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