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Microsoft Scripting Windows PowerShell

Overview of scripting with Windows Powershell.

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		Title	Duration
		Windows Powershell - Series Intro Overview of the series, introduction to Windows PowerShell	00:07:57
		Introduction to Windows Powershell This nugget covers the reasons why Microsoft developed a command-line interface and a look at how PowerShell operates as an administrative engine - not just a CLI, products that support Windows PowerShell, installing Windows PowerShell, customizing the console window.	00:26:55
		Securing the Shell View scripts as a security concern and how past scripting languages like VBScript created security issues; controlling script execution via the shell's Execution Policy; a primer on script signing, digital signatures, and trust; How PowerShell profiles can become a "back door" through your security; PowerShell requires a path in order to run scripts; PowerShell doesn't associate script filename extensions with the shell itself.	00:30:11
		Using the Shell for File and Folder Management Use the same commands you've always used - although there are some differences in how they work now; understand that spaces and quotation marks have special meaning to the shell; PSDrives adapt different forms of storage into the shell as disk drives; add and use PSDrives, differences between PSDrive capabilities, including filtering; display the contents of text files; redirect command output to text files.	00:21:11
		Command-Line Tips, Tricks, and Gotchas Learn how to properly use single and double quotation marks; how to use escape characters; using tab completion and command history; using -path and -literalPath parameters; using console transcripts; understanding that different console hosts may exhibit different behaviors.	00:22:52
		Command-lets, Snap-Ins, Aliases, and Help Understand the relationship between aliases and cmdlets; use Get-Command to discover cmdlets; obtain and read PowerShell help; runn cmdlets with parameter prompting; make, import, and export aliases; adding cmdlets via PSSnapins; create custom consoles and profiles.	00:33:53
		Basic Command-lets for Processes, Services, and Event Logs Learn to manage processes in the shell; Manage services in the shell; manage Event Logs in the shell; understand what information is missing from the shell; display all of the data the shell can obtain; work with remote vs. local computers.	00:22:58
		Retrieving Management Information from Remote Computers Understanding and Exploring Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI); using WMI with the local machine; using WMI with remote machines; specifying alternate credentials for remote connections; filtering WMI data.	00:27:17
		Using Variables, Objects, and Members Understanding what variables are and why they're used; creating, populating, and displaying variables; introducing objects; using simple objects like strings, numbers, and dates; viewing object members; storing and using objects in variables; removing variables; storing credentials in a variable.	00:29:09
		Understanding the Pipeline What is the pipeline and why does the shell use it; visualizing the pipeline; using services in the pipeline; using processes in the pipeline; piping objects to files and printers; writing simple objects to the pipeline; writing text to the console window.	00:26:58
		Mathematical and Comparison Operators Basic math operators; Basic comparison operators; Advanced comparisons; Case sensitivity in comparisons; command-parsing and expression-parsing modes in the shell.	00:12:38
		Sorting, Measuring, Selecting and Filtering Objects in the Pipeline Sorting objects; measuring objects; selecting object properties; selecting a subset of objects; filtering objects out of the pipeline; developing a workflow for creating more complex command lines in the shell.	00:26:39
		Working with Collections of Objects in the Pipeline Understanding and using collections/arrays; working with groups of objects as a unit; working with individual objects from a group; using objects returned from WMI to perform individual tasks.	00:15:11
		Understanding and Using the Formatting Subsystem Using Out-Default to turn objects into text for display; writing to the console window using Out-Host; understanding how the formatting subsystem works; using format-wide; using format-list; using format-table; creating custom table columns.	00:22:08
		Exporting, Importing, Comparing, and Converting Objects Exporting objects to CSV files; importing CSV files; importing and exporting from XML files; comparing collections of objects; converting objects to HTML tables.	00:20:08
		Managing Active Directory and Local Users and Groups Using the ADSI provider for local accounts; using ADSI for domain accounts; using the Quest cmdlets for domain accounts; importing users from CSV into AD; examining the future of AD support in the shell	00:25:16
		Windows Powershell Scripts Using scripts vs. using the shell interactively; reviewing script security procedures and requirements; writing a basic script; adding parameters to a script.	00:13:14
		Windows Powershell Scripting Language Using logical constructs; using looping constructs; using enumeration constructs; reviewing the remainder of the scripting language.	00:23:44
		Modularization: Scriptblocks and Functions Making and executing a scriptblock; Making a simple function; passing input to a function; producing output and returning a value from a function; writing a Ping-Host function.	00:18:14
		Creating Functions that Work in the Pipeline Working with multiple objects in the pipeline; creating a pipeline function; producing pipeline output from a function; converting a regular function into a pipeline function.	00:19:11
		Creating Functions that Produce Custom Objects Why objects are important - keeping all the info you need; creating a custom object; attaching a custom property to a custom object; outputting a custom object; converting a pipeline function to output custom objects; formatting and re-using custom object output in the pipeline.	00:16:12
		Error Trapping and Handling in Scripts Examining error messages and exceptions; using the -ErrorAction parameter; trapping an exception; specifying how to exit a trap; following trap scope; reviewing errors and capturing errors into a variable.	00:18:12
		The Purpose of Debugging Understanding the purpose of debugging; reviewing a buggy script; preventing syntax bugs; adding trace code to spot logic bugs; using the step debugger to find logic bugs.	00:21:28
		Introduction to Regular Expressions Recognizing data based on format; writing simple regular expressions; using the -match operator, using wildcards and repetition; using character sets and ranges; using character classes; grouping patterns; resources and examples for regular expressions; using Select-String with regular expressions to scan for text patterns in files.	00:43:05
		Creating a Practical Administrative Tool in Windows Powershell Define the task; break the task into components; write and test code to implement each task; assemble the final script; test and debug the final script; implement scripting best practices.	00:30:09

Total Series Duration: 9 hours

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