I have the same memory propblem. I fire up PowerShell console and ISE when I get in in the morning. I have a 'snippets.ps1' file where I put various pieces in that I can refer to later and I post some of the scripts I do on my site to help me remember.
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Art DeKneef <[email protected]> wrote: > I got Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches after seeing Don at a local > Microsoft event. I found the book helpful and useful since I was learning > PowerShell. He gives a few examples and builds from there. The book is good > for those wanting to learn in my opinion. At least it was for me. > > I also got the Windows PowerShell in Action book by Bruce Payette. A much > more comprehensive book that covers probably everything about PowerShell. > To > me this book is an intermediate/advanced level book. > > Reading different articles and such has also helped. My biggest problem is > actually being able to use the commands to do things. Without using > PowerShell for a while I find myself forgetting things and having to lookup > how to write the command. I'm talking something beyond the basics as the > more common commands I have saved to reuse whenever I need them. > > Art > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 10:28 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: PowerShell query for AD group > > Steven, > > Thank you immensely for these links. I am definitely going to check out > the > e-books, as I've been wanting to learn PS for a long time. > > Has anyone used Don Jones' book, Learn Windows Powershell in a Month of > Lunches? Sounds like an interesting book. Just wondering if it's worth > it. > > >>> Steven Peck <[email protected]> 07/11/11 10:13 AM >>> > List of free eBooks for you. > http://www.hofferle.com/archives/624 > > http://www.blkmtn.org/ <- left hand block has some links to various > resources on powershell I find useful. > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:57 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Aha! Cheers, I will experiment on that > > > > On 11 July 2011 17:54, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Generally you use the select-object (alias: select) statement.**** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> Regards,**** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> Michael B. Smith**** > >> > >> Consultant and Exchange MVP**** > >> > >> http://TheEssentialExchange.com**** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > >> *Sent:* Monday, July 11, 2011 12:48 PM > >> > >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues > >> *Subject:* Re: PowerShell query for AD group**** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> Thanks for that confirmation > >> > >> Another of my PowerShell noob queries again if I may be so > >> bold......how can you "skip" lines of output from PowerShell like you > >> used to be able to do with the *skip *parameter in an old *for /f > >> *command? (Yes, I am just trying to upgrade my batch scripting skills > >> straight to PS). FWIW I am pumping out the computers in an OU and > >> just returning the name column, but I want to ignore the first two > >> lines of output that are > >> > >> *Name > >> ====* > >> > >> Is there a way to do this, or do I need nudging in a different > direction? > >> > >> TIA, > >> > >> > >> > >> JRR**** > >> > >> On 11 July 2011 17:18, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote:**** > >> > >> If you have 2008 AD controllers yes.**** > >> > >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee617195.aspx**** > >> > >> > >> I have found the Quest AD cmdlets are easier to use. This may be > >> because I have used them longer or that they have been around longer > >> and have had features added to them. There is als the posibility to > >> do it via [ADSI] which is why I started using the Quest cmdlets.**** > >> > >> **** > >> > >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.06.powershell.aspx** > >> ** > >> > >> **** > >> > >> I do need to get the time to play with the MS AD cmdlets to get more > >> familier with the logic in them.**** > >> > >> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:09 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> > >> wrote:**** > >> > >> Is there a native PowerShell cmdlet for returning an AD group > membership? > >> Or do I need to get something like the Quest PowerShell extensions? > >> > >> -- > >> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put > >> into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' 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I > >> am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that > >> could provoke such a question." > >> > >> ****** IMPORTANT INFORMATION/DISCLAIMER ***** > >> > >> This document should be read only by those persons to whom it is > >> addressed. If you have received this message it was obviously > >> addressed to you and therefore you can read it, even it we didn't mean > to > send it to you. > >> However, if the contents of this email make no sense whatsoever then > >> you probably were not the intended recipient, or, alternatively, you > >> are a mindless cretin; either way, you should immediately kill > >> yourself and destroy your computer (not necessarily in that order). > >> Once you have taken this action, please contact us.. no, sorry, you > >> can't use your computer, because you just destroyed it, and possibly > >> also committed suicide afterwards, but I am starting to digress...... > >> ***** > >> > >> *The originator of this email is not liable for the transmission of > >> the information contained in this communication. Or are they? Either > >> way it's a pretty dull legal query and frankly one I'm not going to > >> dwell on. But should you have nothing better to do, please feel free > >> to ruminate on it, and please pass on any concrete conclusions should > >> you find them. However, if you pass them on via email, be sure to > >> include a disclaimer regarding liability for transmission.