Advanced Windows PowerShell

Audience

Delegates who wish to extend their understanding and abilities within Windows PowerShell to be able to create complex administrative utilities from scratch.

Prerequisites

Attendance on the PowerShell Intermediate course or an equivalent level of experience.

Duration

2 days. Hands on.

Course Objectives

Dig deep into PowerShell’s advanced capabilities, and begin extending and customizing the shell in ways you never thought possible. Learn to work with the data stored in databases, create graphical dialog boxes, define custom formatting views and type extensions, work with XML-based data, and much more. Includes a complete half-day, hands-on practical where you’ll use PowerShell to create a complex administrative utility from scratch.

Course Content

Day 1:
· Working with Databases
· Custom Format Views
· The PowerShell Pipeline
· Custom Type Extensions
· Introduction to Windows Forms
· Working with Windows Forms

Day 2:
· Working with XML Data
· Retrieving data from the Web
· Advanced Techniques
· Scripting Constructs: PowerShell’s Scripting Language
· Advanced PowerShell Practical