Category: PowerShell

In PowerShell, you may encounter the error “The term is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.” Let’s look at how to fix this. In the example below, I have a function called Add2, which adds 2 numbers: The code: $num1 = … Continue reading Term is Not Recognized in PowerShell

In this post, we will look at how to loop through an array in PowerShell. We can define our array as: $myArray = “one”, “two”, “three” And loop through it like below: foreach ($arr in $myArray) { Write-Output $arr } Running this, we get:  

PowerShell If statements need to be written in a particular syntax. Let’s look at some examples below. Equals In the example below, we test for equals. Note the notations -eq: $a = 1 $b = 2 If ($a -eq $b) { Write-Output “Equal” } Else { Write-Output “Not Equal” } Greater Than In the example below, we test for equals. Note the notations -gt: $a = 1 $b = 2 … Continue reading PowerShell If Statements

PowerShell is an interactive shell and a scripting language for Windows environments. It has several uses including for automation and configuration. It is also object oriented and based on the .NET Framework. To run commands, open the Windows PowerShell app: You can then run commands such as changing directory like in DOS. PowerShell also has the concept of “aliasing”, which is running a command by typing a different name. For example, there are several … Continue reading PowerShell Introduction

In .NET, you may need to run your console app in silent mode. To do this, create a new console app. Our app will open a webpage using IE: To run in silent mode, set the Output type in the properties of the code to Windows Application: Now, when you run the code, it will run silently. In this case, you will see a web page open.