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PowerShell hash tables PowerShell hash tables are, by default, not case sensitive: PS > $hash = @{} PS > $hash.Key = 1 PS > $hash.keY = 2...

Dealing with 32-bit Dependencies in a 64-bit Environment If you are using code that can only run in a 32-bit environment (i.e. using old database...

When working remotely in a peer-to-peer or cross-domain scenario, you will have to add all the computers you'd like to communicate with into the...

Identifying a Process by Window Title It isn't always easy to pick the right process because the process ID or process name may not be known or...

Understanding the Limitation of Hash Tables Compared to Switch Statements In the previous tip, you used a hash table to translate input values....

Did you notice that Dir, ls or Get-ChildItem do not return hidden files? Use the -Force Parameter to Reveal Hidden Files To see hidden files, you...

Sometimes, you may have an existing VBScript that already does just what you want. You can easily incorporate any VBScript into PowerShell because...

In a previous tip, you learned how to call PowerShell statements and read their return value. Return values are somewhat limited because they can...

Why Hide PowerShell Script Code? Sometimes, you may want to hide the code of your PowerShell script in order to protect passwords contained within...

WMI is an excellent way of remotely checking files or folders since it has the ability to access individual files and folders, and also works...

Convert ASCII value to a character To convert the ASCII value to a character, use type casting like this: [char]65 Convert a character to ASCII...

Validating User Input as a URL Using System.URI To make sure user input is a valid URL, you can use the System.URI type. Try to convert the raw...

Refer the code : In PowerShell, you can initialize multiple variables in just one line. The following line sets all variables to the value 1: $a =...

Hash Tables are convenient but are not true objects. This is bad because you are unable to output the hash content to formatting cmdlets or export...