Chapter 3. PowerShell Scripting Methods and Creating Custom Commands

Note

This chapter is taken from Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and Windows PowerShell 2.0: Expert Cookbook (Chapter 1) by Yaroslav Pentsarskyy.

In this chapter, we will cover:

• Setting up your Virtual Machine and running a test script

• Authoring, debugging, and executing script accessing farm settings with PowerGUI and PowerShell ISE

• Accessing advanced SharePoint 2010 functionality with external libraries

• Creating a custom PowerShell command (CmdLet)

• Creating a custom PowerShell Snap-In

Introduction

PowerShell as a scripting language will execute actions on your target environment. Scripting is not a new concept and PowerShell is definitely not a new language. However, PowerShell and SharePoint 2010 integrate very well. This integration allows administrators and developers to access not just a limited set of commands, but also to connect to SharePoint objects and libraries to take advantage of additional capabilities of SharePoint...