PowerShell ISE

Another new feature that was introduced in PowerShell 2.0 and is improved upon in PowerShell 3.0 is called the Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE). The ISE, as shown in Figure 21.1, is a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)–based host application for Windows PowerShell. Using the ISE, an IT professional can both run commands and write, test, and debug scripts.

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Figure 21.1. The PowerShell ISE.

Additional features of the ISE include the following:

• A Command pane for running interactive commands.

• A Script pane for writing, editing, and running scripts. You can run the entire script or selected lines from the script.

• A scrollable ...

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