database-tools

WMI can retrieve a lot more object instances than you might think. If you submit a parent class, Get-WmiObject returns all instances of all derived...

If you need up-to-date exchange rates, try loading the rates via XML from the European Central Bank. This sample gets you the latest exchange rates...

To convert a whole folder full of MS Word documents to PDF, here's a function that might help:/p> function Export-WordToPDF { param(...

What if you wanted to paste information from the clipboard? No sweat, here is a Get-Clipboard function that outputs any text held by the clipboard:...

In a previous tip you learned how to use clip.exe to send results to the clipboard. But what if you don't have clip.exe (let's say on...

Wouldn't it be fun if you could send results directly to the clipboard? Well, beginning with Windows Vista you can - thanks to clip.exe: PS>...

Your own PowerShell functions can have the same sophisticated parameters, parameter types and parameter sets that you know from cmdlets. However, it...

In a previous tip you learned how you can create ad-hoc shares using WMI. These shares persist until you remove them again. So if you'd like to...

Let's assume you need to access another machine's file system but there is no network share available. Provided you have local administrator...

Need a quick message box to display something or ask a question? Fortunately, PowerShell can access old COM components. Here's a line that...

In a previous tip you learned that using "more" to paginate output can be dangerous, and instead you should use Out-Host -Paging. To...

You might know the more.com tool: when you pipe output to more.com, the output is displayed page by page: PS> Get-EventLog -LogName System | more...

Some code snippets are really valuable, so you should turn them into functions to keep around as new PowerShell commands. Here's a sample...

In a previous tip you learned how you can convert raw CSV data from a console application such as driverquery.exe into real PS objects. Let's...

driverquery.exe returns all kinds of information about installed drivers, but the information seems a bit useless at first: PS> driverquery.exe...

In a previous tip, we suggested you to use standard parameter names for your own functions. To get a feeling for what the parameter names are that...

This is a best-practice message: when you create your own function, here are some things you should consider: - Function name: use cmdlet naming...

In a previous tip you learned that text arrays can easily be multiplied. The same is true for assignment operators such as +=. When you apply this...

You probably know what this line produces: 'Hello' * 12 Right, you get 12 times the string you submitted. If you wanted new lines instead, a...

To enumerate all subkeys in a Registry key, you might be using a line like this: PS> Dir...

When you write functions that accept credentials as parameters, add a transformation attribute! This way, the user can either submit a credential...

Use the provider name instead of a drive name when you need to get a list of all registry hives: Dir Registry:: ReTweet this Tip!