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New-SpanishCulture.ps1

2012-01-22T06:50:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script creates a Spanish cultureinfo object with a traditional
sort and another with an international sort. The script then compares them.
.DESCRIPTION
This script re-implements an MSDN sample.
.NOTES
File Name : New-SpanishCulture.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.cultureinfo.aspx
.EXAMPLE
C:\foo> .\New-SpanishCulture.ps1
PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL TRADITIONAL
CompareInfo CompareInfo - es-ES CompareInfo - es-ES_tradnl
DisplayName Spanish (Spain) Spanish (Spain)
EnglishName Spanish (Spain, International Sort) Spanish (Spain, Traditional Sort)
IsNeutralCulture False False
IsReadOnly False
LCID 3082 1034
Name es-ES es-ES
NativeName Español (España, alfabetización internacional) Español (España, alfabetización tradicional)
Parent es es
TextInfo TextInfo - es-ES TextInfo - es-ES_tradnl
ThreeLetterISOLanguageName spa spa
ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName ESN ESP
TwoLetterISOLanguageName es es
Comparing [llegar] and [lugar]
With myCIintl.CompareInfo.Compare: -1
With myCItrad.CompareInfo.Compare: 1
#>
# Create and initialize the CultureInfo which uses the international sort
$myCIintl = New-Object System.Globalization.CultureInfo "es-ES", $false
# Create and initialize the CultureInfo which uses the traditional sort
$myCItrad = New-Object System.Globalization.CultureINfo 0x040A, $false
# Display the properties of each culture.
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "PROPERTY", "INTERNATIONAL", "TRADITIONAL"
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "CompareInfo", $myCIintl.CompareInfo, $myCItrad.CompareInfo
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "DisplayName", $myCIintl.DisplayName, $myCItrad.DisplayName
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "EnglishName", $myCIintl.EnglishName, $myCItrad.EnglishName
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "IsNeutralCulture", $myCIintl.IsNeutralCulture, $myCItrad.IsNeutralCulture
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "IsReadOnly", $myCIintl.$IsReadOnly, $myCItrad.IsReadOnly
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "LCID", $myCIintl.LCID, $myCItrad.LCID
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "Name", $myCIintl.Name, $myCItrad.Name
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "NativeName", $myCIintl.NativeName, $myCItrad.NativeName
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "Parent", $myCIintl.Parent, $myCItrad.Parent
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "TextInfo", $myCIintl.TextInfo, $myCItrad.TextInfo
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "ThreeLetterISOLanguageName", $myCIintl.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName, $myCItrad.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName",$myCIintl.ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName, $myCItrad.ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName
"{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}" -f "TwoLetterISOLanguageName", $myCIintl.TwoLetterISOLanguageName, $myCItrad.TwoLetterISOLanguageName
""
# Compare two strings using myCIintl
"Comparing [llegar] and [lugar]"
" With myCIintl.CompareInfo.Compare: {0}" -f $myCIintl.CompareInfo.Compare("llegar", "lugar")
" With myCItrad.CompareInfo.Compare: {0}" -f $myCItrad.CompareInfo.Compare("llegar", "lugar")

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Show-ChineeseParentCulture.ps1

2012-01-22T06:04:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script displays the parent culture of each
specific culture using the Chinese language.
.DESCRIPTION
This script looks at each Chineese culture and displays
the culture name and the parent.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-ChineeseParentCulture.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.cultureinfo.aspx
.EXAMPLE
C:\foo> .\Show-ChineeseParentCulture.ps1
SPECIFIC CULTURE PARENT CULTURE
0x0804 zh-CN Chinese (Simplified, PRC) 0x0004 zh-CHS Chinese (Simplified) Legacy
0x0C04 zh-HK Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong S.A.R.) 0x7C04 zh-CHT Chinese (Traditional) Legacy
0x1404 zh-MO Chinese (Traditional, Macao S.A.R.) 0x7C04 zh-CHT Chinese (Traditional) Legacy
0x1004 zh-SG Chinese (Simplified, Singapore) 0x0004 zh-CHS Chinese (Simplified) Legacy
0x0404 zh-TW Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) 0x7C04 zh-CHT Chinese (Traditional) Legacy
#>
# Display a header
"SPECIFIC CULTURE PARENT CULTURE"
# Determine the specific cultures that use the Chinese language, and displays the parent culture
ForEach ($ci in [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::GetCultures([System.Globalization.CultureTypes]::SpecificCultures)) {
if ($ci.TwoLetterISOLanguageName -eq "zh")
{
$s1 = "0x{0} {1} {2,-40}" -f $ci.LCID.ToString("X4"), $ci.Name, $ci.EnglishName
$s2 = "0x{0} {1} {2}" -f $ci.Parent.LCID.ToString("X4"), $ci.Parent.Name, $ci.Parent.EnglishName
"{0}{1}" -f $s1, $s2
}
}

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Show-MessageBox.ps1

2011-12-30T07:33:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script displays a message box and then processes it
.DESCRIPTION
This script firsts creates a wscript.shell object and
invokes the popup method to display a message. The script
then processes the response to the geroup (timeout, yes, no).
.NOTES
File Name : Show-MessageBox.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted tot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x83z1d9f%28VS.84%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Left as an exercise to the reader!
#>
# Create the shell object
$WshShell = New-Object -Com Wscript.Shell
# Call the Popup method with a 7 second timeout.
$Btn = $WshShell.Popup("Do you feel alright?", 7, "Question:", 0x4 + 0x20)
# Process the response
switch ($Btn) {
# Yes button pressed.
6 {"Glad to hear you feel alright."}
# No button pressed.
7 {"Hope you're feeling better soon."}
# Timed out.
-1 {"Is there anybody out there?"}
}

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Get-PortAndProtocolFromUrl.ps1

2011-12-12T04:35:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script strips out a port and protocol number from a URL
.DESCRIPTION
This script creates a regular expression reged then uses it to
match against the URL to get the protocol and port. This is a
re-write of the MSDN sample.
.NOTES
File Name : Get-PortAndProtocolFromUrl.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/63ew9az0.aspx
.EXAMPLE
PowerShell> .\Get-PortAndProtocolFromUrl.ps1
Port : http
Protocol: 8080
#>
# Set URL
$url = "http://www.contoso.com:8080/letters/readme.html"
# Create Regex, then match against the URL
$r = new-object System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex "^(?<proto>\w+)://[^/]+?:(?<port>\d+)?/"
$m = $r.Match($url)
# Print results
if ($m.Success) {
"Port : {0}" -f $M.groups["proto"].value
"Protocol: {0}" -f $M.groups["port"].value
}

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Confirm-ValidEmailAddress.ps1

