Part 2. PowerShell scripting
Edited by Jeffery Hicks
When PowerShell first appeared, many people thought, “Great. Another scripting language from Microsoft like VBScript that I have to learn.” Actually, that’s only half the story. IT pros have since discovered that PowerShell is an effective interactive management engine that just happens to have a scripting interface. PowerShell pros know that anything they can do in the shell they can put into a script. Scripts save time and offer flexibility and reusability. The fact that PowerShell can also incorporate native .NET code means that you can create some pretty awesome PowerShell-based tools.
Whether you’re writing a basic PowerShell script, beginning to dabble in advanced functions, or creating ...
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