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Create An Awesome WPF UI for Your C++/QT Applications

by The Ænema

This article will teach you how to create an amazing, clean and smooth WPF/Winform UI for your native application without using any complex, unsafe, ActiveXish methods, etc.

Lightning-Fast Nested User Groups in C#

by Daniel Miller

This article describes the C# implementation for a high-performance user/role security principal hierarchy.

C# MVVM Toolkit Demo

by Jo_vb.net

This article and the demo are about getting started using the MVVM Toolkit and some self-created interfaces / services for MessageBox and some dialogs.

Cross Cutting Concerns in .NET Applications

by Christian Vos

How to use Microsoft Unity Interception as a solution for cross cutting concerns in a .NET application

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How to Transform Binary Files into Powershell Script(s) in Order to Copy them Silently on a Server

by Federico Di Marco

A tool which creates one or more Powershell scripts which in turn recreate one or more binary files

Azure Automation Runbooks in 2024

by Wessel Beulink

Azure spearheads cloud evolution, Azure Automation Runbooks manage hybrid/SOC environments effectively

How to Enable Bitlocker Hardware Encryption on SEDs

by Federico Di Marco

How to enable Bitlocker hardware encryption on self encrypting drives

VPNScripter: A Scripter for Windows' VPN Connections

by Federico Di Marco

Create quickly VPN connections in Windows according to a XML configuration file

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PowerShell

C# command line scripts

15 Oct 2018 by #realJSOP

This CP article might help: Compiling C# Code at Runtime[^] You could essentially create a CSharpScript app that loads a text file that contains C# "script" code and compile that script at runtime. You could also write pre-compiled plugins for your script runner app, and specify the DLL...

Create, View & Delete Custom "Sources" under Windows Event Log

2 Jun 2020 by .Net Core Developer

This post will help you to Create, View & Delete your own Event "Source" using PowerShell.

How to create windows service in powershell?

9 Apr 2023 by 0x01AA

OnStart and OnStop are not events the .NET object System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase does expose. These are virtual Methods you can ovveride in case you derive from ServiceBase. For more infromation please read this: Register-ObjectEvent...

Sharepoint Cmdlets using PowerShell ISE

22 Dec 2015 by 2irfanshaikh

Use SharePoint Commandlets in Windows PowerShell ISE

Need help on Powershell commandlet execution using c#

21 Feb 2014 by @BangIndia

I am using c# in windows xp machine. I am try to execute the commanelet "Get-WdsClient"(which is avaiable only in 2012 server when wds service enabled machine).My exe is excutingall the comments which is avaialble in my machine.. but when i try to execute the Get-WdsClient comment its...

WDSClinet commandlet not found

2 Mar 2014 by @BangIndia

I am using vs 2008 in windows server 2012.code : InitialSessionState iss = InitialSessionState.CreateDefault(); RunspaceConfiguration runspaceConfiguration = RunspaceConfiguration.Create(); Runspace runspace =...

Is there a way to detects all the problem devices in Device Manager, either in C# or Powershell

8 Sep 2014 by _Asif_

Check this!Reading Device Manager's Property Fields in Windows 7/8[^]

Restrict duplication of alias name while creating a distribution list using exchange commands

15 Apr 2016 by Aakash Kumar Morya

I am trying to create a new distribution list using exchange server command "New-DistributionGroup"When i am entering duplicate alias name then it is allowing me to create the new distribution list. While when i try to create the distribution list from the Exchange Server UI in Office 365...

Exchange-Server

SharePoint 2010 - PowerShell Script to do the sizing - Includes all versions

22 Aug 2014 by Abhi - Texas

PowerShell script which allows to get the sizing of any URLs for SharePoint 2010

Form Fonts in Powershell 1.0

30 Nov 2011 by Abhijit Babar

I have created Form in Powershell 1.0. It contain 50 controls like Label, Radio Button, Edit Box. I have to apply the specific font to all these controls. Now i am applying font to individual control. I want to apply font to all control in one time.

