Windows PowerShell 4.0 for .NET developers

Content: Cover
 Copyright
 Credits
 About the Author
 Acknowledgments
 About the Reviewers
 www.PacktPub.com
 Table of Contents
 Preface
 Chapter 1: Getting Started with Windows PowerShell
 Introducing Windows PowerShell
 Windows PowerShell consoles
 The Windows PowerShell console
 The Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)
 The key features of Windows PowerShell
 PowerShell fundamentals --
back to basics
 Working with objects
 Understanding the piping and pipelines
 Understanding and using aliases
 Using variables and data types
 Comparison and logical operators
 Working with arrays and hash tables. Script flow and execution controlConditional execution
 Iterations statements
 Using functions
 Understanding providers and drives
 Working with script files
 Comments in PowerShell
 Using help in Windows PowerShell
 PowerShell\'s common parameters
 Summary
 Chapter 2: Unleashing Your Development Skills with PowerShell
 Understanding CIM and WMI
 CIM and WMI in Windows PowerShell
 More reasons to adopt CIM
 Working with XML
 Loading XML files
 Using the Get-Content cmdlet
 Using the Select-Xml cmdlet
 Importing and exporting XML files
 Working with COM
 Creating an instance of a COM object. Automating Internet Explorer with COM and PowerShellAutomating Microsoft Excel with COM and PowerShell
 Working with .NET objects
 Creating .NET objects
 Extending .NET objects
 Extending .NET framework types
 Defining the object type using an inline C♯ class
 Defining an object type using an assembly name or file
 Understanding Windows PowerShell Modules
 Creating Windows PowerShell Modules
 The script modules
 The binary modules
 Creating your first binary module
 The manifest modules
 The dynamic modules
 Script debugging and error handling
 Working with breakpoints
 Debugging your script. Error-handling techniquesThe Error and LastExistCode variables
 Building GUI with PowerShell
 Summary
 Chapter 3: PowerShell for Your Daily Administration Tasks
 Windows PowerShell remoting
 Four different ways of using remoting
 Interactive remoting
 Ad hoc remoting
 Persistent session
 Implicit remoting
 Windows PowerShell Workflow (PSW)
 Creating a workflow using PowerShell
 Executing a PowerShell Workflow
 Sequential execution
 Parallel execution
 InlineScript activity
 Controlling the PowerShell workflow execution
 Persistent workflows
 Windows PowerShell in action. Working with Windows roles and featuresInstalling Windows roles and features
 Uninstalling Windows roles and features
 Managing local users and groups
 Creating a new local user account
 Modifying an existing local user account
 Adding and removing a user account to and from a group
 Listing all the existing users and groups
 Managing web servers --
IIS
 Working with web application pools
 Creating a new website
 Creating a new virtual directory
 Creating a new web application
 Creating an FTP site
 Creating and modifying an existing website binding.