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Powershell: Word/Excel Helper Functions

2014-03-17 3 min read Microsoft Powershell System Administration Zachary Loeber

Using powershell I wrap up MS Word and Excel COM objects within a custom psobject. This object contains a handful of methods for making docx and xslx creation and manipulation easier.

Powershell Tip: Convert HTML to PDF

2014-03-07 3 min read Microsoft Powershell Zachary Loeber

There are no native methods to create a pdf file in Powershell. So I looked into outside sources for converting HTML output to PDF. I ended up using a stand alone dll and some .NET calls to achieve my goal.

Powershell Tip: Save and Load Calculated Property Definitions

2014-02-10 3 min read Microsoft Powershell System Administration Zachary Loeber

Using Export-CliXML and Import-CliXML (as well as some custom code) you can save calculated properties in a file for later use. Although the need for something like this is rather infrequent the exercise can better familiarize you with multiple Powershell techniques and concepts.

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