file types. We are going to look into two important cmdlets import-csv/export-csv which are widely used while working with CSV. ......

How to work with PowerShell Files Read/Write using Set-Content & Get-Content

In the PowerShell script writing series, we are working on some of the helpful areas to write powershell scripts. In this series we would continue covering some of the important topics on working with PowerShell read files, write files,folder,subfolders.Another area where you should become very confident is working with files (read & write), as you will need to work with them very frequently.......

How to write basic scripts and functions in powershell 6

We are going well with the PowerShell tutorial, we saw how to use credentials and how to work with variables, array, and hash tables.In the last post, we discussed with the overview of working with script blocks.In this post, we are going to dig deeper into those with understanding how to design and convert it into functions.In this post we are going to cover the below topics:Script vs functionsPass......

How to work with Variables, arrays, hash tables, and script blocks in Powershell

I have been recently working mostly on PowerShell /Azure, hence decided to covers lots of easier topics from this space. So that you can get familiar with this.In the previous post, we looked into Credentials and how to use them while automating things.In this post we are covering·         Variables·         Strict mode·        ......

How to work with Credentials Parameter in powershell 6

In the previous post, We worked on to get started with Windows PowerShell. We looked at setting up the PowerShell environment and running a sample Script.In this post, we will learn and understand an important part while automating things is working with credentials. While many of the cmdlets parameters support credentials.Most of those cmdlets, whether you work on PowerShell Core or Windows PowerShell,......

Powershell 6 -Getting Started with Automating System Administration

Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed specifically for system administration.Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows.This post is to help you get up and running with PowerShell, taking you from the......