KS fucked around with this message at 07:11 on Aug 23, 2011

$processes = get-WmiObject win32_process

# We can iterate through each member in a foreach loop if we want to.
foreach($process in $processes) {
   if($process.property -match "Blah") {
     # do stuff
   }
}

# or in a plain for loop
for($i=0;$I -lt $processes.count;$i++) {
  # do stuff with each process
  $processes[$i]
}

# pipe your object to where-Object and grab the data based off a condition
$processes | where-Object {$_.name -match "chrome.exe"}

# Use Where-Object and Select-Object combined to only grab the data you want
$processes | where-Object {$_.name -match "chrome.exe"} | select-Object name,path,threadCount
}

# Store our example above into a variable
$Chrome = $processes | where-Object {$_.name -match "chrome.exe"} | select-Object name,path,threadCount

# Grab the Path off the first row
$chrome[0].Path

# Grab the last row - indexes start at 0, whereas the length property isn't
$chrome[$($Chrome.psbase.Length - 1)]

# The .psbase is a way to get  at some of the "hidden" properties/functions on the objects that powershell is obscuring for various reasons. Including
# getting at the enumerator if there is one and other handy features for messing with arrays

$chrome.psbase | get-Member

adaz fucked around with this message at 07:34 on Aug 23, 2011

Rabid Snake fucked around with this message at 21:54 on Aug 24, 2011

adaz fucked around with this message at 18:18 on Aug 25, 2011

$user = Import-Csv "csvlocation"
$container = [ADSI] "LDAP://OU=ADUSERTEST,DC=XYZ,DC=LOCAL"

$user	| foreach {
        $userObj = $container.create("User","CN=$($user.cn)")
        $userObj.Put("userPrincipalname","$($user.userPrincipalname)")
        $userObj.put("displayName","$($user.displayname)")
        $userObj.put("samaccountname","$($user.samaccountname)")
        $userObj.SetInfo()

        $userObj.psbase.invoke("setPassword",$user.password)
	$userObj.put("description",$user.description)
	$userObj.put("givenName",$user.givenName)
	$userObj.put("sn",$user.sn)
	$userObj.put("homeDirectory",$user.homeDirectory)
	$userObj.put("homedrive",$user.homeDrive)
	$userObj.setInfo()
        
# enable account
$userObj.psbase.invokeset("accountdisabled","false")
	}

adaz fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Aug 26, 2011

$strMsg = `
				"Name: " + $objitem.Name `
				"Manufacturer: " + $objitem.Manufacturer `
				"Model: " + $objitem.Model `
				"Memory: " + [Math]::Round($objitem.TotalPhysicalMemory/1Gb, 2) + " Gb" `
				"Number of Processors: " + $objitem.NumberOfProcessors

$objItem | Format-list Name, Manufacturer, Model, @{ Name = 'Memory'; Expression = { "{0:N2} Gb" -f ($_.TotalPhysicalMemory / 1GB)}}

Ashex fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Sep 17, 2011

The string starting:
At C:\Scripts\ComputerInfoScript.ps1:44 char:13
+         $strMsg =  <<<< @" 
is missing the terminator: "@.
At C:\Scripts\ComputerInfoScript.ps1:86 char:4
+ #    } <<<< 
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (                Name:  $obj...ters)
#    {
#    }:String) [], ParseException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TerminatorExpectedAtEndOfString

		$strMsg = @" 
				Name:  $objitem.Name 
				Manufacturer:  $objitem.Manufacturer 
				Model:  $objitem.Model 
				Memory:  $([Math]::Round($objitem.TotalPhysicalMemory/1Gb, 2))
				Number of Processors:  $objitem.NumberOfProcessors
				"@

Ashex fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Sep 19, 2011

Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatStartData Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.GroupStartData Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.GroupEndData Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEndData

Ashex fucked around with this message at 20:53 on Sep 19, 2011

Out-String -inputObject $newObj | write-host -backgroundColor "black"

adaz fucked around with this message at 23:34 on Sep 19, 2011

Ashex fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Sep 20, 2011

try {
  gwmi -computer bf510700 -class win32_computersystem
} catch {
  write-host "I trapped a loving error!"
}

$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
try
{
gwmi -computer bf510700 -class win32_computersystem

}catch  {
    write-host -backgroundColor white "Trapped a stupid error finally!"
}

$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
try {
    gwmi -computer bf510700 -class win32_computersystem
}
catch [System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException] {
   write-host -backgroundcolor white -foregroundcolor black "WMI error!"
    Write-Host $Error[0].Exception
}
 catch [system.exception] {
    write-host -backgroundcolor white -foregroundcolor black  "Trapped a non-wmi com error or something!"
    Write-Host $Error[0].Exception
}    

 try {
    1/$null
 } 
 catch [system.dividebyZeroException] {
    write-host -backgroundcolor white -foregroundcolor black "don't do this"
    Write-Host $Error[0].Exception
 }
 catch  {
    Write-Host -backgroundcolor white -foregroundcolor black "Not a divide by zero error"
    Write-Host $Error[0].Exception
 }

adaz fucked around with this message at 19:58 on Sep 22, 2011

PS C:\Users\ashex> $colitems.count
2
PS C:\Users\ashex> if ($colitems.count = $null) {Write-host "Nothing"}
"Length" is a ReadOnly property.
At line:1 char:15
+ if ($colitems. <<<< count = $null) {Write-host "Nothing"}
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException

PS C:\Users\ashex> if ($colitems.count) {Write-host "Nothing"}
Nothing
PS C:\Users\ashex>

PS C:\Users\ashex> $colitems.count
PS C:\Users\ashex> 
PS C:\Users\ashex> if ($colitems.count) {Write-host "Nothing"}
PS C:\Users\ashex>

Ashex fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Sep 23, 2011

Ashex fucked around with this message at 17:56 on Sep 26, 2011