Converting Multiple SharePoint 2010 Projects to SharePoint 2013

6 Jan 2013 by Adel Refaat

How to convert multiple SharePoint 2010 projects to SharePoint 2013

Implementing Azure Information Protection in MS Office documents and PDFs programmatically

20 Jun 2021 by Aditya-Sharma0712

How to set classification label to an Excel/Word/PDF file at the time of its creation during runtime programmatically

Universal SMTP Code to Send Emails in .NET Apps

8 Aug 2017 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan, Iqra Ali

Since I wrote an article previously, I had been asked on various occasions to share the code on Yahoo! or Bing, etc. I wanted to write an article, with the code, which covers all of those vendors as well.

500 - Internal server error

15 May 2012 by Afzal Shaikh

Hy,The Web server is generating internal error log which can give you more details of what went wrongIt is not a client-side issue.This error can only be fix to the Web server software. Web server site operator to locate and analyse the logs which should give further information about...

how to get the directory path using powershell

18 Sep 2011 by Agecanonix

Not entirely sure what you are trying to achieve, but try something like this:[array]$PNGsDirectory = Get-ChildItem C:\FileName\ *.png -recurse | Select-Object Directoryforeach($Directory in $PNGsdirectory) {Write-Host $Directory.Directory.FullName}$PNGsDirectory contains...

Issue with .NET core in windows machine with .NET 2.0

21 Mar 2016 by Ajay K.S

When tried to install .Net core using the powershell command and also the set up directly, it's showing some .NET dependency error. I was wondering if I could use this .NET Core without installing .NET 4.0 components.Can .Net core can be installed in systems with .NET framework

HTML to PDF Conversion using Sharepoint Management Shell 2010

12 Mar 2014 by Ajith K Gatty

HTML to PDF Conversion using Sharepoint Management Shell 2010

Running Powershell Scripts with arguments using C# Process.start()

20 Jun 2011 by Alan N

Yes this is tricky but it seems a work a lot better if you use the -File named argument on the powershell command line.In your case this would bepowershell -File "ScriptwithArguments.ps1" "arg with space"which should resolve toProcess.Start(@"path\to\Powershell.exe", @"-File...

SQL DB Restore using PowerShell

20 Sep 2010 by Ali BaderEddin

Restore an SQL database on a local or remote SQL server using PowerShell

MFC PowerShells Easily

24 Feb 2015 by aljodav

A very easy way to drive PowerShell console application through MFC

MFC PowerShells Easily: Reading CodeProject RSS feed for new articles

26 Feb 2015 by aljodav

Easily reading CodeProject RSS feed for new articles from a MFC Application

MFC PowerShells Easily: Encrypt and Decrypt

27 Feb 2015 by aljodav

An easy way to encrypt files that are automatically decrypted in the same user account

MFC PowerShells Easily: JSON to HTM (Motivated by a Forum Question)

28 Feb 2015 by aljodav

A simple, short and easy way to display a JSON object in a browser (motivated by a forum question)

Running Powershell Scripts with arguments using C# Process.start()

17 Apr 2012 by Altaf N Patel

try following:Process.Start(@"path\to\Powershell.exe", "&'@"-File ""ScriptwithArguments.ps1"" ""arg with space""'""")

Start\Stop processes in Task Manager on Windows server

31 Aug 2014 by Ami_Modi

SshNet library for safe connection to Windows Server from asp.net. Now I ant to start\stop any process running on Task Manager. Is it done using PowerShell or any other way? If yes than how can I start PowerShell and than run command from asp.netConnectionInfo connectionInfo = new...

How Do I Change Year Of Windows Calendar Using Batch File

9 Dec 2014 by AminMhmdi

I want to change year of calander and run Specific program and change year after program finishHow can i do this in batch file or powershell script ----------------------i find solution for PowershellSet-Date (Get-Date).AddYears(2) but also i want to do this in Windows Command Prompt

How to change button caption dynamically with burnttoast?

19 Feb 2023 by Andre Oosthuizen

The following might help - $Button1 = Get-ChildItem -Path 'SomePath\SomeFile' | Out-GridView -OutputMode Single -PassThru -Title 'SomeTitle' | ForEach-Object { $_.name } if ($button -eq 'pause') { $button = 'resume' } Write-Host "Button...

