Verified Effective Test in July newsletter

PowerShell Help
1

Have anyone played around with it?

the first lines go like this:

Windows PowerShell transcript start
Start time: 20150602172842
Username : COMPANY\Administrator
Machine : WIN81 (Microsoft Windows NT 6.3.9600.0)

 This is not how it looks like on my PC, well only if I run it with "Powershell.exe -version 2"

On my PC I get this:

Windows PowerShell transcript start
Start time: 20150910123639
Username: WIN-0627Q340HBN\Administrator
RunAs User: WIN-0627Q340HBN\Administrator
Machine: WIN-0627Q340HBN (Microsoft Windows NT 6.3.9600.0)
Host Application: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Process ID: 2460

Also the “help get-corpsysinfo” give no output, this is not the case with on my pc, unless I run with PSv2.

Sure I could make a function to replace the default help cmdlet, but I cant change the “headers” that “start-Transcript” output.

Also the transcript output paths and which commands are typed in, this is also not true for higher than powershell version 2, atleast I cant find a way to make transcript dump that info also.

2

I wouldn’t worry about the transcript header; that’ll vary based on PowerShell version.

I did a write-up on the self test here: My take on the Verified Effective self-assessment. | Dave Wyatt's Blog . As far as the blank output of help, I cheesed it by just writing “function help {}”. :stuck_out_tongue:

3

Hey Dave,

yeah I did see your blog post, but do you get the typed commands in the transcript?

So if large part of the transcript are not to follow/replicate, which part are then? :slight_smile:

it seems that this test were based on an older one? that were made on V2.

4

also that “function help {}”
This only work if the module is preloaded or the function is made before the transcript start.

and I really do think that this hack is counterproductive in an test to show skills :wink:

but the help in the transcript do with just like in Powershell Version 2, as that don’t automatisk create that basic help like newer powershell do.

5

You’re not meant to worry about the transcript header. Everything else. And it wasn’t made in v2. But it’s potentially a way to find gaps in your knowledge!

6

Oh no, My problem were not running with windows 8.1, but I made a Windows server 2012 R2. (I had that Iso locally.)
After downloading a windows 8.1 I got the transcript right.

Oh well, back to the scripting :slight_smile:

I wonder why there is a different this huge.

7

Ah and that help get-corpsysinfo do output to console, but it’s not written to the transcript.
so that is also just fine, no need for the “function help {}” hack.

8

Here is my take on it. feedback are welcome :slight_smile:
http://1drv.ms/1Og6vIE