In general I like to work out my own functions and write them myself, but sometimes its just easier to use existing functions that other people have made, Here are some examples of function that I use ...

If your automated script takes action based on a value, it's critical to make sure the value is correct. Good thing PowerShell has ways to validate the values that are passed to a function. In recent ...

When writing PowerShell scripts, there always seems to come a time when a single script just isn't enough. Although it's important to keep your scripts as simple as possible, it's also important to ...

In PowerShell, the Exit function allows you to terminate or stop a script from running. It’s like telling the script to quit or finish up. You can use the Exit keyword to make this happen. Sometimes, ...

When writing PowerShell scripts, there always seems to come a time when a single script just isn't enough. Although it's important to keep your scripts as simple as possible, it's also important to ...

For this article, I thought it would be beneficial to go back to some basics of shell scripting and look at how functions work. Most script writers probably eschew using functions because it's a bit ...