How to add single quotes to one of the columns in PowerShell?
I have the following lines in a file:pc_cc_text$fx_review1 CONSTANT VARCHAR2(100) := 'For Company Review'; -- AD_PRT_AUTH_(MSP)pc_cc_text$fx_review2 CONSTANT VARCHAR2(100) := 'For Dept Review'; --...
View Article(Powershell) Catch "Get-WinEvent : No events were found" Get-WinEvent
When I run a below command to list log by ID, it says Get-WinEvent : No events were found that match the specified selection criteria.How can I catch this exception and display a simple message saying...
View ArticleHow to load a JSON file and convert it to an object of a specific type?
I have a type FooObject and I have a JSON file which was serialized from a FooObject instance. Now I want to use ConvertFrom-Json to load the JSON file to memory and covert the output of the command to...
View ArticlePowershell command to check if the data type of variable is integer, if it...
[int]$name = Read-Host Enter the KB numberIf ($name -is [int]) { wusa /uninstall /kb:$name write-Host "This will uninstall windows update KB$name"} else { write-Host "Enter only the number"}Here in...
View Articlehexadecimal value 0x00, is an invalid character. Line 2, position 1
We are running a PowerShell command and in that PowerShell command we are calling the XML file and trying to install veeam software. I am getting an error likehexadecimal value 0x00, is an invalid...
View ArticleHow to truly automate a powershell script without scheduler
My script basically runs on specific times during a day. Accesses the server and downloads data. So far I have tried playing around with start-sleep command and timespan command but I am new to...
View Article"Access to the path is denied" when attempting to redirect output to a file
I'm trying to redirect console output from a TFS command to a file with the following command:witadmin listfields /collection:blahblah:8080/tfs/TPC > TFSfields.txtbut I get an error:"Access to the...
View ArticleCompare two lists in Powershell
I have just started working on powershell. I have two lists of 132 and 134 records each. They have 85 records in common and I want to get the values which are in list1 but not in list2 in a seperate...
View ArticlePowerShell Multiple DynamicParam
I'm attempting to create a function for a script module that verifies the previous parameter has been set before it shows the next parameter.The parameters I need are Identity, Share and Quota. I...
View ArticleCheck if files exist using Powershell
I have a Powershell script which I've cobbled together. It uses an external file as a lookup then checks the LastWriteTime of those files.This was created as a checking procedure. To ensure a set of...
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How can I obtain the driver key for an installed device?
Unfortunately this Question was asked 4 years ago but no answer yet How can I obtain the driver key for a driver programmatically?actually if it was answered, I would not ask again.I have a software...
View Articlepowershell - format output per folder name while comparing two text files
I am trying to compare the permissions of users in a list of folders for source and target server saved in two text files and collect the differences in a third file. I am able to capture the...
View ArticleInvoke-Command with -credentials
I want to invoke a command on a remote server, I do not want to have to put in the password to run the script. I've tried encrypting the password and storing it in a txt file. $username =...
View ArticleGet-Aduser -Filter will not accept a variable
I'd like to check if a user account already exists in the system.$SamAc = Read-Host 'What is your username?'$User = Get-ADUser -Filter {sAMAccountName -eq "$SamAc"}I'm not sure why, but $User will...
View ArticleA PowerShell Script to install fonts on Windows 11
I would like help with the following ps script that I took from reddit to install fonts for all Windows 11 users, below is the original script:#set font source location$FontFolder = "FONT...
View ArticleHow to import custom PowerShell module into the remote session?
I'm developing a custom PowerShell module, which I'd like to use in context of a remote session to a different computer. The following code (which obviously doesn't work) explains what I'm trying to...
View ArticleHow to get Powershell Invoke-Restmethod to return body of http 500 code response
Invoke-RestMethod call returns only very unhelpful exception below and does not (as far as I can tell) allow you to collect the body content (JSON object shown in fiddler trace results). This seems a...
View ArticleLaunch Elevated CMD.exe from Powershell
I am trying to launch an elevated CMD window from PowerShell but I am running into some issues. Below is the Code I have now. There is an admin account on the machine that has the username of "test"...
View ArticleGet full stack trace from remote session
I'm using Invoke-Expression under remote session and when throws exception - it returns just RemoteException without any stack trace information. Example:try{ Invoke-Expression "$command 2>&1"}...
View ArticleGet DL Groups user is member of in Exchange online
I'm trying to get the list of DL groups user is member of in O365. I'm using below PS Script but I'm getting the error message.$user = "test1@rtest.com"$dlGroups =Get-DistributionGroup |...
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