database-tools

Use a Shorter Prompt

All Versions By default, PowerShell displays the current path in its input prompt which wastes as lot of space. When you overwrite the...

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Doing Things in Parallel

Any version By processing things in parallel rather than sequential, a script can complete much faster. Here is an example that uses background jobs...

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More Splitting Fun

In the previous tip, we explained how you can use a regular expression to split strings in groups of a given length. Let’s explore what else...

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Splitting Groups

All PowerShell Versions Ever wanted to split a string in chunks of a given length? Regular expressions can help. Here is an example that splits a...

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Safely Opening WPF Windows

In the previous tip we explained how you can create WPF-based windows in PowerShell. However, when you play with WPF code inside PowerShell ISE, it...

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Creating WPF Windows

WPF is a great technique to create user interfaces in PowerShell. Most of the window content can be defined using XAML, a description similar to...

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