2011-12-07T12:35:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script validates email addresses based on
MSFT published Regular Expression. This is a
re-write with PowerShell of an existing bit of
MSDN sample code
.DESCRIPTION
This script first creates a function to validate
an email address. It uses a large regex that is
documented at the MSDN page noted below. The script
then creates an array of email addreses and then
validates them against the function and displays
the results.
.NOTES
File Name : Confirm-ValidEmailAddress.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/12/confirm-validemailaddressps1.html
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/01escwtf.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Valid: david.jones@proseware.com
Valid: d.j@server1.proseware.com
Valid: jones@ms1.proseware.com
Invalid: j.@server1.proseware.com
Invalid: j@proseware.com9
Valid: js#internal@proseware.com
Valid: j_9@[129.126.118.1]
Invalid: j..s@proseware.com
Invalid: js*@proseware.com
Invalid: js@proseware..com
Invalid: js@proseware.com9
Valid: j.s@server1.proseware.com
Valid: tfl@psp.co.uk
Valid: cuddly.penguin@cookham.net
#>
Function IsValidEmail {
Param ([string] $In)
# Returns true if In is in valid e-mail format.
[system.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::IsMatch($In,
"^(?("")(""[^""]+?""@)|(([0-9a-zA-Z]((\.(?!\.))|[-!#\$%&'\*\+/=\?\^`\{\}\|~\w])*)(?<=[0-9a-zA-Z])@))" +
"(?(\[)(\[(\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\])|(([0-9a-zA-Z][-\w]*[0-9a-zA-Z]\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,6}))$");
} # End of IsValidEmail
[string[]] $emailAddresses = "david.jones@proseware.com", "d.j@server1.proseware.com",
"jones@ms1.proseware.com", "j.@server1.proseware.com",
"j@proseware.com9", "js#internal@proseware.com",
"j_9@[129.126.118.1]", "j..s@proseware.com",
"js*@proseware.com", "js@proseware..com",
"js@proseware.com9", "j.s@server1.proseware.com",
"tfl@psp.co.uk", "cuddly.penguin@cookham.net"
ForEach ($emailAddress in $emailAddresses) {
if (IsValidEmail($emailAddress)) {
"Valid: {0}" -f $emailAddress
}
else {
"Invalid: {0}" -f $emailAddress
}
}

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Show-FileInformation.ps1

2011-11-20T06:18:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script displays information returned from the
file version object.
.DESCRIPTION
This script gets, then displays, all the information returned
from the System.Diagnostics.Fileinfo of Notepad.exe
.NOTES
File Name : Show-FileInformation.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://http://pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo_properties.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-FileInformation.ps1
File Major Part for C:\Windows\system32\Notepad.exe is: 6
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Display all the file information:
"FileInfo information for {0}" -f $file
"Comments : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.Comments
"Company Name : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.CompanyName
"FileBuldPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileBuildPart
"FileDescription : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileDescription
"FileMajorPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileMajorPart
"FileMinorPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileMinorPart
"FilePrivatePart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FilePrivatePart
"FileName : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileName
"FileVersion : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.FileVersion
"InternalName : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.InternalName
"IsDebug : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.IsDebug
"IsPatched : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.IsPatched
"IsPreRelease : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.IsPreRelease
"IsPrivateBuild : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.IsPrivateBuild
"IsSpecialBuild : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.IsSpecialBuild
"Language : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.Language
"LegalCopyright : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.LegalCopyright
"LegalTrademarks : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.LegalTrademarks
"OriginalFilename : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.OriginalFilename
"PrivateBuild : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.PrivateBuild
"ProductBuildPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductBuildPart
"ProductMajordPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductMajorPart
"ProductMinorPart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductMinorPart
"ProductName : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductName
"ProductPrivatePart : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductMinorPart
"ProductVersion : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.ProductVersion
"SpecialBuild : {0}" -f $myFileVersionInfo.SpecialBuild

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,scripts,System.Diagnostics,FileInfo

ShowFileDescription.ps1

2011-11-13T05:00:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the build description of file version object.
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script
that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get
the description of the file.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-FileDescription.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/11/showfiledescriptionps1.html
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.filedescription.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-FileDescription.ps1
File description for C:\Windows\system32\Notepad.exe is: Notepad
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Print the Build details name
"File description for {0} is: {1}" -f $file,$myFileVersionInfo.FileDescription

Show-FileBuildPart.ps1

2011-11-13T04:32:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the build number of file version object.
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script
that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get
the build identification of the file.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-FileBuildPart.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/11/show-filebuildpartps1.html
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.filebuildpart.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-FileBuildPart.ps1
File build number for C:\Windows\system32\Notepad.exe is: 6001
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Print the Build details name
"File build number for {0} is: {1}" -f $file,$myFileVersionInfo.FileBuildPart

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Show-NumberPadding3.ps1

2011-11-12T06:23:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Shows formatting of double values.
.DESCRIPTION
This script, a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample,
creates a double value then formats it with 5 leading
zeros.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-NumberPadding3.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd260048.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> Show-NumberPadding3.ps1
01053240
00103932.52
01549230
01053240
00103932.52
01549230
9034521202.93
#>
$fmt = "00000000.##"
[int] $intValue = 1053240
[decimal] $decValue = 103932.52
[float] $sngValue = 1549230.10873992
[double] $dblValue = 9034521202.93217412
# Display the numbers using the ToString method
$intValue.ToString($fmt)
$decValue.ToString($fmt)
$sngValue.ToString($fmt)
""
# Display the numbers using composite formatting
$formatString = " {0,15:" + $fmt + "}" # right justified
$formatString -f $intValue
$formatString -f $decValue
$formatString -f $sngValue
$formatString -f $dblValue

Technorati Tags: Powershell,PowerShell scripting,Formatting,ToString()

Show-NumberPadding1.ps1

2011-11-12T05:54:00.001-08:00

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Formatting,ToString(),script,code

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Shows formatting of leading Zeros
.DESCRIPTION
This script, a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample,
creates several numbers of varying type, then
displays them using .NET Formatting. The second set
of formatting shows the difference between .ToString()
and composite format strings to format - to approaches
that accomplish the same goal!
.NOTES
File Name : Show-NumberPadding1.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/11/show-numberpadding1ps1.html
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd260048.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> Show-NumberPadding1.ps1
00000254 000000FE
00010342 00002866
01023983 000F9FEF
06985321 006A9669
9223372036854775807 7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
18446744073709551615 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
00000254 000000FE
00010342 00002866
01023983 000F9FEF
9223372036854775807 7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
18446744073709551615 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
#>
[byte] $byteValue = 254
[int16] $shortValue = 10342
[int] $intValue = 1023983
[long] $lngValue = 6985321
[long] $lngValue2 = [System.Int64]::MaxValue
[UInt64] $ulngValue = [System.UInt64]::MaxValue
# Display integer values by caling the ToString method.
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $byteValue.ToString("D8") , $byteValue.ToString("X8")
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $shortValue.ToString("D8"), $shortValue.ToString("X8")
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $intValue.ToString("D8") , $intValue.ToString("X8")
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $lngValue.ToString("D8") , $lngValue.ToString("X8")
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $lngValue2.ToString("D8") , $lngValue2.ToString("X8")
"{0,22} {1,22}" -f $ulngValue.ToString("D8") , $ulngValue.ToString("X8")
""
# Display the same integer values by using composite formatting
"{0,22:D8} {0,22:X8}" -f $byteValue
"{0,22:D8} {0,22:X8}" -f $shortValue
"{0,22:D8} {0,22:X8}" -f $intValue
"{0,22:D8} {0,22:X8}" -f $lngValue2
"{0,22:D8} {0,22:X8}" -f $ulngValue

Show-FileVersionCompanyName

2011-11-10T08:24:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the company name of a file version object
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script
that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get
the company name (if it exists).
.NOTES
File Name : Show-FileVersionCompanyName.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.companyname.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-FileVersionCompanyName.ps1
Company name: Microsoft Corporation
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Print the Company name
"Company name: " + $myFileVersionInfo.CompanyName

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Show-FileVersionComments.ps1

