Dealing with Varbinary fields in Powershell
Hi,I'm trying to pull some data out of SQL Server, convert it into a DataTable, then push it back into a different SQL Server database using the SQLBulkCopy command.Varbinary fields are causing me...
View ArticleRobocopy powershell script to copy files created today
I am trying to copy my backup files which are created on today to another location; seems like there is some sort of error in the script I createdRobocopy \\source \\destination /s /MAXAGE:...
View ArticleHow to return part of a string based on a regular expression as a string and...
I have an object that returns two fields that I want to present as output, but the second field needs to be modified to drop part of the data. The object looks like this:Parent...
View ArticleHow to check to see if a file is open/locked before trying to copy it
I am trying to copy a set of files and folders fomr one location ot another. It works ok, but if a file is open it generates an error. Is there a way to check to see if a file is open before trying to...
View Articleinvoke-expression invoke-command msiexec syntax help.
When I execute tThe code listed below starts msiexec on the remote server yet the install never happens.$script = { invoke-expression 'msiexec /i c:\foxit\foxit.msi /norestart /qn ALLUSERS=1...
View ArticlePipe "all" results to a file
I have a PowerShell script that is doing a bulk export of my Exchange 2010 mailboxes to *.pst files.The Script: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Bulk-Export-Mailbox-209f9bdbI want to pipe...
View ArticleRequest for comment / peer review - Select-Item
Posted this yesterday:http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Select-Item-V-10-beta-5e579fa6and I'm soliciting comments / suggestions from the community. It's a function that implements a...
View ArticleDelegate permissions to a AD group to a OU?
Hi!I am trying to figure out how to delegate full control to a group on an OU with powershell 3.0 on a server 2012. I can't even figure out what CMDlet i should use so can someone point me in the right...
View ArticleHow to get some one line PS codes
1) Is there power shell command that i can use to check for cpu load % and memory consumption on a remote server. Separate lines of code for all three.2) What is the command to check this on the...
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Add-ADGroupMember fails if a member is already in the group
I am having an issue with the Active Directory module for Powershell. The issue is...I have a csv file that contains machine accounts in my active directory domain. In the command below...
View ArticleHow to place PowerShell exception into a Win Form Text Box?
Greetings,could you help me with a question?Basically, I wrote a Win Form in Visual Studio 2010. My application opens powershell and runs a simple script. New-AdUser.....and it gives me an exception in...
View Article[string]::join with powershell V3.0
Everything works well with V2.0 but not with V3.0$context = new-object System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext(“Domain”) $dcs =...
View ArticlePassing variable between scripts issue - help
script1.ps1:-------------Set-StrictMode -Version Latest$global:var1=0$global:var11=4if ($var11 -eq 0){$var1=3}else{$var1=4}Write-Host ("Value 1: " + $var1)return...
View ArticleCannot redirect Powershell output using Task Scheduler
I'm running Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 R2.Sample script x.ps1: (Get-Date).DateTime Write-Output "output" Write-Warning "warning" Write-Error "error"Run this in the cmd console:powershell...
View ArticleHow to list the total no of Physical HDD & size of each HDD
Hi Experts - I just need to pull the total no of HDD details of a server (Win 2k8 R2) and size of each HDDI used below wmi command but this command is not giving me the exact details.get-wmiobject...
View ArticleCommand to check for user logged into which server in a domain environment.
1) Is there a way to check for a user who's user id I know and I want to know what server he is currently logged into ?2) Would this be different if he is using terminal server sessions ?3) I have...
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Need a script to check for available disk space on servers.
I can't get this script to work It is supposed to gives a pretty graphical display of disk usage. I would truly appreciate someone who can help me with this..This is the error message i'm...
View ArticleReturn Multi-Valued Attributes?
I am trying to dump a list of values on a single attribute. This isn't an issue for single-valued attributes. Those display just fine.$strFilter =...
View ArticleSet-ADUser Issues
I am writing a PS script to update the "seeAlso" Active Directory attribute for our users. I am having issues with the Set-ADUser command. Here is my code:Import-Module ActiveDirectory $Emps =...
View ArticleAccount expiration details
HiI have below power shell command to get the list of all attribute which are required by me. But I am not getting accountexpiratondate correctly.PS C:\> Get-ADUser -Filter {enabled -eq "True"}...
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