Errata for Windows PowerShell™ Scripting Guide
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| Version |
Location |
Description |
Submitted By |
Date Submitted |
Date Corrected |
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Page 89-94
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.Value missing from code samples
On pages 89-94, several code samples do not include .Value as needed.
In the first code sample on page 89, change:
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("TimeStamp") = Get-Date
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strComputer") = $strComputer
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strDomain") = $strDomain
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strService") = $strServiceName
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStatus") = $strStatusTo:
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("TimeStamp").Value = Get-Date
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strComputer").Value = $strComputer
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strDomain").Value = $strDomain
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strService").Value = $strServiceName
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStatus").Value = $strStatusIn the "WriteRunningServicesToAccess.ps1" code sample on page 90, change:
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("TimeStamp") = Get-Date
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strComputer") = $strComputer
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strDomain") = $strDomain
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strService") = $strServiceName
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStatus") = $strStatusTo:
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("TimeStamp").Value = Get-Date
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strComputer").Value = $strComputer
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strDomain").Value = $strDomain
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strService").Value = $strServiceName
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStatus").Value = $strStatusIn the first code sample on page 92, change:
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("TimeStamp") = Get-Date
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strComputer") = $strComputer
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strDomain") = $strDomain
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strService") = $strServiceName
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStatus") = $strStatusTo:
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("TimeStamp").Value = Get-Date
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strComputer").Value = $strComputer
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strDomain").Value = $strDomain
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strService").Value = $strServiceName
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStatus").Value = $strStatusIn the last code sample on page 93, change:
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStartMode") = $strStartMode
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("blnAcceptPause") = $blnAcceptPause
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("blnAcceptStop") = $blnAcceptStopTo:
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStartMode").Value = $strStartMode
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("blnAcceptPause").Value = $blnAcceptPause
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("blnAcceptStop").Value = $blnAcceptStopIn the "WriteServiceConfigToAccess.ps1" code sample on page 94, change:
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("TimeStamp") = Get-Date
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strComputer") = $strComputer
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strDomain") = $strDomain
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strService") = $strServiceName
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStartName") = $strStartName
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStartMode") = $strStartMode
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("blnAcceptPause") = $blnAcceptPause
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("blnAcceptStop") = $blnAcceptStopTo:
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("TimeStamp").Value = Get-Date
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strComputer").Value = $strComputer
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strDomain").Value = $strDomain
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strService").Value = $strServiceName
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStartName").Value = $strStartName
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("strStartMode").Value = $strStartMode
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("blnAcceptPause").Value = $blnAcceptPause
$objRecordSet.Fields.item("blnAcceptStop").Value = $blnAcceptStop
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Microsoft Press |
May 06, 2010 |
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| Printed |
Page 126
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less should be greater
On page 126, the third sentence after the bulleted list refers to a type code less than 10, rather than greater than 10.
Change:
"Use a filter to obtain only shares with a type code less than 10."
To:
"Use a filter to obtain only shares with a type code greater than 10."
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Microsoft Press |
Jul 13, 2010 |
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| Printed |
Page 210
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" " should be "@
On page 210, the third sentence contains incorrect information regarding closing a here-string.
Change:
"A here-string is defined by using the following tags: @" to open the here-string and " " to close the here-string."
To:
"A here-string is defined by using the following tags: @" to open the here-string and "@ to close the here-string."
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Microsoft Press |
May 06, 2010 |
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| Printed |
Page 212
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GetNetAdapterStatus.ps1 full script incomplete
On page 212, the second hald of the full csript for GetNetAdapterStatus.ps1 is missing a foreach loop.
Add the following code to the end of the code sample on page 212:
foreach($net in $objWMI)
{
Write-Host "$($net.name)"
funstatus($net.netconnectionstatus)
}
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Microsoft Press |
Jul 13, 2010 |
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