2011-11-10T08:12:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the comments of a file version object
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script
that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get
the company name (if it exists).
.NOTES
File Name : Show-FileVersionComments.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.comments.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-FileVersionComments.ps1
Comments : Microsoft Corporation
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Print the Comments field
"Commments : " + $myFileVersionInfo.CompanyName

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Scripts,PowerShell script,System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo,GetVersionInfo

Open-WordDocument.ps1

2011-11-09T10:28:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script opens a word document using PowerShell
.DESCRIPTION
This script re-implments a simple MSDN script to open
a word document using VBA. IT Pros using PowerShell
might also make use of to create rich documents as
output from a script.
.NOTES
File Name : Open-WordDocument.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb148369%28office.12%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Running this sample opens the file c:\foo\doc1.docx in Word. The
COM object referring to the document is returned for later use.
#>
# Create Word Object
$wrd = new-object -com word.application
# Make Word Visible
$wrd.visible = $true
# Open a document
$doc = $wrd.documents.open("C:\foo\doc1.docx")

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Show-TimeSpan.ps1

2011-11-08T16:50:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script, a re-implementation of an MSDN sample, shows
details of a timespan object
.DESCRIPTION
This script re-implements a simple MSDN script that creates a
timespan object and displays its properties.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-TimeSpan.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.timespan.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-TimeSpan.ps1
8/18/2010 1:30:30 PM - 1/1/2010 8:00:15 AM = 229.05:30:15
Value of Days Component: 229
Total Number of Days: 229.229340277778
Value of Hours Component: 5
Total Number of Hours: 5501.50416666667
Value of Minutes Component: 30
Total Number of Minutes: 330090.25
Value of Seconds Component: 15
Total Number of Seconds: 19,805,415
Value of Milliseconds Component: 0
Total Number of Milliseconds: 19,805,415,000
Ticks: 198,054,150,000,000
#>
# Define two dates
$date1 = new-object system.datetime 2010, 1, 1, 8, 0, 15
$date2 = new-object system.datetime 2010, 8, 18, 13, 30, 30
# Create a time Interval
$interval = New-Timespan -start $date1 -end $date2
#Display the interval
"{0} - {1} = {2}" -f $date2, $date1, $interval.ToString()
# Display individual properties of the resulting TimeSpan object.
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Value of Days Component:", $interval.Days
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Total Number of Days:", $interval.TotalDays
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Value of Hours Component:", $interval.Hours
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Total Number of Hours:", $interval.TotalHours
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Value of Minutes Component:", $interval.Minutes
" {0,-35} {1,20}" -f "Total Number of Minutes:", $interval.TotalMinutes
" {0,-35} {1,20:N0}" -f "Value of Seconds Component:", $interval.Seconds
" {0,-35} {1,20:N0}" -f "Total Number of Seconds:", $interval.TotalSeconds
" {0,-35} {1,20:N0}" -f "Value of Milliseconds Component:", $interval.Milliseconds
" {0,-35} {1,20:N0}" -f "Total Number of Milliseconds:", $interval.TotalMilliseconds
" {0,-35} {1,20:N0}" -f "Ticks:", $interval.Ticks

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Show-UnicodeCharacters.ps1

2011-11-08T08:27:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script, a re-implementation of an MSDN sample, shows the
Unicode details of a unicode character, using PowerShell.
.DESCRIPTION
This script re-implements a simple MSDN script that takes a Unicode Character
and uses CharUnicodeInfo class to get details of that character, which are then
displayed.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-UnicodeCharacters.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/11/show-unicodecharactersps1.html
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.charunicodeinfo.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh > .\show-unicodecharacters.ps1
c Num Dig Dec UnicodeCategory
U+0061 LATIN SMALL LETTER A a -1 -1 -1 LowercaseLetter
U+0393 GREEK CAPITAL LETTER GAMMA Γ -1 -1 -1 UppercaseLetter
U+0039 DIGIT NINE 9 9 9 9 DecimalDigitNumber
U+00B2 SUPERSCRIPT TWO ² 2 2 -1 OtherNumber
U+00BC VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER ¼ 0.25 -1 -1 OtherNumber
U+0BEF TAMIL DIGIT NINE ௯ 9 9 9 DecimalDigitNumber
U+0BF0 TAMIL NUMBER TEN ௰ 10 -1 -1 OtherNumber
U+0F33 TIBETAN DIGIT HALF ZERO ༳ -0.5 -1 -1 OtherNumber
U+2788 CIRCLED SANS-SERIF DIGIT NINE ➈ 9 9 -1 OtherNumber
#>
# Helper Function
Function PrintProperties {
param ($char)
$fmtstring = " {0,-5} {1,-8} {2,-9} {3,-9} {4,-9}"
$a = $char
$b = [System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo]::GetNumericValue( $char )
$c = [System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo]::GetDigitValue( $char )
$d = [System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo]::GetDecimalDigitValue( $char )
$e = [System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo]::GetUnicodeCategory( $char )
$fmtstring -f $a, $b, $c, $d, $e
}
" c Num Dig Dec UnicodeCategory"
"U+0061 LATIN SMALL LETTER A " + (PrintProperties "a")
"U+0393 GREEK CAPITAL LETTER GAMMA " + (PrintProperties ([Char] 0x0393) )
"U+0039 DIGIT NINE " + (PrintProperties "9")
"U+00B2 SUPERSCRIPT TWO " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x00B2) )
"U+00BC VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x00BC) )
"U+0BEF TAMIL DIGIT NINE " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x0BEF) )
"U+0BF0 TAMIL NUMBER TEN " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x0BF0) )
"U+0F33 TIBETAN DIGIT HALF ZERO " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x0F33) )
"U+2788 CIRCLED SANS-SERIF DIGIT NINE " + (PrintProperties $([Char] 0x2788) )

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,scripts,PowerShell scripts,System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo

Show-DateTimeFormatInfo.ps1

2011-11-01T15:39:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script re-implements and MSDN sample that shows
the different Date/Time Formatting characters and
how they are used in formatting date/time objects.
.DESCRIPTION
This script Creates a date/time object, then shows formatting
using the key Date/Time Format strings.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-DateTimeFormatInfo.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.datetimeformatinfo.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Left as an exercise for the reader.
#>
# Create and initialise a DateTimeFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
$MyDTFI = (new-object System.Globalization.CultureInfo "en-US", $false ).DateTimeFormat
# Create a DateTime with the Gregorian date January 3, 2002 (year=2002, month=1, day=3)
# The Gregorian calendar is the default calendar for the en-US culture
$MyDT = new-object System.DateTime 2002, 1, 3
# Display the format pattern associated with each format character
"FORMAT en-US EXAMPLE"
"CHAR VALUE OF ASSOCIATED PROPERTY, IF ANY"
" d {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("d", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.ShortDatePattern, "(ShortDatePattern)"
" D {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("D", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.LongDatePattern, "(LongDatePattern)"
" f {0}`n" -f $MyDT.ToString("f", $MyDTFI)
" F {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("F", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.FullDateTimePattern, "(FullDateTimePattern)"
" g {0}`n" -f $MyDT.ToString("g", $MyDTFI)
" G {0}`n" -f $MyDT.ToString("G", $MyDTFI)
" m {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("m", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.MonthDayPattern, "(MonthDayPattern)"
" M {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("M", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.MonthDayPattern, "(MonthDayPattern)"
" o {0}`n" -f $MyDT.ToString("o", $MyDTFI)
" r {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("r", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.RFC1123Pattern, "(RFC1123Pattern)"
" R {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("R", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.RFC1123Pattern, "(RFC1123Pattern)"
" s {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("s", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.SortableDateTimePattern, "(SortableDateTimePattern)"
" t {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("t", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.ShortTimePattern, "(ShortTimePattern)"
" T {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("T", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.LongTimePattern, "(LongTimePattern)"
" u {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("u", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.UniversalSortableDateTimePattern, "(UniversalSortableDateTimePattern)"
" U {0}`n" -f $MyDT.ToString("U", $MyDTFI)
" y {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("y", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.YearMonthPattern, "(YearMonthPattern)"
" Y {0}" -f $MyDT.ToString("Y", $MyDTFI)
" {0} {1}`n" -f $MyDTFI.YearMonthPattern, "(YearMonthPattern)"

