Table of Contents

 

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

About this Book

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction to toolmaking

Chapter 1. Before you begin

1.1. What is toolmaking?

1.2. Is this book for you?

1.3. Prerequisites

1.3.1. PowerShell v3

1.3.2. Admin privileges

1.3.3. Multiple computers

1.3.4. SQL Server

1.3.5. PowerShell ISE

1.3.6. Optional prerequisites

1.4. How to use this book

Chapter 2. PowerShell scripting overview

2.1. What is PowerShell scripting?

2.2. PowerShell’s execution policy

2.3. Running scripts

2.4. Editing scripts

2.5. Further exploration: script editors

2.6. Lab

Chapter 3. PowerShell’s scripting language

3.1. One script, one pipeline

3.2. Variables

3.3. Quotation marks

3.4. Object members and variables

3.5. Parentheses

3.6. Refresher: comparisons

3.7. Logical constructs

3.7.1. If construct

3.7.2. Switch construct

3.8. Looping constructs

3.8.1. Do...While construct

3.8.2. ForEach construct

3.8.3. For construct