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| Microsoft Windows PowerShell Programming for the Absolute Beginner | 
 enlarge | Author: Jerry Lee Ford Jr.
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 29772
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 376
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 1
ISBN: 1598633546
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781598633542
ASIN: 1598633546
Publication Date: December 19, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 the book is just what is says October 5, 2007
This is a perfect book for a beginner in the Windows PowerShell. If gives you the absolute basics and lets you learn by example. I liked it. It was the perfect book before I went to the Windows PowerShell in Action to further my knowledge.
 Ok... September 15, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have been looking forward to diving into PowerShell, as it takes advantage of the .NET framework and object-based scripting...exposing much more to a Microsoft systems engineer/Windows administrator than is available using VBScript.
I found myself zipping and/or skipping through the majority of this book. I guess I was expecting more references to actual administrative scripting, rather than simple game examples that just seemed to take up too many pages and was a real filler.
Bottom line: This is truely for the beginner. If you have experience in VBScript, and you know the scope of your scripting task and what to "google" for, save your money for a more advanced book.
Excellent Introduction to PowerShell June 6, 2007
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
It can be a coin toss, "for beginners" books can be real dogs - definitely not the case here. As the book title says, anyone who wants to get on the PowerShell (PS) bandwagon, even with absolutely no prior scripting experience, can start here and take away a solid understanding of the basics of PS general shell usage as well as scripting, and begin implementing what they have learn in a production environment. Even if you're familiar with other scripting languages, this title is still an excellent resource for introducing yourself to PS and making the "this is how you did it in [x]; this is how you do it in PS" connections.
This certainly won't be your last purchase for PS skill development; the underlying technology is just too vast to be covered in a book of this nature. But don't let that and the relatively small size of this title deter you from reading. Included is everything needed to learn the basics, from command and function listings, syntax overviews, and examples, to learn-as-you-go PS script creation tasks to help you solidify what you've just read about. After you've learned the basics, you are then given real-life administrative examples and information to get you on your way. Best part is that after you have read the book, it is set up well enough to serve as a reference guide until you have mastered this level.
Simple and Easy April 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like the simple approach and it's very easy to understand. I'm learning a lot on how PowerShell works just by reading few pages of it. I normally don't give review or comment but I'm giving this book - thumbs-up.
Excellent beginner's book April 18, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is an excellent beginner's book for someone new to PowerShell. I had been playing with PowerShell for a few months before starting this book. Up to and including chapter 7 was mostly a review for me of things I already knew, but chapters 8, 9, 10 had some additional information and insight into things that I found valuable. I'm glad I purchased this book, and find definitly like the layout of the book for someone new to PowerShell.
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