How to migrate from Bash to PowerShell: find . -name '*.xml' | xargs tar -czvf data.tgz

18 Dec 2012 by Andreas Gieriet

So far I was using cygwin for my well known Unix scribbles to achieve some quick results on file system and file content manipulations.Since a while, I consider migrating to a pure Windows environment for such tasks. Currently, I'm struggling with the following Bash command line (is there a...

get-windowsfeature is not recognized

4 Aug 2015 by AndrewXtreme

I am having the same issue and unable to find an answer. Would love feedback on this if anyone has a solution. Thanks in advance

get-windowsfeature is not recognized

4 Aug 2015 by AndrewXtreme

Ha...Wouldn't you know it? After searching for over an hour, found the answer straight after posting.Needs to be compiled only in x64. Project > Properties > Build > Platform Target x64.

Splash Screen for VBscript without Internet

19 Sep 2011 by André Kraak

I found this piece of code[^] that might do the job.

How do I change the extension of a lot of files?

25 Aug 2012 by André Kraak

From Batch File Rename with Windows PowerShell[^]: Dir *.txt | rename-item -newname { $_.name -replace ".txt",".c" }

C# Wait for user input then continue with code

31 Mar 2015 by Andy Lanng

if this is a winforms application (the "MessageBox.Show" says that it is) then hitting space will trigger an event depending on which control has focus. private void form1_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e) { if (e.KeyChar == ' ') ps.AddScript("netsh...

how to change the web.config after the deployment auto matically

21 Jul 2014 by anilv2020

i have below section in web.config should be changed to like below

Remove an application from office365 via powershell

1 Mar 2021 by aparrygordontafe

Afternoon All, I've been asked to remove applications from office 365, specifically outlook via powershell and the msol service. But i cannot see any information about this? What I have tried: I can remove "services" such as...

Powershell integrating with Jenkins+TFS

4 Sep 2013 by april4413

Hello all,I need some help regarding automatic deployment.In our company there are using tfs2012 for build + for deployment there are using jenkinsI need some powershell scripts for REMOTE DEPLOYMENTS using powershell integrating with Jenkins+TFSThanks in advance.

Extract 437879_intl_x64_zip.exe through powershell

8 Apr 2016 by arehman_2001

Hello Guys,I need to extract the file 437879_intl_x64_zip.exe silently/quietly without user interaction, I googled a lot but could not find any remedy, I am working in powershell, so solution is powershell would be appreciated you can download the file from...

Installing multiple SQL scripts using a single PowerShell script

18 Sep 2013 by Arjan Douwes

Installing multiple SQL scripts using a single PowerShell script.

How to update Google sheet by powershell

8 Jul 2018 by arman7404

i have a powershell code and want to update the output of the code automatically to google excel sheet i have result in a powershell varialle $result and want to update the result in powershell please help What I have tried: i have a powershell code and want to update the output of the code...

How to run this 32 bit app from 64 bit Windows Server 2012

21 Apr 2015 by Armand Peens

Hi I am struggling to run a 32 bit app from 64 bit Windows Server 2012. When I set it up in task scheduler it never runs. Any suggestions to the following? Thanks.If the Application (which you are trying to schedule) is 32-bit then try launching it from the 32-bit CLI, i.e. if you want to...

How do I integrate a MFC application and PowerShell?

24 Jul 2014 by arpoador

From a MFC application (with UI) I want to query PowerShell many times, without instantiating it many times.How can I integrate it (PowerShell) with a MFC application (with UI)?As far as I know, there's no COM objects to use.

How do I find out a cmdlet's dynamic parameters, given a specific provider?

25 Jul 2014 by arpoador

How to find out, programatically, the dynamic parameters for Test-Path and Get-Content, for filesystem?

Exporting an array of PSCustomObject's where one of the properties is a HashTable

25 Jul 2014 by arpoador

I need to export an array of PSCustomObjects (which contains data about each member of a group), where one of the properties is a HashTable with specific personal data about the group member.I guess I should use a 'Calculated Property' to group these specific personal data in one single...

