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Microsoft Windows PowerShell programming for the absolute beginner

Ford, Jerry Lee2014
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This book will teach you how to program using Microsoft PowerShell's scripting language through the creation of computer games! Microsoft Windows PowerShell is a helpful scripting technology that enables the automation of system management tasks and the creation of system management tools. MICROSOFT WINDOWS POWERSHELL PROGRAMMING FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER, THIRD EDITION will teach you how to program using Microsoft PowerShell's scripting language-through the creation of computer games! Microsoft Windows PowerShell is a helpful scripting technology that enables the automation of system management tasks and the creation of system management tools. Learning Windows PowerShell by developing computer games is a fun, interesting, and easy way to learn-and you will develop a new game that reinforces a newly learned concept in each chapter. No prior experience or programming knowledge is required. Topics covered include the Windows PowerShell Command Line, object-based scripting with .NET, writing PowerShell scripts, and much, much more. By the time you have finished the book, not only will you have access to a collection of working sample scripts, you also will have laid a foundation upon which you can begin to tackle real-world challenges and new languages.
Author:
Edition:
3rd edition.
Imprint:
Australia : Delmar, 2014.
Collation:
448 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
Introduction.PART I: WINDOWS POWERSHELL BASICS.1. Introducing Windows PowerShell.2. Interacting with the Windows PowerShell Command Line and Graphical Environment.3. Object-Based Scripting with .NET.PART II: LEARNING HOW TO WRITE POWERSHELL SCRIPTS.4. Working with Variables, Arrays, and Hashes.5. Implementing Conditional Logic.6. Using Loops to Process Data.7. Organizing Scripts Using Functions.PART III: ADVANCED TOPICS.8. Working with Files and Folders.9. Basic System Administration.10. Debugging PowerShell Scripts.11. PowerShell and the Windows Management Interface (WMI).PART IV: APPENDICES.Appendix A. What's on the Companion Website? Appendix B. What Next?Glossary.
ISBN:
9781305260344 (pbk)
Dewey class:
005.42
Language:
English
BRN:
2059129
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