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The efficient way to do that, then would be to run:$computernames = Do-Something-That-Gets-Computer-Names Invoke-Command -Comp $computernames -ScriptBlock { Get-WinEvent -Whatever -Whatever }...
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Hi Don,Thanks for your reply.I have attached the txt file for your reference.Regards, MohammedThe SQL Query:function Save-MSSystemInfo { param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$True,ValueFromPipeline=$True)]...
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You have a trailing comma in your SET clause, right before WHERE (after Sockets = $($InputObject.Sockets) ).
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Also, you should add [CmdletBinding()] before your Param() block. Would make Write-Debug a lot more useful.
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Hi Don,I’m always struggling with methods resulting in the error: You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. For example: $Users = Get-ADuser -Filter {DisplayName -like ‘Jon*’} -Properties *...
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Hi. Keep in mind I’m not the only on here, though . If you ask for me specifically you may keep some other helpful folks from offering an answer!You’ll want to use a Try…Catch block (help about_try*)....
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Just remembered I hadn’t answered on this one. I have changed the script and it works great now thanks. I downloaded the Quest cmdlets and it works like a charm. Thanks again for such a fantastic...
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According to the help pages, using the SessionConfigurationFile parameter set for Register-PSSessionConfiguration allows me to specify a .pssc file created by New-PSSessionConfigurationFile and a...
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Thanks!Result should look like this:$Users = Get-ADuser -Filter {DisplayName -like 'Jon*'} -Properties * $UserObj = @() Foreach ($User in $Users) { $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop" Try {$LastLoggedOn =...
View ArticleReply To: How to start process remotely with admin console
Hi Dave,I tried this from my workstation:psexec \\Myserver -i powershell -command start “E:\STARTUP\StartNStopFiles\SyncDB_recover” -WindowStyle minimized -ArgumentList GP01But it doesn’t work, same as...
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Great! Thanks again Don, that’s really helpful and will help get me on the way to getting what I want.As far as SQL… well, that’s another thing I’ll have to learn then. Excel, in this case, gets me...
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OK. Passing that along. You have to be careful about “implication” in the docs, but officially, you can’t do what you want in the current version. The technology doesn’t have a way to start up an...
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I’m actually working on a SQL Server book right now for the Lunches series. But, meantime, one of the free ebooks here (go to the Newsletter tab) has a module that simplifies basic SQL Server use,...
View ArticleHow to install a add-on into ISE?
Hi all,I am trying to figure out how to install Doug Finke’s PSharp add-on into PS ISE.I downloaded the zip file from github & it contains a number of .ps1 files in a couple of different...
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It looks like as long as ConvertTo-PSCustomObject.ps1 , Edit-Live.ps1, and New-FunctionFromSelectedText.ps1 are in the same directory as your profile script, what you did should work okay. The first...
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Champion Guys…this is excellent stuff…makes a wonderful tool.I am currently working on building a tool with combination of PowerShell + PowerCLI + SQL and a web dashboard(Wavemaker and Tomcat)I will...
View ArticleInstall Get-ADComputer
I see a lot of reference to the command ‘get-adcomputer’ but I don’t seem to be able to install it. One source that I looked at suggested that I use ‘install-windowsfeature’. When I try to get help on...
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The ActiveDirectory module, which contains Get-ADComputer and the other AD-related commands, is installed on Windows Server 2008R2 and later domain controllers. It is also available as part of the...
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Dave,Thank you for the info, works like a charm!
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Thanks again Don. I’ll download and check out the eBooks. I’ll start on them when I finish the PowerShell lunches in a hand full of days. And thanks again for the help.
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