Get-RegionInfo

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script displaysthe property values for a globlisation region 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script 
6. .NOTES 
7.     File Name  : Get-RegionInfo.ps1 
8.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
9.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
10. .LINK 
11.     This script posted to: 
12.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
13.     MSDN Sample posted at: 
14.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.regioninfo.aspx 
15. .EXAMPLE 
16.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-RegionInfo.ps1' 
17.     Name:                         US 
18.     DisplayName:                  United States 
19.     EnglishName:                  United States 
20.     IsMetric:                     False 
21.     ThreeLetterISORegionName:     USA 
22.     ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName: USA 
23.     TwoLetterISORegionName:       US 
24.     CurrencySymbol:               $ 
25.     ISOCurrencySymbol:            USD 
26.  
27.    The two RegionInfo instances are equal. 
28.      
29. #> 
30.   
31. ## 
32. # start of script 
33. ## 
34.   
35. # greate a region 
36.  
37. $myRI1 = New-Object System.Globalization.RegionInfo "US"  
38. "   Name:                         {0}" -f $myRI1.Name 
39. "   DisplayName:                  {0}" -f $myRI1.DisplayName 
40. "   EnglishName:                  {0}" -f $myRI1.EnglishName 
41. "   IsMetric:                     {0}" -f $myRI1.IsMetric 
42. "   ThreeLetterISORegionName:     {0}" -f $myRI1.ThreeLetterISORegionName 
43. "   ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName: {0}" -f $myRI1.ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName 
44. "   TwoLetterISORegionName:       {0}" -f $myRI1.TwoLetterISORegionName  
45. "   CurrencySymbol:               {0}" -f $myRI1.CurrencySymbol  
46. "   ISOCurrencySymbol:            {0}" -f $myRI1.ISOCurrencySymbol  
47. "" 
48.  
49. # Compare the RegionInfo above with another RegionInfo created using CultureInfo 
50. $culinfo = New-Object system.Globalization.CultureInfo "en-us", $false 
51. $myRI2   = New-Object System.Globalization.RegionInfo $culinfo.lcid 
52.  if ( $myRI1.Equals( $myRI2 )) { 
53.    "The two RegionInfo instances are equal." 
54. } 
55. else { 
56.    "The two RegionInfo instances are NOT equal." 
57. } 
58.     

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Get-FileVersionInfo.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script gets and displays the file version information of a file 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script calls System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo's  
6.     GetVersion info method on the file. By default, the file version 
7.     displayed/returned is that of %systemroot%\notepad.exe.  
8. .NOTES 
9.     File Name  : Get-FileVersionInfo.ps1 
10.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
11.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
12.     Note       : The file named passed to GetVersionInfo needs to  
13.                  be fully qualified, not just local name. 
14. .LINK 
15.     This script posted to: 
16.       http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
17.     MSDN Sample posted at: 
18.       http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.aspx 
19. .EXAMPLE 
20.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-FileVersionInfo.ps1 
21.     File Description : Notepad 
22.     File Version     : 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 
23. .EXAMPLE 
24.     PSH [C:\Foo]: .\Get-FileVersionInfo.ps1' c:\windows\fveupdate.exe 
25.     File Description : BitLocker Drive Encryption Servicing Utility 
26.     File Version     : 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 
27. .PARAMETER filename 
28.     The name of the file for which file version information is displayed. 
29. #> 
30.  
31. param ( 
32. [string] $filename = $(join-path ${env:systemroot} "Notepad.Exe") 
33. ) 
34.  
35. ## 
36. # start of script 
37. ## 
38.  
39. $info= [system.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($filename) 
40. "File Description : {0}" -f  $info.filedescription 
41. "File Version     : {0}" -f  $info.fileversion 
42.   

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Get-XMLFileContents.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script reads a simple XML file and prints the results 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script is a re-write of an XML C# MSDN Sample. 
6. .NOTES 
7.     File Name  : get-xmlfilecontents.ps1 
8.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
9.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
10.     Books3.xml =  
11.       <book> 
12.       <title>C# Introduction</title> 
13.       <price>20</price> 
14.       </book> 
15. .LINK 
16.     This script posted to: 
17.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
18.     MSDN Sample posted at: 
19.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t9bfea29.aspx 
20. .EXAMPLE 
21.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-XMLFileContents.PS1 
22.     The content of the title element: C# Introduction 
23.     The content of the price element: 20 
24.   
25. #> 
26.   
27. ## 
28. # Start of Script 
29. ## 
30.   
31. # Create XML Reader 
32. $reader = [system.Xml.XmlReader]::Create("C:\foo\book3.xml") 
33.   
34. # Parse the XML document.  ReadString is used to  
35. # read the text content of the elements. 
36. $result=$reader.Read() 
37.   
38. # Read/Display title 
39. $reader.ReadStartElement("book") 
40. $reader.ReadStartElement("title")    
41. "The content of the title element: {0}" -f $reader.ReadString() 
42. $reader.ReadEndElement() 
43.   
44. # Read and display price 
45. $reader.ReadStartElement("price") 
46. "The content of the price element: {0}" -f $reader.ReadString() 
47. $reader.ReadEndElement() 
48. $reader.ReadEndElement() 
49. # End of Script 

