PowerShell: Automating Administrative Tasks

Executing and calling functions

As seen in figure in the Comparing scripts and functions section, defining a function involves using the function keyword and surrounding the code you want with a scriptblock. Executing this function statement simply adds the function definition to the current PowerShell session. To subsequently call the function, you use the function name like you would a cmdlet name, and supply parameters and arguments just like you would for a cmdlet or script.

Tip

Storing the MdAndGo function in a file called MdAndGo.ps1 can be confusing because we're using the same name for the two things. You dot-source the ps1 file to load the function into the session, then you can execute this function. Dot-sourcing the file doesn't run the ...