Enhancements to PowerShell pipeline and Azure resource management instructions #38
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| Get-Date | Get-Member | ||
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| > **Note:** Notice the **DayOfYear** property. | ||
| > **Note:** Notice how the **(|)** allows the output of one cmdlet to be passed as input to another. |
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Note: Notice how the (|) passes the the datetime object that Get-Date produces through the pipeline to the Get-Member cmdlet producing metadata as output.
| 1. In the console, enter the following command, and then press the Enter key: | ||
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| Get-Date |
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Passing a list of date objects and extracting the month names demonstrates the ByValue concept exposed in the above steps.
[datetime]"2024-01-01", [datetime]"2024-06-15", [datetime]"2024-12-25" | Get-Date -Format "MMMM"
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| > **Note:** Notice the **Accept pipeline input** and **Parameter set name** values. | ||
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Retrieving a list of computer names and creating a calculated property name to pipe into the Get-Hotfix cmdlet would demonstrate binding ByPropertyName concept exposed in these steps.
Get-ADComputer -Filter * | Select-Object @{n='ComputerName';e={$_.Name}} | Get-HotFix
This pull request includes updates to the instructions for working with PowerShell pipelines and Azure resource management. The most important changes include clarifying task descriptions, adding commands to check pipeline binding, and updating instructions for creating storage accounts and switching shells.
Improvements to PowerShell pipeline instructions:
Instructions/Labs/LAB_AK_03A_Working_with_Windows_PowerShell_Pipeline.md: Updated the title of Exercise 1 to "Selecting, sorting, and displaying data using Powershell Binding" to provide more clarity.Instructions/Labs/LAB_AK_03A_Working_with_Windows_PowerShell_Pipeline.md: Added commands to check the type of Pipeline Binding accepted by theGet-DateandGet-Hotfixcmdlets, along with notes to highlight the "Accept pipeline input" and "Parameter set name" values. [1] [2]Instructions/Labs/LAB_AK_03A_Working_with_Windows_PowerShell_Pipeline.md: Enhanced the note to explain how the pipeline operator(|)allows the output of one cmdlet to be passed as input to another.Updates to Azure resource management instructions:
Instructions/Labs/LAB_AK_09_Azure_resource_management_with_PowerShell.md: Updated the instructions for creating storage accounts to select the "No storage account required" option and clarified the steps for switching from PowerShell to Bash.