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,code,sample,System.Globalization.DateTimeFormat

Show-CurrencyDecimalSeparator.ps1

2011-11-01T14:27:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script re-implements an MSDN script which
shows the use of the CurrencyDecimalSeparator
property of a numeric format info object.
.DESCRIPTION
This script displays a currency value using
the default decimal separator then shows using a
custom separator. This is repeated using a German
culture.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-CurrencyDecimalSeparator.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.numberformatinfo.currencydecimalseparator.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-CurrencyDecimalSeparator.ps1
$123,456,789.00
$123,456,789 00
123.456.789,00 €
123.456.789 00 €
#>
# Get a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture
$nfi = (new-object System.Globalization.CultureInfo "en-US", $false ).NumberFormat
# Display a value with the default separator (".").
$myInt = 123456789
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )
# Display the same value with a blank as the separator.
$nfi.CurrencyDecimalSeparator = " "
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )
# Now get a NumberFormatInfo associated with the de-DE culture
$nfi = (new-object System.Globalization.CultureInfo "de-DE", $false ).NumberFormat
# Display a value with the default separator (".")
$myInt = 123456789
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )
# Display the same value with a blank as the separator
$nfi.CurrencyDecimalSeparator = " "
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,script,formatting,System.Globalization.Cultureinfo,CurrencyDecimalSeparator

Show-CurrencyFormatting.ps1

2011-10-31T09:20:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script re-implements an MSDN Sample showing the
use of the NumberFormatInfo class to nicely format things
in this case, currency.
.DESCRIPTION
This script iterates through the Windows cultures and
displays those whose 2-letter ISO code is 'en' and
displays how Windows formats currency in that culture.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-CurrencyFormatting.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.numberformatinfo.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh > .\Show-CurrencyFormatting.ps1
The currency symbol for 'English (United States)' is '$'
The currency symbol for 'English (United Kingdom)' is '£'
The currency symbol for 'English (Australia)' is '$'
The currency symbol for 'English (Canada)' is '$'
The currency symbol for 'English (New Zealand)' is '$'
The currency symbol for 'English (Ireland)' is '€'
The currency symbol for 'English (South Africa)' is 'R'
The currency symbol for 'English (Jamaica)' is 'J$'
The currency symbol for 'English (Caribbean)' is '$'
The currency symbol for 'English (Belize)' is 'BZ$'
The currency symbol for 'English (Trinidad and Tobago)' is 'TT$'
The currency symbol for 'English (Zimbabwe)' is 'Z$'
The currency symbol for 'English (Republic of the Philippines)' is 'Php'
The currency symbol for 'English (Singapore)' is '$'
The currency symbol for 'English (Malaysia)' is 'RM'
The currency symbol for 'English (India)' is 'Rs.'
#>
# Loop through all the specific cultures known to the CLR.
foreach ($ci in [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::GetCultures([System.Globalization.CultureTypes]::SpecificCultures))
{
# Only show the currency symbols for cultures that speak English.
if ($ci.TwoLetterISOLanguageName -eq "en") {
# Display the culture name and currency symbol.
$nfi = $ci.NumberFormat
"The currency symbol for '{0}' is '{1}'" -f $ci.DisplayName, $nfi.CurrencySymbol
}
}

Show-CalendarAlgorithm.ps1

2011-10-31T07:53:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script re-implements an MSDN Sample showing the
CalendarAlgorithmType enumeration.
.DESCRIPTION
This script creates there calendars and displays
algorithm type,
.NOTES
File Name : Show-CalendarAlgorithm.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.calendaralgorithmtype.aspx
.EXAMPLE
#>
# Helper function
Function Display{
Param ([System.Globalization.Calendar] $c)
$name = $c.ToString().PadRight(50, '.')
"{0} {1}" -f $name, $c.AlgorithmType
}
## Start of script
# Create three new calendars
$grCal = new-object System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar
$hiCal = new-object System.Globalization.HijriCalendar
$jaCal = new-object System.Globalization.JapaneseLunisolarCalendar
# Display them
Display($grCal);
Display($hiCal);
Display($jaCal);
[enum]::GetNames([System.Globalization.CalendarAlgorithmType])

Show-CurrencyGroupSize

2011-10-31T05:03:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script reimplements a code sample from MSDN in PowerShell.
This sample formats and display currency using standard and
different currency groupings.
.DESCRIPTION
This script displays a currency using standard, then two
custom CurrencyGroupSizes.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-CurrencyGroupSize.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted tot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.numberformatinfo.currencygroupsizes.aspx
.EXAMPLE
PSH:> .\Show-CurrencyGroupSize.ps1
Default numeric format string "C"
$123,456,789,012,345.00
Display with array = 2,3,4
$12,3456,7890,123,45.00
Display with array = 2,3,0
$1234567890,123,45.00
#>
# Get a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
$fi = new-object System.Globalization.CultureInfo "en-US", false
$nfi = $fi.NumberFormat
# Display a value with the default separator (".")
"Default numeric format string `"C`""
[Int64] $myInt = 123456789012345
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )
# Display the same value with different groupings.
[int[]] $mySizes1 = (2,3,4)
$mySizes = 2,3,0
"";"Display with array = 2,3,4"
$nfi.CurrencyGroupSizes = $mySizes1
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )
"";"Display with array = 2,3,0"
$nfi.CurrencyGroupSizes = $mySizes2
$myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Code,NumericFormatInfo,GroupCurrencySize

Show-StandardNFS-1.ps1

2011-10-31T04:29:00.001-07:00

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Code,sample,MSDN Sample,ToString()

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the first two samples on this MSDN Page,
convered to PowerShell
.DESCRIPTION
This script displays two lines of text using PowerShell
and .NET formatting information
.NOTES
File Name : Show-StandardNFS-1.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted tot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dwhawy9k.aspx
.EXAMPLE
[Cookham8:C:\foo]> .\Show-StandardNFS.ps1
$123.46
Your account balance is $123.46.
#>
# Show formatting a number as currency
$value = 123.456
$value.ToString("C2")
# Show the -f operator with currency formatting
$value = 123.456
"Your account balance is {0:C2}." -f $value

