Sams Teach Yourself PowerShell 2.0 in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself -- Hours)

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself PowerShell 2.0 in 24 Hours will help new and experienced scripters make the most of PowerShell 2.0. In this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on everything that's come before, helping readers learn PowerShell 2.0's core features from the ground up, and use them to solve real problems. PowerShell MVP Max Trinidad covers everything from the absolute basics to advanced extensibility and integration. He presents friendly, accessible, conversational coverage of all this, and much more: " Installing PowerShell V2 and using its built-in cmdlets " Working with objects, strings, processes, services, and functions " Using the console and Microsoft ISE scripting environment " Handling decisions, logic, and data " Extending PowerShell " Integrating scripts with SQL Server and Microsoft Office Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks... Q and As, Quizzes, and Exercises help you build and test your knowledge... "Did You Know?" tips offer you insider advice and shortcuts... and "Watch Out!" alerts help you avoid problems. By the time they're finished with these lessons, you won't just understand PowerShell 2.0: you'll be comfortable using to automate significant tasks in real IT and business environments.