Robert Sheldon
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Robert Sheldon is a technical consultant and the author of numerous books, articles, and training materials related to Microsoft Windows, various relational database management systems (including SQL Server), and business intelligence design and implementation. He is also the author of the novel Dancing the River Lightly (SterlingHouse Publisher).
Email address: contact@rhsheldon.com
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36 results found for Robert Sheldon, displaying items 1 - 20
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May 14, 2008 |
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ADO Acronyms
Learn the definitions for several basic ADO acronyms.
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May 14, 2008 |
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Introduction to ADO
Learn about the primary ADO objects--Connection, Command, Parameter, Recordset, and Field--and follow example scripts that demonstrate how to use ADO within VBScript.
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PowerShell 101, Lesson 4
Understanding how to handle strings in PowerShell cmdlets is important. Learn when to enclose strings in quotes and whether to use single or double quotes. Also learn how to handle quotes in strings with special characters.
Windows IT Pro
Getting and Using the System.String Object's Members
PowerShell treats all strings as System.String objects. Find out how you can learn about and use this object's methods and properties.
Windows IT Pro
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April 10, 2008 |
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PowerShell Makes Security Log Access Easy
Security event logs contain valuable information about attempted system assaults and account and Group Policy modifications. PowerShell gets you access to the security logs and allows you to shape the data to match your needs.
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March 27, 2008 |
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How to Find Out a Cmdlet's Properties
Learn how to use the Get-Member cmdlet to discover what properties, methods, and other items you can use with cmdlets and other objects.
Windows IT Pro
PowerShell 101, Lesson 3
PowerShell's comparison, logical, and arithmetic operators combined with its support for wildcards and regular expressions help put the "Pow" in PowerShell.
Windows IT Pro
How to Handle Long PowerShell Statements
Entering long PowerShell statements on a single line in the PowerShell console window can sometimes be impractical. Here's how to properly break long PowerShell statements so that you don't encounter an error.
Windows IT Pro
PowerShell 101, Lesson 2
PowerShell lets you create pipelines that link cmdlets together to perform complex operations and refine retrieved information. Learn how to use a pipeline to create PowerShell statements and how to format and sort output from those statements.
Windows IT Pro
PowerShell 101, Lesson 2
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PowerShell 101, Lesson 1
This lesson walks you through how to use the Get-Help cmdlet to get the information you need to create a Get-Content command that reads a file—a common administrative task. Along the way, you'll learn how to use the Get-Command and Get-Alias cmdlets.
Windows IT Pro
PowerShell 101, Lesson 1
Windows IT Pro
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October 3, 2007 |
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PowerShell One-Liners for Managing Events
Quick commands let you easily work with the event logs on a local or remote system.
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September 5, 2007 |
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PowerShell One-Liners for Accessing WMI
Windows PowerShell can help you efficiently manage WMI objects. You can get started by learning just a few basic commands.
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August 1, 2007 |
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PowerShell One-Liners for Managing the File System
Windows PowerShell offers all the commands you need to manipulate files and folders on your file system. Here are some of the common functions you might need to perform.
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July 11, 2007 |
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Migrating to PowerShell? Don't Scrap Your Existing Code Just Yet
Learn how to run batch and script files in PowerShell, incorporate the files’ output into the PowerShell pipeline, and integrate batch commands and script statements directly into PowerShell code.
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PowerShell Pointers
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Dig Out by Digging Into PowerShell
Learn how to use PowerShell to retrieve event log entries, disable user accounts in AD, and retrieve a computer's user-defined shares.
Windows IT Pro
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February 14, 2007 |
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Scripting Data Flow in SQL Server Integration Services
Use the Script component to create a custom script that extends your SSIS package.
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January 10, 2007 |
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Scripting Control Flow in SQL Server Integration Services
When SSIS’s predefined tasks aren’t enough, use the Script task’s rich environment to create custom code within the control flow of an SSIS package.
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