Answers to FAQs
I often base my blog and magazine articles based on questions people ask me. Some of the most frequently-asked ones are linked here, to make for easier finding in the future.
- Creating reports doesn't mean you have to use a lot of Write-Host commands. Check out this suggestion for pretty HTML-based reports. Or this suggestion, which is a more complete example.
- One way to access SQL Server and other databases from PowerShell.
- A cogent explanation of splatting in PowerShell.
- A walkthrough on how to troubleshoot parameter binding in the PowerShell pipeline.
- How to declare parameters so a script can accept input.
- Which PowerShell editor(s) I like and use.
- Quick and dirty way to create proxy functions in PowerShell.