Powershell syntax error?
Hi,why is that inside powershell I can run command:ls ~\Downloads | where {($_.LastWriteTime).AddDays(1) -lt (get-date)} | remove-item -force -recurseBut when I try to run this in CMD shell:powershell...
View ArticleAD Powershell - Adding ProxyAddresses to Groups from CSV
I have a set of AD Groups that I want to populate the ProxyAddresses of using a CSV File.My CSV looks like...
View ArticleQuestions about split ..trying to extract 2 levels of OUs from...
Hallo .. I'm still on a voyage of self-discovery to teach myself Powershell. Be kind. I'd like to extract two levels of OU names from a computer object's distinguished name in AD for a report. I'm...
View ArticleProper syntax for custom task needed for custom task scheduler win7 64b
I have two events that I need to do two different tasks when they happen. However I can't get my custom filter to work. Here are the two events: Here are the two events: 1.<Event...
View Articlenewbie question on regular expressions
I have a file which looks like this:x: 0 y:1 z: 4 THe output after parsing should be below. The idea is to split it on colon+space. If the lien begins with white space it is part of the value...
View ArticleImport-CSV and Takeown.
I'm currently trying to come up with a way to search an entire folder directory to find all objects that a particular user is owner to, export that list to csv, then import that csv and using takeown...
View ArticleHow do I create a custom screen to show after a person logs in we are using...
I have been asked to create a custom welcome screen that would load after a person logs into their computer. This screen is to have links to applications. But I need this to show after they log in and...
View ArticleMass Proxy Exceptions Query
Basically what I'm trying to do is run a script across all PCs in one subnet to find what Exceptions they have on their Proxy connection,It goes out to an external proxy for filtering &...
View Articlewriting an array of custom objects to CSV
I am brand new to PS. I have been reading many, many forums and am stuck on something I think you all will find very easy.Essentially all I want to do is use the test-path method to determine if a file...
View ArticleHow do I pull part of a variable in Powershell
Hello, if I use the $env:computername to get a computer name, I will need to pull just a part of the variable to create a new variableHere is an example:If the return is BBUS1000-01 I need to set a...
View ArticleRemotely checking file versions using PowerShell
HiCan anyone give me a start. I support many servers and PCs remotely which I have remote access to. I would like to be able to check file versions on servers and Pcs remotely to see if I can save...
View ArticleobjUser.SetInfo Error 80070005
Hello I Want to use this script as a startup script to my domain to change the local admins passwords. The password is passed as a parameter. The problem is when i run it on windows 8.1 or windows 7...
View ArticleScript to End Powerpoint
HiI'm setting up machine in our Reception to display PowerPoint slide. I use a script to get the PowerPoint slide to run and also have one to copy the PowerPoint across to the machine from a server...
View ArticleA script to pull manager email addresses from a list of users
Hello all,I am trying to pull a list of managers from a csv list of usernames. I can do it with two separate foreach loops and some text file massaging in between stages. I would like to get it to the...
View ArticleAccessing Entire Active Directory in Drop Down List
Hi Scripting Guy, I am basically a Exchange guy :) but I have made a script which takes different input from user and then run a simple command to convert User Mailbox to Linked Mailbox. The actual...
View ArticleWPF UI running in seperate runspace - able to set/get controls via...
I am trying to build a proof of concept where a WPF form is hosted in a seperate runspace and updates are handled from the primary shell/runspace. I have had some success thanks to a great article by...
View ArticleFidelity of Get-Process when remoting
I've seen a few questions here about remoting with Get-Process and elements of the output that are not available when remoting, but I've seen no explanation for why those elements are not available...
View ArticleVBScript - SetPassword() - check history
Hi Guys,I am developing a VBScript to change AD user account password. I am trying to set password using setpassword() method. But this method not checking the password history. I am able to set the...
View ArticleUse Windows PowerShell to count and list total number of items in Folders...
I have the need to generate a list of all outlook folders and the total number of items listed beside each folder name. I thought I could simply modify the script from "...
View ArticleCode 800A0005
I have tried looking everywhere but I just can't find what i am looking for.The error is:Line 2Char 1Error invalid procedure call or argumentCode 800A0005Source Microsoft VBScript runtime errorHere is...
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