***** > >> > >> *In the event that the originator did not send this email to you, > >> then please return it to us and attach a scanned-in picture of your > >> mother's brother's wife wearing nothing but a kangaroo suit, and we > >> will immediately refund you exactly half of what you paid for the can > >> of Whiskas you bought when you went to Pets At Home yesterday. ***** > >> > >> *We take no responsibility for non-receipt of this email because we > >> are running Exchange 5.5 and everyone knows how glitchy that can be. > >> In the event that you do get this message then please note that we > >> take no responsibility for that either. Nor will we accept any > >> liability, tacit or implied, for any damage you may or may not incur > >> as a result of receiving, or not, as the case may be, from time to > >> time, notwithstanding all liabilities implied or otherwise, ummm, > >> hell, where was I...umm, no matter what happens, it is NOT, and NEVER > >> WILL BE, OUR FAULT! ***** > >> > >> *The comments and opinions expressed herein are my own and NOT those > >> of my employer, who, if he knew I was sending emails and surfing the > >> seamier side of the Internet, would cut off my manhood and feed it to > >> me for afternoon tea. ***** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > >> --- > >> To manage subscriptions click here: > >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > >> or send an email to [email protected] > >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > >> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > >> --- > >> To manage subscriptions click here: > >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > >> or send an email to [email protected] > >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put > > into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am > > not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that > > could provoke such a question." > > > > ****** IMPORTANT INFORMATION/DISCLAIMER ***** > > > > This document should be read only by those persons to whom it is > addressed. > > If you have received this message it was obviously addressed to you > > and therefore you can read it, even it we didn't mean to send it to you. > > However, if the contents of this email make no sense whatsoever then > > you probably were not the intended recipient, or, alternatively, you > > are a mindless cretin; either way, you should immediately kill > > yourself and destroy your computer (not necessarily in that order). > > Once you have taken this action, please contact us.. no, sorry, you > > can't use your computer, because you just destroyed it, and possibly > > also committed suicide afterwards, but I am starting to digress...... > > * > > > > * The originator of this email is not liable for the transmission of > > the information contained in this communication. Or are they? Either > > way it's a pretty dull legal query and frankly one I'm not going to > > dwell on. But should you have nothing better to do, please feel free > > to ruminate on it, and please pass on any concrete conclusions should > > you find them. However, if you pass them on via email, be sure to > > include a disclaimer regarding liability for transmission. > > * > > > > * In the event that the originator did not send this email to you, > > then please return it to us and attach a scanned-in picture of your > > mother's brother's wife wearing nothing but a kangaroo suit, and we > > will immediately refund you exactly half of what you paid for the can > > of Whiskas you bought when you went to Pets** ** At Home yesterday. * > > > > * We take no responsibility for non-receipt of this email because we > > are running Exchange 5.5 and everyone knows how glitchy that can be. > > In the event that you do get this message then please note that we > > take no responsibility for that either. Nor will we accept any > > liability, tacit or implied, for any damage you may or may not incur > > as a result of receiving, or not, as the case may be, from time to > > time, notwithstanding all liabilities implied or otherwise, ummm, > > hell, where was I...umm, no matter what happens, it is NOT, and NEVER > > WILL BE, OUR FAULT! * > > > > * The comments and opinions expressed herein are my own and NOT those > > of my employer, who, if he knew I was sending emails and surfing the > > seamier side of the Internet, would cut off my manhood and feed it to > > me for afternoon tea. * > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
