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This page is a work-in-progress.

Learning

• PowerShell webcasts
• PowerShell in Action
  Great book about PowerShell that’s a must read! There is a pdf version for sale as well.
• Script samples and a VBScript to PowerShell conversion guide
• Free PowerShell Book
• PowerShell Graphical Help files

Administration/Deployment

• Administrative Templates
  Use these ADM files to control PowerShell settings with Group Policy.

Active Directory

• Basic guide to manage Active Directory objects
  Good overview about working with AD objects with the [adsi] wrapper and more.

User Interface

• Prompt the user for input
  Asks the user for input the same way a cmdlet does.
• The $Host variable
  The $host variable in PowerShell and how to use it.
• Changing your prompt
  Good info on how to change your prompt and some links to other prompt tricks (like battery status, new mail, etc…)

Files, Folders

• Get Extended Properties of a File
  Useful to get extended properties from files (mp3, jpg,…)
• PowerShell and Extended Properties for MP3 files
  Cool examples that show how to use extended properties for MP3 files.
• Process-File
  Useful to do something with each line in a file (e.g. replace) and save it back.
• Working with paths
  Overview about working with paths in PowerShell with cmdlets and the .NET Framework path class.

Exchange

• Exchange 2007 PowerShell Scriptacular demo pack
  Some PowerShell scripts for Exchange 2007.

SharePoint

• Uploading files with a PowerShell “cmdlet” script
  A simple script that accepts file objects from the pipeline and uploads the files to a SharePoint document library. Custom properties and content type can be set.
• Site quota reporting using stsadm.exe and PowerShell
  Get site information with stsadm.exe and work with the XML output in PowerShell.
• Calling a SharePoint web service
  Contains an example of how to use SharePoint web services from PowerShell. Also see this post for an example of how to call a web service without the need for wsdl.exe.

XML

• Basic information about PowerShell and XML
  Also contains an example of putting it in practice with XML output from the SharePoint stsadm.exe command.
• More XML and PowerShell
  Article from PC Pro with information about creating XML in PowerShell and more.

Windows Mobile

• File and registry access on Windows Mobile devices
  Uses RAPI and a managed RAPI wrapper to access Windows Mobile devices from the desktop.