Get-OSInstallDate.ps1

2011-10-11T14:22:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script gets/displays the Sysgtem Uptime after
converting it from WEBM time/date format
.DESCRIPTION
This script creates an instance of a SWbemDateTime object,
gets the OS install date and converts the date to a more
useful format.
.NOTES
File Name : Get-OSInstallDate.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393687%28VS.85%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh [C:\foo]> .\Get-OsInstallDate.ps1
This OS was installed in the year 2008
Full installation date (VT_DATE format) is 4/9/2008 8:17:23 PM
Full installation date (FILETIME format) is 128522458430000000
#>
# Create swbemdatetime object
$datetime = New-Object -ComObject WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime
# Get OS installation time and assign to datetime object
$os = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem
$dateTime.Value = $os.InstallDate
# Now display the time
"This OS was installed in the year {0}" -f $dateTime.Year
"Full installation date (VT_DATE format) is {0}" -f $dateTime.GetVarDate()
"Full installation date (FILETIME format) is {0}" -f $dateTime.GetFileTime()
##

Technorati Tags: Wmi,PowerShell script,SWebmDateTime

Register-Event1.ps1

2011-10-07T01:33:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script registers for a WMI event
.DESCRIPTION
This script used PowerShell to register for then display
an event. This script is a re-write on an MSDN Sample.
.NOTES
File Name : Register-Event1.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted tot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393013%28VS.85%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
[PSH] C:\FOO> Register-Event1.ps1
Waiting for events
Log Event Occured
EVENT MESSAGE
A logon was attempted using explicit credentials.
Subject:
Security ID: S-1-5-21-2824006062-479960714-4144511058-1105
Account Name: tfl
... -> Reminder snipped for brevity
#>
# Define event Query
$query = "SELECT * FROM __InstanceCreationEvent
WHERE TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_NTLogEvent' "
# Register for event - also specify an action that
# displays the log event when the event fires.
Register-WmiEvent -Source Demo1 -Query $query -Action {
Write-Host "Log Event occured"
$global:myevent = $event
Write-Host "EVENT MESSAGE"
Write-Host $event.SourceEventArgs.NewEvent.TargetInstance.Message}
# So wait
"Waiting for events"

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,scripts,WMI,Eventing

Get-FolderObjects.ps1

2011-09-30T01:35:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script displays the WMI objects associated with a folder
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses the Associators Of query
.NOTES
File Name : get-folderobjects.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
.EXAMPLE
Get-FolderObjects "C:\Foo"
what's in C:\foo
0 Volume objects
0 Logical Disk objects
10 Directory objects
171 File objects
0 Pagefile objects
1 Security Settings
0 Share objects
0 other objects
.EXAMPLE
Get-FolderObjects "C:\"
what's in C:\
1 Volume objects
1 Logical Disk objects
18 Directory objects
8 File objects
1 Pagefile objects
1 Security Settings
1 Share objects
0 other objects
#>
# Function to get folder WMI object associations
# Define function
Function Get-FolderObjects {
Param (
$Folder = "c:\"
)
# Set query then get associations
$query = "ASSOCIATORS OF {Win32_Directory.Name='$folder'}"
$objs = Gwmi -q $query
#
# Now group them
# Create empty arrays
$directory = @()
$datafile = @()
$pagefile = @()
$volume = @()
$filesec = @()
$share = @()
$Logdisk = @()
$unknown = @()
# Now fill the arrays
foreach ($obj in $objs) {
switch ($Obj.__class) {
"Win32_Directory" {$directory += $obj; break}
"Cim_DataFile" {$datafile += $obj; break}
"Win32_PageFile" {$pagefile += $obj; break}
"Win32_Volume" {$volume += $obj; break}
"Win32_LogicalDisk" {$logdisk += $obj; break}
"Win32_LogicalFileSecuritySetting" {$filesec += $obj; break}
"Win32_share" {$share += $obj; break}
default {$unknown += $obj; break}
}
}
# Display the output
" what's in $folder"
"{0} Volume objects" -f $volume.count
"{0} Logical Disk objects" -f $logdisk.count
"{0} Directory objects" -f $directory.count
"{0} File objects" -f $datafile.count
"{0} Pagefile objects" -f $pagefile.count
"{0} Security Settings" -f $filesec.count
"{0} Share objects" -f $share.count
"{0} other objects" -f $unknown.count
}
# Here call function as an example
Get-FolderObjects "C:\"
"***"
Get-FolderObjects "C:\foo"

Set-ComputerName.ps1

2011-09-25T12:50:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script renames a computer using WMI.
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses the Rename method from
the Win32_OperatingSystem WMI class.
This is sample 5 from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394586
.NOTES
File Name : Set-ComputerName.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted tot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394586%28VS.85%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Left as an exercise for the Reader
#>
# This script takes two parameters, The computer to
# rename and then the newname for that computer
param (
[$String] $NewName = 'NewName',
[$string] $Comp = "."
}
# Get computer object
$Computer = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem -ComputerName $comp
#Rename the Computer
$Return = $Computer.Rename($NewName)
if ($return.ReturnValue -eq 0) {
"Computer name is now: $NewName"
" but you need to reboot first"
} else {
" RenameFailed, return code: {0}" -f $return.ReturnValue
}

Remove-WmiRegistryKey.ps1

2011-09-13T03:44:00.000-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script creates removes registry key using WMI.
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses WMI to get remove registry key.
This script deletes the key and everything below
it in the registry - use carefully!
.NOTES
File Name : Remove-WmiRegistryKey.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh[C:\foo]>New-WMIRegistryKey.ps1
Key removed
#>
# Define Constants
$HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650
$computer ='.'
# Get Class to call static methods on
$reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv"
# Define key to create
$Key = "SOFTWARE\NewKey"
# Create key and display reslts
$results = $reg.DeleteKey($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key)
If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Key Removed"}

Technorati Tags: WMI,PowerShell,code,StdRegProv,Deletekey

Get-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1

2011-09-12T03:47:00.000-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script Gets and displays a registry
binary value using WMI.
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses WMI to get, then display
a binary registry Value.
This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script.
.NOTES
File Name : Set-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh[C:\foo]>Get-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1
54
46
4c
#>
# Define Constants
$HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650
$computer ='.'
# Get Class to call static methods on
$reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv"
# Define key to create
$ValueName = "Example Binary Value"
$Values = @(0x54, 0x46, 0x4C)
$Key = "SOFTWARE\NewKey"
# Create Value entry
$results = $reg.GetBinaryValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName)
Foreach ($byte in $results.uvalue) {"{0}" -f $byte.tostring("x")}

Technorati Tags: Wmi,PowerShell,StdRegProv,GetBinaryValue

Set-WmiRegistryBinaryValue

2011-09-11T02:41:00.000-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script sets a registry binary value
using WMI.
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses WMI to set a binary
registry Value.
This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script.
.NOTES
File Name : Set-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh[C:\foo]>New-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1
Value created
#>
# Define Constants
$HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650
$computer ='.'
# Get Class to call static methods on
$reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv"
# Define key to create
$ValueName = "Example Binary Value"
$Values = @(0x54, 0x46, 0x4C)
$Key = "SOFTWARE\NewKey"
# Create Value entry
$results = $reg.SetBinaryValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName, $Values)
If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Value Set"}

Technorati Tags: Wmi,StdRegProv,PowerShell,SetBinaryValue

New-WmiRegistryValue.ps1

2011-09-10T03:01:00.000-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script creates a new registry Value using WMI.
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses WMI to get create a new registry Value.
This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script
.NOTES
File Name : New-RegistryKey.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh[C:\foo]>New-WmiRegistryValue.ps1
Value created
#>
# Define Constants
$HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650
$computer ='.'
# Get Class to call static methods on
$reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv"
# Define key to create
$ValueName = "Example_Expanded_String_Value"
$Value = "%PATHEXT%"
$Key = "SOFTWARE\NewKey"
# Create Value entry
$results = $reg.SetExpandedStringValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName, $Value)
If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Value created"}