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Get-ElapsedTime.ps1

1. <#  
2. .SYNOPSIS  
3.     Demonstrates use of the System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch .NET Class    
4. .DESCRIPTION  
5.     This script is a community content MSDN sample,using PowerShell  
6. .NOTES  
7.     File Name  : Get-ElapsedTime 
8.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk  
9.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3  
10. .LINK  
11.     Sample posted to:  
12.     http://pshscripts.blogspot.com  
13.     Original MSDN sample at:  
14.     http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.stopwatch.aspx 
15. .EXAMPLE  
16.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\get-stopwatch.ps1' 
17.     Runtime = 00:00:10.03 
18.  
19. #>  
20.  
21. ## 
22. # start of script 
23. ## 
24.  
25. # Create a new stopwatch objecty 
26. $StopWatch = New-Object system.Diagnostics.Stopwatch 
27.   
28. # Start the stop watch 
29. $stopWatch.Start() 
30.  
31. # Go to sleep for approx 10 seconds 
32. [system.threading.Thread]::Sleep(10000) 
33.  
34. # Now after sleep, stop the watch 
35. $StopWatch.Stop(); 
36.  
37. # Get the elapsed time as a TimeSpan value. 
38. $ts = $StopWatch.Elapsed 
39.  
40. # Format and display the TimeSpan value. 
41. $ElapsedTime = [system.String]::Format("{0:00}:{1:00}:{2:00}.{3:00}", 
42.            $ts.Hours, $ts.Minutes, $ts.Seconds, 
43.             $ts.Milliseconds / 10); 
44. "Runtime = $elapsedTime" 

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Clear-Stopwatch.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script displays the use of the Reset method in a StopWatch object. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script calls the StartNew static method to create and start a new  
6.     stopwatch object, and displays the current values for the stop watch. The  
7.     stopwatch is then reset using the Reset method, then the current values are displayed.  At completion, 
8.     the stopwatch is stopped and all counters are zero. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Clear-Stopwatch.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     MSDN Sample posted at: 
17.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.stopwatch.reset.aspx 
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Clear-Stopwatch.ps1 
20.     StopWatch object before reset: 
21.     IsRunning           : True 
22.     Elapsed             : 00:00:00.0039085 
23.     ElapsedMilliseconds : 3 
24.     ElapsedTicks        : 57153 
25.     StopWatch object after reset: 
26.     IsRunning           : False 
27.     Elapsed             : 00:00:00 
28.     ElapsedMilliseconds : 0 
29.     ElapsedTicks        : 0 
30. #> 
31.    
32. ## 
33. #  Begin script 
34. ## 
35. # Create a stop watch object and auto start it 
36. $sw = [system.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew() 
37.    
38. # Now get current elapsed time: 
39. "StopWatch object before reset:" 
40. $sw | fl * 
41.    
42. # Now reset 
43. $sw.reset() 
44.    
45. # Observe Results 
46. "StopWatch object after reset:" 
47. $sw | fl * 
48. # End script 

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Get-LegalInfo.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     Gets LegalCopyright and Legal Trademarks from a file, if they exist. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses System.Diagnostic.FileVersionInfo to get the version information 
6.     of a file. in this sample, I use notepad.exe, as shipped with Windows. 
7.    
8.     If you look at the output, you see LegalTrademarks are empty - this is the result I get on my 
9.     main workstation.  
10. .NOTES 
11.     File Name  : Get-LegalInfo.ps1 
12.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
13.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
14. .LINK 
15.     http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-LegalInfo.ps1 
18.     LegalCopyright  :  c Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 
19.     Legal Trademarks: 
20. #> 
21. ## 
22. # start of script 
23. ## 
24.   
25. # Get the file version for the notepad. 
26. $MyFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo("C:\windows\Notepad.exe") 
27.   
28. # Now output legal Information 
29. "LegalCopyright  :  {0}" -f $MyFileVersionInfo.LegalCopyright 
30. "Legal Trademarks:  {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.LegalTrademarks 
31. # End of Script 

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Get-StopWatchProperties.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     Gets and displays properties of a stopwatch 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script, written as an MSDN Sample, creates and starts a stop watch. The 
6.     script stops the stopwatch, and displays the properties. To some degree, the  
7.     results indicate how long it takes to start and stop a stopwatch. Also, the 
8.     runtimes vary if you run it multiple times.  
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Get-StopWatchProperties.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
13. .LINK
14.     Original sample posted at: http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2009/05/get-stopwatchpropertiesps1.html
15.     MSDN Sample posted at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.stopwatch_properties.aspx  
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-StopWatchProperties.PS1' 
18.     IsRunning           : False 
19.     Elapsed             : 00:00:00.0000162 
20.     ElapsedMilliseconds : 0 
21.     ElapsedTicks        : 233 
22.   
23. #> 
24.   
25. ## 
26. # Start of script 
27. # 
28.    
29. # Create and start a stopwatch 
30.    
31. $StopWatch = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch 
32.   
33. # Now start, then stop, the stopwatch 
34. $StopWatch.start() 
35. $StopWatch.stop() 
36.    
37. # Display results 
38.    
39. $stopwatch | Format-List * 
40. # End of Script 

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