I am trying to write a script that will output any directory that has not changed in over 90 days. I want the script to ONLY show the entire path name and lastwritetime. The script that I wrote only shows the path name but not the lastwritetime. Below is the script. Get-ChildItem | Where {$_.mode -match "d"} | Get-Acl | Format-T...
How do I build a PowerShell snap-in to target PowerShell v1 and v2? Given that v1 and v2 can't be installed side by side how can I reference the appropriate assemblies and build against them? Inevitably as things go on I'm going to be adding new PowerShell v2 specific features. So I'm going to need separate product builds targeting diff...
I am new to PS. Here is an example of my function codes: function foo() { # get a list of files matched pattern and timestamp $fs = Get-Item -Path "C:\Temp\*.txt" | Where-Object {$_.lastwritetime -gt "11/01/2009"} if ( $fs -ne $null ) # $fs may be empty, check it first { foreach ($o in $fs) { # new ...
Hi, I need to determine the users/sessions accessing a shared folder on a Windows XP (SP2) machine using a PowerShell script (v 1.0). This is the information displayed using Computer Management | System Tools | Shared Folders | Sessions. Can anyone give me pointers on how to go about this? I'm guessing it will require a WMI query, bu...
Hi, How can I determine what version of PowerShell is installed on a computer, and indeed if it is installed at all? Thanks, MagicAndi ...
I have a powershell script which executes from a c# call (ex.. Process.Start(powershell.exe file.ps1);) notepad.exe filename this however seems to block script completion, as the event of completion is not fired until the notepad dialog is closed. Is there a way for me to start notepad.exe but let the script complete execution. Maybe...
I am relatively new to PowerShell, so I am hoping this is simple, and I just missed it. I am looking to create a function that could toggle the ability to recurse in get-childItem. As a very basic example: ... param ( [string] $sourceDirectory = ".", [string] $fileTypeFilter = "*.log", [boolean] $recurse = $true ) ge...
Im trying to take the conents of a folder and copy it to a another unis powershell 1.0. Pretty simple stuff and all works fine using Copy-Item $from $to -recurse if I am copying from a local folder to a local folder, however if the $to variable is a UNC path it seems to copy the $from directory, not just its contents eg $from = "c:\temp...
I am trying to replace a sentence in .config file using powershell. ${c:Web.config} = ${c:Web.config} -replace '$BASE_PATH$\Test\bin`$Test_TYPE`$\WebTest.dll' , 'c:\program Files\example\webtest.dll' Everytime I try to run the above code I get "Invalid regular expression pattern: $BASE_PATH$\Test\bin\$Test_TYPE$\WebTest.dll" ...
I want to delete all the content and the children of a given root folder, however i want to keep some files (the logs), which all reside in a logs folder What is the elegant way of doing this in powershell. Currently i am doing it in multile steps, surely this can be done easily... i have a feeling my oo-ness/language bias is getting in ...
With custom Powershell functions all function output is returned. I'm attempting to remove that limitation/confusion by writing a wrapper function that will return just $true or $false. However, I'm struggling with the dynamic function call . . . specifically passing the arguments. Note that both the function name and the function...
I wish to have an automated process that basically deploys (copies) a asp.net web site in a CI situation. I have built the web site and I then want to copy the code to the web server. This powershell code is running on my build server. the build server is running under a defined service account and i have given that account full control ...
How can I get a list of multiple XML files from a specified directory and for each file add an element under the second root node using powershell? Example: I want to add <LastName>SomeName</LastName> within the FIRST <Names> element: <People> <Names> <FirstName>someFirstName</FirstName> </Names> <Names> <FirstName>my...
I am using a Powershell 1 script to kick off a Python program, and I want to then pause the Powershell until the Python has completed its work. (I have complete ownership of the Python file.) What is the best way to go about this? ...
Hi, I'm using PowerShell v1.0 (It is a requirement that I cannot use 2.0) and am having trouble trying to programatically capture the cmdlet output in the Warning stream. In Powershell 2.0 it's easy: var powerShell = PowerShell.Create(); powerShell.AddCommand(someCommand); powerShell.Invoke(); foreach (var warning in powerShell.Strea...
I have a very simple Powershell v1.0 script to kill processes by name: $target = $args[0] get-process | where {$_.ProcessName -eq $target} | stop-process -Force which works. However, when I just had get-process | where {$_.ProcessName -eq $args[0]} | stop-process -Force it wouldn't find any processes. So why does the argument need ...
My code below works perfectly on a 32-bit Windows machine, however it refuses to work on a 64-bit machine due to the 32-bit WMI class win32reg_addremoveprograms used in the code. Is there a 64-bit equivalent of this class? $ServerFile = "D:\SharePoint\Powershell\AddRemovePrograms\Machines.txt" $ServerList = Get-Content $ServerFile $Exc...
How to read the below xml file and write its content into a plain text file? <!-- < config > < compare > < source >d:\demo\< /source > < destination >e:\demo\< / destination > < parameters > < parameter >FileName< /parameter> < parameter >Size< /parameter> < parameter>Date< /parameter> < /parameters > < /compare > < ...
Hi, I have an XML document with this structure: <Fruits> <Fruit> <Code>1</Code> <Name>Apple</Name> </Fruit> </Fruits> What is the best way to get a <Fruit> element by its code (or any other field) in PowerShell 1 code? (Not XPath, as it is supported in PowerShell 2 only) Thanks! ...
Hi, This is part of my image-copy-script: Get-Childitem | where {$.Extension -eq ".png" -or $.Extension -eq ".gif" -or $_.Extension -eq ".jpg"} | Copy-Item -destination $dest -force It works fine, and it can overwrite files. Well, it can overwrite if the existing file have attribute R or A. Not when its blanked. Error in red text: "Co...