In my previous article in this series, I explained that you can make your PowerShell scripts far more flexible and dynamic by leveraging a configuration file as opposed to hard coding all of the ...

Abstract: XML is the standard format of content representation and sharing on the Web. XML is a highly verbose language, especially regarding the duplication of meta-data in the form of elements and ...

PowerShell has a feature called dynamic parameters that allows you to add parameters to a cmdlet based on the value of another parameter. This is useful when you have a parameter that can take ...

When you first start writing scripts, modularity, reusability, and best practices may not be top of mind. As your scripts become more complex, however, creating reusable elements becomes essential. By ...

Have you used PSEdit to open a file in a new tab in your PowerShell ISE session? PSEdit is a built-in function that runs only on PowerShell ISE. It’s simple and easy to use. Enter in a filename and ...

If your automated script takes action based on a value, it's critical to make sure the value is correct. Good thing PowerShell has ways to validate the values that are passed to a function. In recent ...