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Writing simple scripts and functions in Windows PowerShell

DATE: 21 Mar 2008

This is the last of a four-part screencast series on using Windows PowerShell with Microsoft evangelist David Aiken. This screencast explains how to write a simple script by copying PowerShell commands into a text file, then building a function.

More Windows PowerShell resources:

Learning Center for beginners
Scripting School archive
PowerShell main topic page


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