Tag Archives: powershell

Powershell module

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

Windows PowerShell is a Windows command-line shell designed especially for system administrators. Windows PowerShell includes an interactive prompt and a scripting environment that can be used independently or in combination. docs.microsoft.com We are building a system and need to transform-and-load … Continue reading →

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Regression test with Pester

Posted on November 8, 2017 by

My current project is a scrum project. We develop new features in sprints and deliver working software every 3 weeks. To keep the pace steady we have loads of tests that run every night after a build is deployed. Until … Continue reading →

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Start-SqlJobAndWait

Posted on November 9, 2016 by

We have some SqlJobs that we run in our regression tests. To automate this we need something that can start the job and wait for it to finish. Based on this post we know we need to poll the sysjobhistory … Continue reading →

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Week 38 roundup

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Last week recap and links: Powershell syntax in Sublime Text 2, the method is for Windows but also applies to Mac We used the build definition settings (TFS2015) to use a two digit month and dayOfTheMonth buildnumber. The key is … Continue reading →

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Loadtesting with Powershell

Posted on May 9, 2016 by

Our product is in the acceptance testing phase. In the assigned environment the available tooling is very limited. But we must do a loadtest to report on the average requests / second our webservice can handle from a single client. … Continue reading →

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Powershell to move pictures

Posted on November 4, 2015 by

For the birthday of our kids my wife creates hard-copy Photo Books. The procedure is time consuming but worth every minute. Recently I migrated to the new Photos app on my MacBook. The Software for creating the book is on … Continue reading →

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Open your application to Powershell

Posted on September 14, 2015 by

The SDN – Software Development Network – is a special interest group for dutch developers. Four times a year they organise an event where people present and talk about their passion. As a member of the SDN you are aware … Continue reading →

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