PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 5
In the previous posts we’ve just been poking around with PowerShell and trying to make the examples something that actually...
2011-01-20
1,203 reads
SQLvariant
PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 5
In the previous posts we’ve just been poking around with PowerShell and trying to make the examples something that actually means something to a SQL person whenever we ca. ...
2011-01-20
7 reads
PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 4
Recap
So far we’ve walked though how to turn on PowerShell and add modules, adding SQL Server 2008 snapins and using...
2011-01-18
1,372 reads
PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 4
Recap So far we’ve walked though how to turn on PowerShell and add modules, adding SQL Server 2008 snapins and using PowerShell variables, what cmdlets and functions are, what...
2011-01-18
24 reads
PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 3
Providers
What are Providers? Providers in PowerShell are a hierarchical namespace way flattening out an infrastructure to make it accessible and...
2010-05-20
811 reads
PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 3: Providers, PSDrive
Providers
What are Providers? Providers in PowerShell are a hierarchical namespace way flattening out an infrastructure to make it accessible and...
2010-05-20
1,282 reads
PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 3: Providers, PSDrive
Providers What are Providers? Providers in PowerShell are a hierarchical namespace way flattening out an infrastructure to make it accessible and traverse-able just like a directory structure hard drive....
2010-05-20
18 reads
PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 2
Cmdlets, Functions and Snapins
So far we’ve learned how to open up PowerShell and add on to it with some modules;...
2010-05-19
1,072 reads
PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 1
Getting Started With PowerShell Variables
Yesterday we laid the ground work for PowerShell Week. Today we will learn about Variables in PowerShell. You will...
2010-05-18
995 reads
PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 0
Welcome to PowerShell Week at SQL University. For regulars at SQLvariant, SQL University is something Jorge Segarra organized to get...
2010-05-17
1,061 reads
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