Chapter 5. Using PowerShell Scripts

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Understand the reasons for writing Windows PowerShell scripts.

  • Make the configuration changes required to run Windows PowerShell scripts.

  • Understand how to run Windows PowerShell scripts.

  • Understand how to break lines in a script.

  • Understand the use of variables and constants in a script.

  • Create objects in a Windows PowerShell script.

  • Call methods in a Windows PowerShell script.

With the ability to perform so many actions from inside Microsoft Windows PowerShell in an interactive fashion, you may wonder, “Why do I need to write scripts?” For many network administrators, one-line PowerShell commands will indeed solve many routine problems. This can become extremely ...

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