Adding a type to my PowerShell script

25 Jul 2014 by arpoador

I need to add a method to my PowerShell script, to perform LINQ in a specific database.Should I either add a type like a class with 1 (just 1) public static method, or, can I add just 1 (just 1) static method through some specialized add type cmdlet's parameter?

C# in PowerShell: how to add multiple ReferenceAssemblies

1 Aug 2014 by arpoador

PowerShell gives you the correct error message: namespace System.Xml.Linq does not exist.PowerShell v2 uses CLR 2.0, and System.Xml.Linq is not part of it yet.Update to PS v4, it uses CLR v4.0, which has that namespace.

Deploy Node.js Application Running on Microsoft IIS 10 To Docker's Windows Server Core 2016 Containers

1 Sep 2018 by Arthur V. Ratz

In this brief article, we will demonstrate how to deploy a Node.js application and run it on Docker's Windows Server Core 2016 Containers

PowerCLI Restart VM script getting Error

25 May 2012 by arunbvg

I am new for PowerCLI Scripting. If I connect with my local host (192.168.1.170). Its connected successfully. But If I connect with Virtual Machine (192.168.1.179). Its throws an error. Details as follows.PowerCLI C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI> Connect-VIServer...

bash-like prompt in PowerShell and app run

11 Jul 2011 by Atique Rahman

An article describing some of the tricks of PowerShell scripts and profile that enables you to get a bash like prompt in PowerShell and run applications more flexibly.

Building CAML for querying List in SharePoint

19 Oct 2016 by Atish Dipongkor

Writing CAML queries in a optimized, efficient and easiest way.

SQL Server Health Check Script with Powershell

3 Dec 2014 by Atul_Kapoor

Perform SQL Server Instance health check simultaneously on more than one server using Powershell

SQL-Server-2008

SQL-Server-2005

I want to create a powershell script where the log files are compressed according to its filename date.

13 Jul 2020 by AVT007

I have found a script in this group about compressing a file according to the file modification date. But what I am looking for is to compress log files which are in .jrn format and the file name is like this ABCD20200710.jrn. And the compression...

Powershell scripts to delete log files after 90 days?

29 Jul 2020 by AVT007

The script I am working on needs to delete log files in .jrn format after 90 days. The file name is the date itself. Eg.20200720.jrn but the script deletes all the files after execution. Please help required. Also for the initials like...

Creating a Mozilla Firefox MSI for enterprise deployment

21 Apr 2014 by awilson9010

Mozilla Firefox MSI using WIX and Powershell

Windows-Installer

Build WinPE using Windows Powershell

27 Apr 2014 by awilson9010

Building WinPEs from AIK/ADK with Powershell

Modify Windows BCD using Powershell

1 Nov 2020 by awilson9010

Working with Windows BCD store in Powershell

SharePoint 2010 Logging Database

6 Apr 2010 by Ayman M. El-Hattab

Four reasons to directly query SharePoint logging database

SQL-Server-2008

SQL-Server-2005

Exchange 2010 User Maintenance Power-Shell Script

7 Dec 2015 by B@dC0d3r

Exchange 2010 user Maintenance

How to create windows service in powershell?

9 Apr 2023 by baburman

I want to launch a simple windows service through Windows PowerShell ISE. My code is as below: $serviceName = "BabServiceInPowerShell" Class BabServiceInPowerShell : System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase { ...

Get SharePoint 2010 Config DB details from SQL Server 2008.

11 Jun 2013 by Bajirao_

Hi,I am working on C# utility(.exe) which will get SQL Server details. A "VM2" is my SQL Server and utility will be run on it. Now utility will check is there any config db exists on "VM2".if yes then get details like name, ID etc..A point where i stuck is, i can get database details...

How Can I Connect To Other Server By Using Batch File.

19 Aug 2014 by Bark Ups

Hi, You can "ask" remote host to perform action remotely (in background or not), just like you are on host by using PowerShell or if you really need batch file by "older" WMIC.example: c:\wmic /node:hostname process call create "call c:\any_file"where hostname=host you want to...

