When you download a file from the internet, it may be tagged by Windows (via NTFS stream), and PowerShell may refuse to execute it: PS> &...
Execution Policy and Downloaded Script Files
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Creating Custom Reports in Precise
The Precise solution gathers a lot of information across all tiers of web-based applications, as well as database activity. This data is stored in...
“Today is Never in the Daily Tables” – How Precise Aggregates Data
Precise’s historic repository, the Performance Management Database (PMDB) holds up to a three-year history of performance data by default. The...
The Best Ways to Download Script Files
Occasionally, PowerShell scripts are made available via direct download. Let’s find the most efficient way to download text-based files via...
Colorizing Cmdlet Output
Starting in PowerShell 5.1, the PowerShell console supports VT escape sequences that can be used to position and format console text. Note that this...
Using Colors in PowerShell Console
Starting in PowerShell 5.1, the PowerShell console supports VT escape sequences that can be used to position and format console text. Note that this...
Virtual Machine Snapshots versus Database Backups
Virtual Machine Snapshots Virtual machines provide exciting possibilities concerning backup, recovery, and cloning of databases. Convenient...
Positioning the PowerShell Console Cursor
Starting in PowerShell 5.1, the PowerShell console supports VT escape sequences that can be used to position and format console text. Note that this...
Output Log Messages in the Same Line
Starting in PowerShell 5.1, the PowerShell console supports VT escape sequences that can be used to position and format console text. Note that this...
Dealing with Database Security
Nearly every month there is another announcement about a company disclosing a data breach in which sensitive customer data was exposed. Last week,...
Using Underlined Console Output
Starting in PowerShell 5.1, the PowerShell console supports VT escape sequences that can be used to position and format console text. Note that this...
Safely Embedding Variables
When you use double quotes in PowerShell, you can add variables to a string, and PowerShell automatically replaces these with their content –...
Synthesizing Speech – Using Different Voices (Part 4)
Windows 10 comes with excellent text-to-speech support and different high-quality voices. To find out which voices are available, try this: Add-Type...
Synthesizing Speech – Using Speech Synthesis Markup Language SSML (Part 3)
Windows built-in text-to-speech engine accepts plain text and turns it into a voice, but it can also be controlled using “Speech Synthesis Markup...
Database Audit Log Monitoring for Security and Compliance
We recently conducted a webinar on Audit Log analysis for MySQL & MariaDB Databases. This blog will further provide a deep dive into the...
Synthesizing Speech – Recording to File (Part 2)
In the previous tip we introduced the text-to-speech engine. This engine can save your text to a WAV sound file so you can use it to generate spoken...
Synthesizing Speech (Part 1)
In the previous tips, we explained how PowerShell can generate acoustic signals by playing system sounds or WAV sound files. PowerShell can also use...
Playing Sound Files
In the previous tip we explained how PowerShell can play system sounds. For a bit more flexibility, PowerShell can also play arbitrary *.wav sound...
April #SQLChat – Participate to Win an Amazon Tap!
Data Governance is essential for companies working in highly regulated industries and it is important for organizations to review their Data...
Playing Sounds
If all you need is a beep, then PowerShell can help you easily: $frequency = 800 $durationMS = 2000 [console]::Beep($frequency, $durationMS) If...
The RDBMS is Dead
If you suspected the title of this blog is click-bait, then you would be correct. But bear with me anyway on a little retrospection of...
Sort IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses Correctly
When you try and sort IPv4 addresses via Sort-Object, this fails: PS> '10.1.2.3', '2.3.4.5', '1.2.3.4' | Sort-Object 1.2.3.4 10.1.2.3 2.3.4.5...
Sort IPv4 Addresses Correctly
In the previous tip we published a super-fast function called Test-OnlineFast, and this function was able to ping an entire IP segment in record...
Final Super-Fast Ping Command
In the previous tip series, we developed a new function called Test-OnlineFast that can ping multiple computers in record time. For some reason, the...