Windows PowerShell 1.0 Essentials

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Installing Windows PowerShell 1.0
- Installing Windows PowerShell on Windows Server 2008
- Performing a Windows Server 2008 PowerShell Command Line Installation
- Installing PowerShell on Windows Server 2003, XP and Vista Systems
The Basics of the Windows PowerShell 1.0 Interactive Shell
- The Windows PowerShell Command Prompt
- PowerShell Command Line Editing Keys
- PowerShell Command Completion
- Customizing the PowerShell Window
The Basics of Creating and Running Windows PowerShell 1.0 Scripts
- What is a PowerShell Script?
- An Example Windows PowerShell Script
- PowerShell 1.0 Script Naming Convention
- Executing PowerShell Scripts
- Handling Script Arguments
- The PowerShell exit Keyword
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Commands and Aliases
- PowerShell 1.0 Command Summary
- PowerShell 1.0 Alias Summary
- Creating and Listing PowerShell Aliases
Windows PowerShell 1.0 String Quoting and Escape Sequences
- Using Double Quotes
- Using Single Quotes
- Using the PowerShell Escape Character
- PowerShell Special Escape Sequences
Directing and Formatting Windows PowerShell 1.0 Output
- The Default Output
- The Out-Host Cmdlet
- The Out-Printer Cmdlet
- The Out-File Cmdlet
- The Out-Null Cmdlet
- The Out-String Cmdlet
- Formatting PowerShell Output
Understanding and Creating Windows PowerShell 1.0 Variables
- Naming a Variable in PowerShell
- Creating and Assigning a Value to a PowerShell Variable
- Accessing PowerShell Variable Values
- Changing the Type of a PowerShell Variable
- Pre-defined PowerShell Variables
Basic Windows PowerShell 1.0 Types
- PowerShell Numeric Types
- Specifying Hexadecimal Numbers
- PowerShell Boolean Type
- PowerShell String Type
- PowerShell Type Casting
Working with Arrays in Windows PowerShell 1.0
- Creating a Windows PowerShell Array
- Creating Windows PowerShell Multidimensional Arrays
- Obtaining the Length of an Array
- Accessing Elements in a Windows PowerShell Array
- Accessing Elements in a Windows PowerShell Multidimensional Array
- Adding new Elements to a Windows PowerShell Array
- Combining Windows PowerShell Arrays
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Hashtables
- Creating PowerShell Hashtables
- Accessing Hashtable Elements
- Modifying Windows PowerShell Hashtable Elements
- Adding Elements to a Windows PowerShell Hashtable
- Removing Elements from a Windows PowerShell Hashtable
- Clearing All Elements from a Windows PowerShell Hashtable
- Combining Hashtables
- Listing Hashtable Count, Keys and Values
Basic Windows PowerShell 1.0 Operators
- What is an Expression?
- Windows PowerShell Basic Assignment Operator
- Windows PowerShell Compound Assignment Operators
- Windows PowerShell Arithmetic Operators
- PowerShell Increment and Decrement Operators
- Windows PowerShell & Operator
- Windows PowerShell Bitwise and Logical Operators
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Comparison and Containment Operators
- Windows PowerShell Comparison Operators
- Windows PowerShell Containment Operators
- Performing Windows PowerShell Comparisons
- Using Comparison Operators with Arrays and Collections
- Using PowerShell Containment Operators
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Pipes and Redirection
- PowerShell Pipes
- Windows PowerShell Redirection Operators
- Windows PowerShell Redirection
- Redirecting Error Output
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Flow Control with if, else and elseif
- Using the if Statement
- Using if ... else .. Statements
- Using if ... elseif .. Statements
- Summary
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Looping with the for and foreach Statements
- The PowerShell for Loop
- Creating an Infinite for Loop
- Breaking Out of a for Loop
- Nested for Loops
- Breaking From Nested Loops with Labels
- Continuing for Loops
- Windows PowerShell foreach Loops
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Looping with do and while Statements
- The Windows PowerShell while Loop
- Windows PowerShell do ... while loops
- Breaking from while Loops
- The continue Statement
The Windows PowerShell 1.0 switch Statement
- Why Use a switch Statement?
- Windows PowerShell switch Statement Syntax
- A switch Statement Example
- Explaining the Example
- Using break in a Windows PowerShell switch Statement
- The switch $_ Variable
- Using Expressions in a Windows PowerShell switch Statement
- Wildcards, Regular Expressions and Case Sensitivity in switch Statements
- Using switch Statements to Iterate Through Ranges and Collections
- Using the continue Statement
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Functions
- Creating and Calling a Simple Windows PowerShell Function
- Passing Parameters to a Function
- Specifying Named Parameters
- Function Parameter Initialization
- Specifying Function Parameter Types
- Using Functions in a Pipeline
- Returning from Functions
- Windows PowerShell Function Administration
Working with File Systems in Windows PowerShell 1.0
- Getting Disk Drive Information
- Creating New Windows PowerShell Drives
- Getting Information About Network Drives in PowerShell
- Windows PowerShell File System Directory Listings
- Copying, Remaining and Deleting Files and Directories
Windows PowerShell 1.0 File Handling
- Getting File Properties
- Changing File Properties with Set-ItemProperty
- Reading Text Files in Windows PowerShell
- Reading Binary Files in Windows PowerShell
- Writing to Files in Windows PowerShell
- Searching for Strings in Files with Windows PowerShell
An Overview of Windows PowerShell 1.0 and .NET
- The Basics of .NET
- Exploring .NET Assemblies in Windows PowerShell
- Loading .NET Assemblies into Windows PowerShell
- .NET Static Members and Properties
- Instance Members and Properties
- Listing the Methods and Properties of a .NET Class
Creating GUIs in Windows PowerShell 1.0 with WinForms
- An Overview of WinForms
- Loading the Winforms .NET Assembly
- A Basic Windows PowerShell GUI
- Windows PowerShell and WinForms Events
- Setting WinForms Properties
- Bringing it all Together
Drawing Graphics using PowerShell 1.0 and GDI+
- An Overview of GDI+
- Loading the GDI+ and WinForms .NET Assemblies
- Creating Drawing Objects
- Setting Properties of a GDI+ Drawing Object
- Creating the WinForms Form and the Graphics Object
- The Paint Event Handler
- Drawing Graphics with Windows PowerShell and GDI+
- Bringing it All Together
Using COM with Windows PowerShell
- Listing Available COM Objects
- Creating COM Object Instances in Windows PowerShell
- Listing the Properties and Methods of a COM Object
- Interacting With COM Objects
- Interacting with the Windows Shell
- Using the WScript.Shell Class
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Security
- Windows PowerShell Script Execution Policy
- Identifying and Changing the Current Execution Policy
- Signing Windows PowerShell Scripts
- Setting up a Local Certificate Authority
- Creating a Certificate
- Signing a Windows PowerShell Script
- Protecting Certificates with Private Key Encryption

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