My most common use of Groovy is for writing scripts. As such, I enjoy its characteristics that enable an improved script development experience, but I also notice features of Groovy that are less than ...

I am limited to batch scripting for one particular task we do and in it I need to schedule a task. I'm using schtasks to create the task and it works great except for the start time. This part of the ...

What is PowerShell? Microsoft PowerShell is a powerful administrative tool that can help you automate tasks for your computer and network.

You'll wonder no more how to manipulate SSIS Package Variables via Script Tasks, once you're done reading this little tidbit. While not a difficult task, the question of how to manipulate SSIS package ...

Hi there,<br><br>I have seeing some shell script examples that use (use, not declare!) variables like this:<br><br><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">${VAR_1}</pre> <br ...

Variables are just about the most ubiquitous element inside any PowerShell script. Variables can easily be created and referenced inside your script. But sometimes you just need to test to see if they ...

PowerShell can save you a lot of time on Windows admin tasks, but to use it effectively you need to understand how it works. Here's a crash course in Windows PowerShell scripting basics to get you ...

Windows environment variables give system administrators access to a plethora of information about the Windows operating system. Separated into system and user-level scopes, default environment ...

Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.

This post follows up on Part 1 by examining the many ways that you can test the value of variables – e.g., whether they equal particular strings like “yes” or “no”, if they have a numeric value, if ...