Technorati Tags: SetExpandedStringValue,WMI,Code,POwerShell,StdregProv

Set-WmiMultiStringValue.ps1

2011-09-10T02:59:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script sets a registry binary value
using WMI.
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses WMI to set a multistring
registry Value.
This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script.
.NOTES
File Name : Set-WmiRegistryMultiStringValue.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh[C:\foo]>Set-MultiStringValue.ps1
Value created
#>
# Define Constants
$HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650
$computer ='.'
# Get Class to call static methods on
$reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv"
# Define key to create
$Key = "SOFTWARE\NewKey"
$ValueName = "Example MultiString Value"
$Values = @("Thomas", "Susan", "Rebecca")
$Key = "SOFTWARE\NewKey"
# Create Value entry
$results = $reg.SetMultiStringValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName, $Values)
If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Value Set"}

New-WmiRegistryKey.ps1

2011-09-09T12:02:00.000-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script creates a new registry key using WMI.
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses WMI to get create a new registry key.
This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script
.NOTES
File Name : New-RegistryKey.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh[C:\foo]>New-WMIRegistryKey.ps1
Key created
#>
# Define Constants
$HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650
$computer ='.'
# Get Class to call static methods on
$reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv"
# Define key to create
$Key = "SOFTWARE\NewKey"
# Create key and display reslts
$results = $reg.CreateKey($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key)
If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Key created"}

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Wmi,StdRegProv,CreateKey

Get-WmiRegDword.ps1

2011-09-08T15:08:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script gets a registry value using WMI.
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses WMI to get then display a resistry value, using
the SteRegProv class and the GetDWORDValue static method.
This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script
.NOTES
File Name : Get-WMIRegDword.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh[C:\foo]>Get-WmiRegDword.ps1
Current History Buffer Size: 50
#>
# Define Constants
$HKEY_CURRENT_USER =2147483649
$computer ='.'
# Get Class to call static methods on
$reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv"
#defind key/value to get
$Key = "Console"
$Value = "HistoryBufferSize"
# Get Value of buffer and display
$results = $reg.GetDWORDValue($HKEY_CURRENT_USER, $Key, $value)
"Current History Buffer Size: {0}" -f $results.uValue

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,WMI,Code,StdRegProv

Show-MajorPart.ps1

2011-08-14T06:12:00.000-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the Major part of the version number
of file version object.
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script
that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get
the major part of the version number of the file.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-MajorPart.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/08/show-majorpartps1.html
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.filemajorpart.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-MajorPart.ps1
File Major Part for C:\Windows\system32\Notepad.exe is: 6
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Print the Build details name
"File Major Part for {0} is: {1}" -f $file,$myFileVersionInfo.FileMajorPart

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Code,Sample,System.Diagnostics.FileVerionInfo,FileMajorPart

Show-MinorPart.ps1

2011-07-14T06:22:00.000-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script shows the Minor part of the version number
of file version object.
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script
that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get
the mainor part of the version number of the file.
.NOTES
File Name : Show-MinorPart.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://http://pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.FileMinorpart.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh> .\Show-MinorPart.ps1
File Major Part for C:\Windows\system32\Notepad.exe is: 0
#>
# Set filename
$File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe"
#Get Version information for this file
$myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File)
# Print the Build details name
"File Minor Part for {0} is: {1}" -f $file,$myFileVersionInfo.FileMinorPart

Technorati Tags: System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo,MinorPart,PowerShell,scripts,code

Get-ParsedInteger.ps1

2011-06-19T11:57:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script parses several strings into integers, where possible.
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses the TryParse method on [Int32] to attempt
to parse a string into a number and writes the results. This script
is a recoded MSDN sample using PowerShell
.NOTES
File Name : Get-ParsedInt32.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted tot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f02979c7.aspx
.EXAMPLE
Psh[C:\foo]> .\get-parsedinteger.ps1
Attempted conversion of '' failed.
Converted '160519' to 160519.
Attempted conversion of '9432.0' failed.
Attempted conversion of '16,667' failed.
Converted ' -322 ' to -322.
Converted '+4302' to 4302.
Attempted conversion of '(100);' failed.
Attempted conversion of '01FA' failed.
#>
# Define function to parse a string to integer
Function TryToParse {
# Parameter to parse into a number
Param ([string] $value)
# Define $number and try the parse
[int] $number = 0
$result = [System.Int32]::TryParse($value, [ref] $number);
if ($result) {
"Converted '{0}' to {1}." -f $value, $number
}
else {
if ($value -eq $null) {$value = ""}
"Attempted conversion of '{0}' failed." -f $value
}
}
# Now call the function to see if the string will parse
TryToParse($null)
TryToParse("160519");
TryToParse("9432.0");
TryToParse("16,667");
TryToParse(" -322 ");
TryToParse("+4302");
TryToParse("(100);");
TryToParse("01FA");

Technorati Tags: System.Int32,TryParse()

New-Credential.ps1

2011-03-29T02:52:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
A function to create a credential object from script.
.DESCRIPTION
Enables you to create a credential objects from stored details.
.NOTES
File Name : New-Credential.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-credentialps1.html
.PARAMETER UserId
The userid in the form of "domain\user"
.PARAMETER Password
The password for this user
.EXAMPLE
New-Credential contoso\administrator Pa$$w0rd
#>
function New-Credential {
param (
[string] $Userid,
[string] $Pwd
)
# Create the credential
$spwd = ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText $pwd -Force
$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential $userid,$spwd
# Now return it to the caller
return $cred
}
# Call the function to demostrate example
New-Credential "contoso\administrator" "Pa$$w0rd"

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,credential,security

New-Shortcut.ps1

2011-02-14T04:54:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script creates a shortcut to Notepad on the Desktop
.DESCRIPTION
This script creates a Wscript.shell item, then creates
a shortcut on the desktop to Notepad.exe.
.NOTES
File Name : New-Shortcut.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINKS
This post is a re-implementation of an MSDN Script
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0ea7b5xe%28VS.85%29.aspx
Posted to Powershell Scripts Blog
HTTP://Pshscripts.blogspot.com
.EXAMPLE
Left as an exercise for the reader
#>
# create wscript object
$WshShell = New-Object -com Wscript.Shell
#Get Desktop location
$Desktop = $WshShell.SpecialFolders.item("Desktop")
# create a new shortcut
$ShellLink = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($Desktop + "\Shortcut Script.lnk")
$ShellLink.TargetPath = $WScript.ScriptFullName
$ShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
$ShellLink.Hotkey = "CTRL+SHIFT+F"
$ShellLink.IconLocation = "notepad.exe, 0"
$ShellLink.Description = "Shortcut Script"
$ShellLink.WorkingDirectory = $Desktop
#Save the link to the desktop
$ShellLink.Save()

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,script,wscript.shell

Get-ComputerDomain.ps1

2011-01-04T09:38:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    This script uses WMI to get the name of a computer's domain then displays the name.
.DESCRIPTION
    This script is a re-write of an MSDN sample, using PowerShell. 
.NOTES
    File Name  : Get-ComputerDomain.ps1
    Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
    Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
    This script posted to:
	    http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
    MSDN sample posted tot:
	    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394586%28VS.85%29.aspx/
.EXAMPLE
    PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-ComputerDomain.ps1
    System Name: WIN7
    Domain:      cookham.net
.EXAMPLE
    Psh[Cookham8]> .\Get-ComputerDomain.ps1 cookham2
    System Name: COOKHAM2
    Domain:      cookham.net
.PARAMETER comp
    The name of the computer whose domain name to be displayed. Default is localhost.
#>            
            