How Can I get the file path of a PDF that contains a keyword?

12 Jul 2012 by barneyman

you've either got to develop an application that understands all the formats you want to search through - Lotus Magellan, anyone? - or use someone else's technologyMS Search seems to know quite a few formats and has an SDK[^]

How I Keep 30 Chocolatey Packages Up-to-date Without Losing My Mind

15 Oct 2018 by BC3Tech

As of this writing, I manage 29 packages on Chocolatey.org. One thing it's imperative package authors do, though, is keep their packages up to date as new versions of the software they're wrapping get released. Without this, packages simply atrophy and the value of Chocolatey goes down.

Creating, Modifying and Updating Docker Image from Container

11 Jan 2021 by Benktesh Sharma

How to create, modify and update Docker image from container

Get-ActiveSyncDeviceStatistics for ASP.Net Application/C#

22 Apr 2013 by Bernhard St.

Hi Kuti,gerdid you find a solution for your question?THANKS

Import PowerShell modules and excute CmdLets using Automation library

22 Feb 2013 by Bharat Nimba Pawar

importing powershell modules and executes CmdLets in windows application using Automation library APIs

Dot Net 4.0 application for powershell fails to load modules on Windows Server 2008 R2

7 May 2013 by Bharat Nimba Pawar

I have a x64 dot net console application, to execute powershell cmdlets for Failoverclusters module. I've compiled application with .Net 4.0. Here DotNet4.5 is already installed. I tried to execute this application on windows server 2012. FailoverClusters module loaded successfully on...

MyBlobber: Access Windows Azure Storage Blobs

20 Nov 2009 by bhavik1st

A simple C# command line utility to demonstrate access to Windows Azure storage.

Powershell : suppress WPF webbrowser script errors

26 Jun 2020 by BikashBiswal

Hi, I have a requirement to show SharePoint Webpage through Powershell. I have designed a wpf Xaml and able to show the web browser through powershell. The Problem is that when clicking on any hyperlinks on the page it throws error "Do you want...

Execute command in remote windows computer

12 Dec 2014 by BillWoodruff

I'd start here to try and, first, define the issues you will need to address in executing a PowerShell script on a "remote" computer via C#: CodeProject article: Enable Remote PowerShell Execution in C# Jun 3, 2014: [^] "... describes how to execute PowerShell scripts locally or remotely in...

Migrate SharePoint Taxonomy Term Stores from SharePoint 2013 On-premise to On-premise or On-premise to Online

16 May 2016 by Bishnu D

Copy SharePoint 2013 or SharePoint Online Term Stores and their child objects with properties from one environment to another

How to map a network drive in remote machine ..

17 Jun 2015 by Black_Rose

Hi allCan anyone help me how to map a drive using powershell remotely.I tried the below script$computername = (Read-Host "Enter Remote computer to map a drive to")Invoke-Command =scriptslock{ $drivename = (Read-Host "Enter Drive Letter e.g. X:") $psprovider = (Read-Host...

Remove duplicate entries

17 Dec 2015 by Black_Rose

Hi AllI am running a unix command which is giving me the below output which i am storing in a...

How to add array elements to a string

17 Dec 2015 by Black_Rose

Hi allBelow is the code where i am getting elements in array$a=@($Split_ResultOfMasterListUser)$a | Sort-Object | Get-Uniquebelow is the sample output in powershell...

How to write data to a csv file using powershell

10 Feb 2016 by Black_Rose

Hi AllBelow is the code what i am doing how and writing the data in a CSV file$Obj = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{"ComputerName" = $ComputerName "BelongsToOU" = $OUMainName}Add-content $OutPath -Value $ObjBut in...

Passing values to html tag in powershell

3 Mar 2016 by Black_Rose

Hi all Below is the code i tried for displaying the values using HTML. but when i am running the application, it is giving me output for only {0} to {4}.. others are not displaying.Please let me know what is the issue.$CurrentSystemHTML =...

