Windows PowerShell in Action

Chapter 9. Errors, exceptions, and script debugging

9.1	Error handling	252
9.2	Dealing with errors that terminate execution	265
9.3	Script debugging	270
9.4	Nested prompts and breakpoints	277
9.5	Low-level tracing	283
9.6	The PowerShell event log	291
9.7	Summary	293

	Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
	--George Santayana, The Life of Reason

	Big Julie: I had the numbers taken off for luck, but I remember where the spots formerly were.
	--Guys and Dolls, words and music by Frank Loesser

It’s important to keep in mind that PowerShell is not “just” a shell or scripting language. Its primary purpose is to be an automation tool for managing Microsoft Windows. And when you’re depending ...