Unable to get .GetGeoIP() from April 17 PowerTip to work
The PowerTip looks simple enough and usefull, but any methods I call using the WebServiceProxy fails with a useless error (bold):Exception calling "GetGeoIPContext" with "0" argument(s):...
View ArticleHow to link the output from win32_diskdrive and win32_volume
Hi,I am doing some analysis on multiple servers and am looking at ways to link the output from the following 2 lines:Get-WmiObject win32_volume | Select SystemName, name, Label, DriveLetter,...
View Articlepassing the path as a variable in powershell script
i want to pass the path as a variable to my scriptthe error is cannot find path path does not existmy code$a=read-host$b=read-hostcopy-item $a $b
View ArticleWorking with Modules
Dear All,I want to design a module where I want to use it in this way:import-module my_moduleIn the same console, later on, I use my_module and start using it. I have built a...
View ArticleUse multiple columns from a CSV in the one command.
Hello all,I would like ot know if i can take 2 columns from 1 CSV file to create a parameter response in a powershell command.For example, I have a CSV file containing Ad user data which is ot be used...
View ArticlePrint to a network printer
HelloIwould like toprint to aof arbitrarynetworkprinter notthe defaultprinter.I havethe following scriptDirc:\myFolder\*.Pdf|Foreach-Object{Start-Process-FilePath$_.FullName-VerbPrint}Iwould like...
View ArticleAll Users Report
Dear,I am looking for a script that could generate ALL users report which should include:DN, CN, FirstName, LastName, DisplayName, Email , TelephoneNumber, Mobile, Description, Office ,pwdLastSet,...
View ArticleLocation based printing script
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Im a new VMware View Admin and Im having an issue with location based printing. It is not consistently working and instead of spinning my wheels on...
View ArticleSetting Web Site RequestFiltering/RequestLimits/MaximumAllowedContentLength
I am trying to set the Maximum Allowed Content Length for a web site under IIS 7.5 using Powershell 2 or 3. The only examples I have seen use appcmd ... This is easy to do with the IIS Manager UI by...
View ArticleNeed to automate a telnet session
I am very new to powershell(only started yesterday) I downloaded a piece of code which connected via telnet to an IP, which I modified to fit my needs. It connects fine, but when it asks for password,...
View ArticleI need my script to wait on a registry value to populate
I having an issue with a powershell script that is running a little to early. The script is suppose to read a registry value or attribute then map a printer. The script runs on startup and based on the...
View ArticleDynamically split objects into smaller groups
Scenario is as follows:Pass in large number of systems (say 1000), break into same size groups (say 100), execute a background process for each group to conduct a WMI query, so I end up in this example...
View ArticleconvertFrom-Json is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet
I'm trying to use the convertfrom-json cmdlet and when I attempt to use it on windows 7 in powershell, i get that it is not recognized. I have read:The Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility module is installed...
View ArticleUserLastLogon - In a txt file
Hi All,I am trying to get Users Last Logon using a test file in which I have users SAM accountsBelow is my script-----------------------------------------import-csv users.csv | Get-QADUser -id...
View ArticleMicrosoft CRM Snapin Errors
On a server(2008R2) with CRM installed I do a add-pssnapin microsoft.crm.powershellEverything is great, but then on every get I try to doGet-CrmOrganization : The remote server returned an error: (500)...
View ArticleVariables for DOS parameters with function
Hi,I would like to create a function with dos command(xcopy) and to create for this DOS command paramaters in variables (original dos command with paramters: "xcopy C:\Temp\Force2.csv C:\ssm /S /E...
View ArticleCan I Improve my code by using AsJob (Help)?
Hi All,I am working on a script which checks a server for ping and then checks all SQL Server Services status and stores this in a table. It also caters for SQL Instances. However I have to check...
View ArticleUsing System.Windows.Window from PowerShell
HiI am playing with the recently blogged Lock-Screen function (Temporarily Locking the Screen). It is working fine in the ISE but I can't use it from the PowerShell console shell.I'm getting an error...
View ArticleNeed listing of who is not a member of one of several groups
We have a number of groups that are tied to Group Policy Preferences that map drives, one each of these groups and policies per department. What I need to know is who is not a member of any of those...
View ArticleGet Hex Dumps of Files in PowerShell
A number of years ago, I had an old MS-DOS utility (the exact name of which I can no longer remember) that let me perform a hexadecimal dump of a file. That is, the utility output the hex value of each...
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