Powershell: Word/Excel Helper Functions

Using powershell I wrap up MS Word and Excel COM objects within a custom psobject. This object contains a handful of methods for making docx and xslx creation and manipulation easier.

Powershell Tip: Convert HTML to PDF

2014-03-07 3 min read Microsoft Powershell Zachary Loeber

There are no native methods to create a pdf file in Powershell. So I looked into outside sources for converting HTML output to PDF. I ended up using a stand alone dll and some .NET calls to achieve my goal.

Powershell Tip: Save and Load Calculated Property Definitions

2014-02-10 3 min read Microsoft Powershell System Administration Zachary Loeber

Using Export-CliXML and Import-CliXML (as well as some custom code) you can save calculated properties in a file for later use. Although the need for something like this is rather infrequent the exercise can better familiarize you with multiple Powershell techniques and concepts.

Powershell GUI Script Wrapper Utility

2014-02-03 3 min read Microsoft Powershell System Administration Zachary Loeber

Creating GUIs for your scripts can be a tedious process. That is why I don’t do so for each powershell project I release. Instead of wasting my precious little free time putting together yet another GUI for a one off script I decided to create a tool which will create the GUI scripts for me automatically!

AD Audit Report with Powershell: Part 3

2014-01-11 1 min read Active Directory Exchange Exchange 2010 Lync MSCS Networking Office Communicator Server Powershell System Administration Zachary Loeber

This is my third and final major update to my AD auditing script. This includes a handful of new useful sections such as domain published printers, NPS servers, DHCP servers, as well as SCCM sites and DPs. Other improvements include easier to use script parameters and bug fixes.

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