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ScriptingPro / PowerShell LDAP.ps1

Created January 4, 2018 22:33

LDAP bind to server/port with PowerShell using DirectoryEntry Class and query with DirectorySearcher Class


	# define your query filter
	$LDAPfilter = "(samaccountname=*)"

	# define the object attributes you want returned
	$Attributes = @"
	samaccountname
	givenname
	surname
	mail

ScriptingPro / Array Collections.ps1

Created January 5, 2018 05:12

Playing with Collections

	$SplitHereString = @"
	a
	b
	c
	"@ -split [System.Environment]::NewLine

	$SplitHereString.GetType() # notice it's String[] / System.Array


	$ConstructedArray = @('a','b','c')

ScriptingPro / encoding-helpers.ps1

Created January 26, 2018 22:57 — forked from jpoehls/encoding-helpers.ps1

Convert-FileEncoding and Get-FileEncoding

	<#
	.SYNOPSIS
	Converts files to the given encoding.
	Matches the include pattern recursively under the given path.

	.EXAMPLE
	Convert-FileEncoding -Include *.js -Path scripts -Encoding UTF8
	#>
	function Convert-FileEncoding([string]$Include, [string]$Path, [string]$Encoding='UTF8') {
	$count = 0

ScriptingPro / adsi ldap stuff.ps1

Last active February 16, 2024 00:40

	# directoryentry (connect to specific dc:port)
	$de = ([ADSI]"LDAP://$($ADDomainController.HostName):$($ADDomainController.LdapPort)")

	# directorysearcher
	$ds = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher($de,"(objectclass=user)")
	$ds.PageSize=1000

	# invoke
	$ds.FindAll() \| %{"do stuff with $_"}
	$thisuser = $ds.FindOne()

ScriptingPro / FQDN_HostName.ps1

Created March 29, 2018 22:06

Get FQDN DNS HostName of current Computer

[System.Net.Dns]::GetHostByName([System.Environment]::MachineName).HostName

ScriptingPro / Misc .NET Classes and Methods

Created April 5, 2018 14:12

Use Misc .NET Classes and Methods from PowerShell

[System.Net.Dns]::GetHostByName([System.Environment]::MachineName).HostName

ScriptingPro / find_it.ps1

Last active September 18, 2020 13:01

Search your PS1 files and open in ISE

	# Find PowerShell Code Snippets Function
	function findit
	{
	param
	(
	[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,Position=0)][string]$SearchString,
	[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)]$Path = "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents",
	[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)]$Filter = "*.ps1"
	)
	Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -Filter $Filter -Recurse \| Select-String $SearchString \| select path, @{n="MatchingLines";e={"$($_.LineNumber.tostring("000")): $($_.Line -replace "^[ \t]*",'')"}} \| group path \| select name, @{n="Matches";e={$_.Group.MatchingLines \| Out-String}} \| Out-GridView -PassThru \| %{psedit -filenames $_.name}

ScriptingPro / Net framework versions installed.ps1

Created August 14, 2018 19:35

Determine .NET versions installed powershell

	Get-ChildItem 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP' -recurse \|
	Get-ItemProperty -name Version,Release -EA 0 \|
	Where { $_.PSChildName -match '^(?!S)\p{L}'} \|
	Select PSChildName, Version, Release

ScriptingPro / AD Object Property Types and New-AD* Cmdlet Parameter Types.ps1

Created September 5, 2018 14:20

AD Object Property Types and New-AD* Cmdlet Parameter Types


	# Determine which AD Group attributes are of type string
	$GetGroupStringProperties = $((Get-ADGroup -Filter * -ResultSetSize 1 -Properties *).psobject.properties \| ?{$_.TypeNameOfValue -eq "System.String"}).Name

	# Determine which parameters are expecting strings for New-AdGroup
	$NewGroupStringParameters = $((Get-Help New-ADGroup).parameters.parameter \| ?{$_.type.name -eq "string"}).Name

ScriptingPro / validate guid with powershell.ps1

Created November 9, 2018 00:45

validate guid

	$thisguid = 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'
	$guidobj = New-Object System.Guid
	[guid]::TryParse($thisguid,[ref]$guidobj)

	Get-ChildItem 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP' -recurse \|
	Get-ItemProperty -name Version,Release -EA 0 \|
	Where { $_.PSChildName -match '^(?!S)\p{L}'} \|
	Select PSChildName, Version, Release

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