How to validate user homedrive

29 Mar 2016 by Black_Rose

Hi allI did a script which will list me all the User and there home drives mentioned below.Now i want to check whether those are valid path or not.Manually we can copy-paste and check but how to do it using script.please help me on this.What I have tried:Get-ADUser...

Empty recycle bin using powershell

23 May 2016 by Black_Rose

Hi allbelow is the code i am trying to delete content in recycle bin. but after executing also it's not deleting the filesPlease let me know whats the issue.I am running the code at windows server 2012 R2 64-bit.What I have tried:$Shell = New-Object -ComObject...

Change folder attribute using powershell

26 May 2016 by Black_Rose

Hi allI have a hidden folder at my C:\.I want to change the folder attribute to ReadOnly.Please help me on this.What I have tried:Set-ItemProperty -Path "$Directory_Path$Directory" -Name attributes -Value ((Get-ItemProperty "$Directory_Path$Directory").attributes -bxor...

How to remove node data from an XML string

17 Aug 2016 by Black_Rose

Hi allBelow is the xml i am having in a .xml file ...

Remove text between keywords

22 Aug 2016 by Black_Rose

Hi allBelow is my sample input string"Ajeet Tripath amplt;Ajeet.Tripathi@pb.comampgt;;CHetan Singh amplt;Chetan.singh@pb.comampgt;"In this i want the output like belowAjeet Tripath;CHetan SinghPlease let me know how to do this. here is in sample i gave 2 names which can...

Controlling Service Startup Order in Docker Compose

20 Mar 2023 by Bogdan Marian

Ensure your Docker Compose services start in the correct order

Find All Physical Wired Connections on A PC

4 Oct 2011 by bretthamilton

Hello Codeproject,For a bit of background, I am attempting to setup Wake on lan settings in our corporation. We have approximately 50 hardware configurations, mostly Lenova based. Our primary OS is Windows XP. There are a few setting that need to be changed on each PC. Some of these settings...

Find All Physical Wired Connections on A PC

5 Oct 2011 by bretthamilton

The best way I have found is through a combination of registry Entries.Get the network connections... This information can also be found straight in the registry at the path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}Look for any...

Cleaning Up User Profiles with Powershell

9 Mar 2023 by Bruno van Dooren

How to clean up user profiles on a computer

Reading OPC DA Data in PowerShell

5 Jul 2022 by Bruno van Dooren

How to read data from OPC DA servers into a PowerShell script

Sharepoint PowerShell - Delete alerts from list

19 Sep 2011 by brunofer2007

Delete all alerts for a specific list or library on SharePoint.

Extract worksheets from Excel into separate files with PowerShell

3 Sep 2012 by Bryan O'Connell

The title says it all.

Clean Up Old Files using PowerShell

20 Mar 2013 by Bryan O'Connell

A simple script for deleting files in bulk

Create zip files using PowerShell

15 Feb 2014 by Bryan O'Connell

A simple PowerShell script to automate zipping up files and folders.

Test Your RESTful API using PowerShell

14 Nov 2014 by Bryan O'Connell

Write a functional test script for a REST API using PowerShell.

How to Write a Custom PowerShell Cmdlet - Part I

11 Feb 2009 by ByteBlocks

How to write custom PowerShell cmdlet.

How to Write a Custom PowerShell Cmdlet - Part II

10 Feb 2009 by ByteBlocks

How to write a snap-in for your custom cmdlet for PowerShell.

Write .exe file for powershell script

15 Feb 2012 by Cai Ming En

I'm kind of new in powershell, so please pardon me..Let's say we want to create a simple .exe file which can be executed in powershell..Let's say the program is basically can do:if "a" is pressed, it will print the string "a is being pressed" on a new line.if "b" is pressed, it will...

Run Unit Tests As You Modify Your Code

25 Jun 2016 by Caio Hamamura

Run unit tests as you modify your code

Need to convert Powershell syntax to C#

23 Jan 2012 by Catalin Serafimescu

See if this sample of FileSystemAccessRule helps you look into the right way: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.accesscontrol.filesystemaccessrule.aspx[^]