Posey's Tips & Tricks. How To Validate Input in PowerShell Functions, Part 1. If your automated script takes action based on a value, it's critical to make sure the value is correct.

For better organization, write reusable functions and call them at the end of your script (more on this below). Use indentation to create a clear visual structure, making script blocks easier to ...

Newbies typically learn about PowerShell functions after they've learned what the pipeline is, how cmdlets work and how to accomplish some basic tasks. Functions aren't typically learned until later - ...

If you need multiple functions to accomplish your goal, then add those into a module. Proper Naming of a Function Take a look at all of the core PowerShell cmdlets and you will noticed something right ...

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In Part 1 of this series, I showed you an example of PowerShell's native validation capabilities.. In that installment, I wrote a function that accepted a text string as input. The function then ...