# Parameter block            
param (            
$comp = "."            
)            
            
# Get WMI Object            
$system = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_ComputerSystem -ComputerName $comp            
            
# Display results            
"System Name: {0}" -f $System.Name            
"Domain:      {0}" -f $System.Domain

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,WMI,Win32_ComputerSystem

Count-GDDuplicate.ps1

2010-12-31T15:59:00.000-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Finds duplicates in the GD archive – A script
for New Year’s eve!
.DESCRIPTION
.NOTES
File Name : Count-GDDuplicate.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell V2
.LINK
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2010/12/count-gdduplicateps1.html
.EXAMPLE
Psh[Cookham8]>C:\foo\Count-GdDuplicate.ps1
Count-GDDuplicate.ps1 - v 1.0.1
99 shows have duplicates
109 shows are duplicates of others
#>
###
# Start of Script
##
# Constants:
# $GDDiskRoot - where to find shows
# $DeadShowBase - folder at top of gd shows
$GDDiskRoot = "M:"
$DeadShowBase = $GDDiskRoot + "\gd"
# Announce Ourselves
"DuplicateCount.ps1 - v 0.0.1"
"+---------------------------------+"
"! Find Duplicate Shows : $DeadShowBase !"
"+---------------------------------+"
""
# Get start time
$starttime = Get-Date
set-strictmode -off
# Get the Dead shows
$Dir = ls $DeadShowBase | where {$_.psiscontainer}
$DeadShows = $Dir.count
if ($DeadSHows -le 0) {"no shows found - check constants"; return}
# So here look for duplicates.
$shows =@{}
$j = 0
foreach ($show in $dir){
$j++
$showdate = $show.name.substring(0,10)
if ($shows.$showdate) {
$shows.$showdate++
}
else {
$shows += @{$showdate=1}
}
}
$shows = $shows.getenumerator() | Sort name
$totaldups = 0
$totaldupshows = 0
foreach ($show in $shows){
if ($show.value -gt 1) {
# "{1} copies of: {0}" -f $show.name, $show.value
$totaldups++
$totaldupshows += $show.value - 1 # anything after the 1st is a dup
}
}
# Display Summary
"{0} shows have duplicates" -f $totaldups
"{0} shows are duplicates of others" -f $totaldupshows

Technorati Tags: Grateful Dead

Set-IseThemeVim.ps1

2010-12-23T06:28:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script sets an ISE Theme to similar to the old VIM editor.
.DESCRIPTION
This script sets the key values in $PsIse.Options to values consistent
with the VIM editor, beloved by many, particularly on the Powershell
product team. This script is based on Davis Mohundro's blog post
(http://bit.ly/iib5IM), updated for RTM of PowerShell V2.0. See also
.NOTES
File Name : Set-ISEThemeVIM.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0 (ISE only)
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscriptsbog.blogspot.com
http://bit.ly/iaA2iX
.EXAMPLE
This script when run resets colours on key panes, including
colourising tokens in the script pane. Try it and see it...
#>
# PowerShell ISE version of the VIM blackboard theme at
# http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2280
# Set font name and size
$psISE.Options.FontName = 'Courier New'
$psISE.Options.FontSize = 16
# Set colours for output pane
$psISE.Options.OutputPaneBackgroundColor = '#FF000000'
$psISE.Options.OutputPaneTextBackgroundColor = '#FF000000'
$psISE.Options.OutputPaneForegroundColor = '#FFFFFFFF'
# Set colours for command pane
$psISE.Options.CommandPaneBackgroundColor = '#FF000000'
# Set colours for script pane
$psise.options.ScriptPaneBackgroundColor ='#FF000000'
# Set colours for tokens in Script Pane
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Command'] = '#FFFFFF60'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Unknown'] = '#FFFFFFFF'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Member'] = '#FFFFFFFF'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Position'] = '#FFFFFFFF'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['GroupEnd'] = '#FFFFFFFF'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['GroupStart'] = '#FFFFFFFF'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['LineContinuation'] = '#FFFFFFFF'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['NewLine'] = '#FFFFFFFF'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['StatementSeparator'] = '#FFFFFFFF'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Comment'] = '#FFAEAEAE'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['String'] = '#FF00D42D'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Keyword'] = '#FFFFDE00'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Attribute'] = '#FF84A7C1'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Type'] = '#FF84A7C1'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Variable'] = '#FF00D42D'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['CommandParameter'] = '#FFFFDE00'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['CommandArgument'] = '#FFFFFFFF'
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Number'] = '#FF98FE1E'

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,ISE,PowerShell ISE,VIM

Set-ISEThemeDefault.ps1

2010-12-23T05:34:00.001-08:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script resets the ISE to default ‘theme’.
.DESCRIPTION
This script sets the key values in $PsIse.Options to their default
options in $Psise.Options.DefaultOptions. This script is useful if you
are playing with ISE options and don't quite get it right - just run this
script to set things back to default.
.NOTES
File Name : Set-ISEThemeDefault.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0 (ISE only)
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://bit.ly/gJpu2W
.EXAMPLE
This script when run just resets the theme to the default. To view, run from
the ISE after changing options!
#>
# Set Basic options
$psise.options.SelectedScriptPaneState = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.SelectedScriptPaneState
$psise.options.ShowToolBar = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.ShowToolBar
$psise.options.FontSize = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.FontSize
$psise.options.Fontname = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.Fontname
# set colouring
$psise.options.ErrorForegroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.ErrorForegroundColor
$psise.options.ErrorBackgroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.ErrorBackgroundColor
$psise.options.WarningForegroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.WarningForegroundColor
$psise.options.WarningBackgroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.WarningBackgroundColor
$psise.options.VerboseForegroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.VerboseForegroundColor
$psise.options.VerboseBackgroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.VerboseBackgroundColor
$psise.options.DebugBackgroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.DebugBackgroundColor
$psise.options.DebugForegroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.DebugForegroundColor
$psise.options.OutputPaneBackgroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.OutputPaneBackgroundColor
$psise.options.OutputPaneTextBackgroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.OutputPaneTextBackgroundColor
$psise.options.OutputPaneForegroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.OutPutPaneForegroundColor
$psise.options.CommandPaneBackgroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.CommandPaneBackgroundColor
$psise.options.ScriptPaneBackgroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.ScriptPaneBackgroundColor
$psise.options.ScriptPaneForegroundColor = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.ScriptPaneForegroundColor
# More options
$psise.options.ShowWarningForDuplicateFiles = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.ShowWarningForDuplicateFiles
$psise.options.ShowWarningBeforeSavingOnRun = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.ShowWarningBeforeSavingOnRun
$psise.options.UseLocalHelp = $psise.options.DefaultOpitons.UseLocalHelp
$psise.options.CommandPaneUp = $psise.options.DefaultOptions.CommandPaneUp
# Reset Tokens Colors
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Attribute'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['Attribute']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Command'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['Command']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['CommandArgument'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOPtions.TokenColors['CommandArgument']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['CommandParameter'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['CommandParameter']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Comment'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['Comment']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['GroupEnd'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['GroupEnd']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['GroupStart'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['GroupStart']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Keyword'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['Keyword']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['LineContinuation'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['LineContinuation']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['LoopLabel'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['LoopLabel']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Member'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['Member']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['NewLine'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['NewLine']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Number'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOPtions.TokenColors['Number']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Position'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['Position']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['StatementSeparator'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['StatementSeparator']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['String'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['String']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Type'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['Type']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Unknown'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['Unknown']
$psISE.Options.TokenColors['Variable'] = $psISE.Options.DefaultOptions.TokenColors['Variable']
# Done

