powershell-2.0

I have several scripts that could be reusing variables so I'd like to isolate variables in their own Variables.ps1 script, i.e. $var1 = "1" $var2 = "2" I'm trying to load these variables then print them out in the Main.ps1 script like this: .\Variables.ps1 $var1 $var2 This works if I first run .\Variables.ps1 but not if I just run Main.ps1. My environment is PowerShell ISE. What am I doing wrong? zdan The variables declared in Variables.ps1 are at "Script Scope". That is you can not see them outside of the scope of the script that declares them. One way to bring the variables in Variables.ps1

$from = "\\something\1 XLS\2010_04_22\*" $to = "c:\out\1 XLS\2010_04_22\" copy-item $from $to -Recurse This works if c:\out\1 XLS\2010_04_22\ does exist . Is it possible with a single command to create c:\out\1 XLS\2010_04_22\ if it doesn't exist? Shay Levy Yes, add the -Force parameter. copy-item $from $to -Recurse -Force In PowerShell 2.0, it is still not possible to get the Copy-Item cmdlet to create the destination folder, you'll need code like this: $destinationFolder = "C:\My Stuff\Subdir" if (!(Test-Path -path $destinationFolder)) {New-Item $destinationFolder -Type Directory} Copy-Item

Similar to nuget Looking for any starter material hopefully before delving into the debugger MSDN has a section devoted to writing a PowerShell host in the PowerShell SDK documentation, which is a nice starting point. Besides that a search returns the following: http://powershellstation.com/2009/10/12/writing-your-own-powershell-hosting-app-part-1-introduction/ http://dougfinke.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/02/how-to-host-powershell-in-a-wpf-application/ There is no great documentation. I've learned most of what I know by experimentation and example. And reflection. Not the personal kind, the

I have a PowerShell script cmdlet that supports the -WhatIf & -Confirm parameters. It does this by calling the $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess() method before performing the change. This works as expected. The problem I have is that my Cmdlet is implemented by calling other Cmdlets and the -WhatIf or -Confirm parameters are not passed along to the Cmdlets I invoke. How can I pass along the values of -WhatIf and -Confirm to the Cmdlets I call from my Cmdlet? For example, if my Cmdlet is Stop-CompanyXyzServices and it uses Stop-Service to implement its action. If -WhatIf is passed to Stop

To know which PowerShell modules are available on a machine I use the command Get-Module -ListAvailable This returns a list with module-type, -name and the exported commands. But the exported commands are always empty and just displaying {} . Why is this not displayed? Do I have to use another parameter or is there another cmdlet or method to retrieve the available commands? Shay Levy Exported commands are not available if the module is not loaded. You need to load the module first and then execute Get-Command : Import-Module -Name <ModuleName> Get-Command -Module <ModuleName> user2095160 Use

I need to create a new local user account, and then add them to the local Administrators group. Can this be done in PowerShell? EDIT: # Create new local Admin user for script purposes $Computer = [ADSI]"WinNT://$Env:COMPUTERNAME,Computer" $LocalAdmin = $Computer.Create("User", "LocalAdmin") $LocalAdmin.SetPassword("Password01") $LocalAdmin.SetInfo() $LocalAdmin.FullName = "Local Admin by Powershell" $LocalAdmin.SetInfo() $LocalAdmin.UserFlags = 64 + 65536 # ADS_UF_PASSWD_CANT_CHANGE + ADS_UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWD $LocalAdmin.SetInfo() I have this, but was wondering if there is anything more

I'm developing a custom PowerShell module, which I'd like to use in context of a remote session to a different computer. The following code (which obviously doesn't work) explains what I'm trying to achieve: import-module .\MyCustomModule.psm1 $session = new-pssession -computerName server01 invoke-command -session $session -scriptblock { <# use function defined in MyCustomModule here #> } The first question is whether it is at all possible to achieve this scenario? I mean I would only like my custom module to be physically present on my machine, not on remote server. I have found this thread ,