Technorati Tags: ISE,PowerSHell ISE,PowerShell V2.0,Powershell Theme

Get-WMINameSpace.ps1

2010-10-07T04:06:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script displays all the WMI namespaces within a Windows system
.DESCRIPTION
This script uses Get-WMIObject to retrieve the names of all the namespaces
within a system.
.NOTES
File Name : Get-WMINameSpace.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2010/10/get-wminamespaceps1.html
.EXAMPLE
PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-WMINameSpace.ps1
37 Namespaces on: Cookham8
Namespace
---------
ROOT
ROOT\aspnet
ROOT\CIMV2
ROOT\CIMV2\Security
ROOT\CIMV2\Security\MicrosoftTpm
... {Remainder of list snipped to save space on this page}
#>
# Set computer name
$comp = "."
# Get the name spaces on the local computer, and the local computer name
$Namespace = get-wmiobject __namespace -namespace 'root' -list -recurse -computer $comp
$hostname = hostname
# Display number of and names of the namespaces
"{0} Namespaces on: {1}" -f $namespace.count, $hostname
$NameSpace| sort __namespace | Format-Table @{Expression = "__Namespace"; Label = "Namespace"}

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,scripts,WMI,namespace

Get-LoopBack.ps1

2010-10-06T07:56:00.000-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script checks whether a parameter is a Loopback Address
.DESCRIPTION
This script checks to see if the passsed string is an IPV4
or an IPv6 loopback address and if so, displays details.
.NOTES
File Name : Get-LoopBack.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.ipaddress.isloopback.aspx
.EXAMPLE
PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-LoopBack.ps1
Your input address: \127.0.0.1\ is an IPv4 loopback address whose internal format is: 127.0.0.1.
.EXAMPLE
PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-LoopBack.ps1 ::1
Your input address: \::1\ is an IPv6 loopback address whose internal format is: ::1.
.EXAMPLE
PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-LoopBack.ps1 131.107.2.200
Your input address: \131.107.2.200\ is not a loopback address.
.PARAM
$IPAddress - Address to look up to see if it's Loopback
#>
param (
[String] $IpAddress = "127.0.0.1"
)
# Setup Default answer!
$loopBack=" is not a loopback address.";
# Perform syntax check by parsing the address string entered by the user.
$Address = [System.Net.IPAddress]::Parse($IpAddress);
# Perform semantic check by verifying that the address is a valid IPv4
# or IPv6 loopback address.
if([System.Net.IPAddress]::IsLoopback($Address) -and ($address.AddressFamily -eq [System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily]::InterNetworkV6) ) {
$loopBack = " is an IPv6 loopback address " +
"whose internal format is: " + $Address.ToString() + ".";
}

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Get-HostByName.ps1

2010-10-05T06:18:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script gets and displays basic DNS Information about a host.
.DESCRIPTION
This script just gets and displays host details returnd by GetHostByName.
.NOTES
File Name : Get-ByName.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted tot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.dns.aspx
.EXAMPLE
PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-HostByName.ps1
HostName : contoso.com
Aliases : {www.contoso.com}
AddressList : {207.46.197.32, 207.46.232.182}
#>
$hostInfo = [system.net.Dns]::GetHostByName("www.contoso.com");
$hostinfo | fl * -force

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Remove-FtpFile.ps1

2010-10-04T08:27:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script deletes a file from an FTP Server
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a rewrite of an MSDN Sample
.NOTES
File Name : Remove-FtpFile.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted tot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.ftpwebrequest.aspx
.EXAMPLE
PSH [C:\foo]: .\Remove-FtpFile.ps1
Delete status: 250 DELE command successful.
#>
$ServerUri = New-Object System.Uri "ftp://www.reskit.net/powershell/foo.txt"
# The serverUri parameter should use the ftp:// scheme.
# It contains the name of the server file that is to be deleted.
# Example: ftp://contoso.com/someFile.txt.
if ($ServerUri.Scheme -ne [system.Uri]::UriSchemeFtp) {
" Bad URI"; return
}
# Get the object used to communicate with the server.
$request = [system.Net.FtpWebRequest]::Create($serverUri)
$request.Method = [System.Net.WebRequestMethods+ftp]::Deletefile
$Request.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential "anonymous","tfl@psp.co.uk"
$response = $request.GetResponse()
"Delete status: {0}" -f $response.StatusDescription
$response.Close();

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Copy-FileToFtp.ps1

2010-10-03T08:50:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script Uploads a text file to an FTP Server using PowerShell.
.DESCRIPTION
This script first creates an FTP 'web' request to upload a file. Then the
source file is read from disk and written up to the FTP Server. A response
is then displayed. This is a rewrite of an MSDN Sample.
.NOTES
File Name : Copy-FileToFtp.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2010/10/copy-filetoftpps1.html
MSDN sample posted tot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229715.aspx
.EXAMPLE
PSH [C:\foo]: .Copy-FileToFtp.ps1
Upload File Complete, status 226
226 Transfer complete.
#>
# Get the object used to communicate with the server.
$Request = [System.Net.FtpWebRequest]::Create("ftp://www.reskit.net/powershell/Greetings.Txt")
$Request.Method = $Request.Method = [System.Net.WebRequestMethods+ftp]::UploadFile
# This example assumes the FTP site uses anonymous logon.
$Request.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential "anonymous","tfl@psp.co.uk"
# Copy the contents of the file to the request stream.
$FileContents = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes("C:\foo\scriptlib.zip")
$Request.ContentLength = $fileContents.Length
$RequestStream = $request.GetRequestStream()
$RequestStream.Write($FileContents, 0, $FileContents.Length)
$RequestStream.Close()
$Response = $Request.GetResponse()
"Upload File Complete, status {0}" -f $Response.StatusDescription
$Response.Close()

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Show-HtmlCoding.ps1

2010-09-27T02:31:00.001-07:00

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script encodes and decodes an HTML String
.DESCRIPTION
This script used
.NOTES
File Name : Show-HtmlCoding.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
This script posted to:
http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
MSDN sample posted tot:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee388364.aspx
.EXAMPLE
PSH [C:\foo]: .\Show-HtmlCoding.ps1
Original String: <this is a string123> & so is this one??
Encoded String : <this is a string123> & so is this one??
Decoded String : <this is a string123> & so is this one??
Original string = Decoded string?: True
#>
# Create string to encode/decode
$Str = "<this is a string123> & so is this one??"
# Encode String
$Encstr = [System.Net.WebUtility]::HtmlEncode($str)
# Decode String
$Decstr = [System.Net.WebUtility]::HtmlDecode($EncStr)
# Display strings
"Original String: {0}" -f $Str
"Encoded String : {0}" -f $Encstr
"Decoded String : {0}" -f $Decstr
$eq = ($str -eq $Decstr)
"Original string = Decoded string?: {0}" -f $eq

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