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In this article I’m going to list some of the notable features introduced in PowerShell V3.0

• WorkFlows

PowerShell V3 introduces Windows PowerShell Workflow (PSWF), which helps automate the distribution, orchestration, and completion of multi-computer tasks, freeing users and administrators to focus on higher-level tasks. PSWF leverages Windows Workflow Foundation 4.0 for the declarative framework, but using familiar PowerShell syntax and constructs.

• Scheduled Jobs

There are new cmdlets in the PSScheduledJob module that allow you to create, enable, and manage scheduled tasks.

• Module AutoLoading

If you are useing a cmdlet that belongs to another module which has not been loaded yet, this will trigger PowerShell to search PSModulePath and load the first module that contains that cmdlet. You can test this easily with following code.

#Check Current Modules Which are Loaded in Session
Get-Module

#Use cmdlet From CimCmdlets module, which is not loaded yet in current session
Get-CimInstance win32_bios

#Note we have new module loaded called CimCmdlets
Get-Module

#Use cmdlet from SQLPS module, which is not loaded yet in current session
Invoke-Sqlcmd -Query "SELECT GETDATE()" -ServerInstance "YourInstanceName"

#Note new modules loaded SQLPS and SQLASCmdlets
Get-Module

• WebService Support

PowerShell V3 introduces the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet, which sends HTTP or HTTPS requests to a web service and returns the object-based content that can easily be manipulated in PowerShell.

• Robust Sessions

PowerShell V3 supports more robust sessions. Sessions can now be retained amid network interruptions. These sessions will remain open until they time out.

• Simplified Language Syntax

Writing your Where-Object and Foreach-Object has just become cleaner. Improvements in the language include supporting default parameter values, and simplified syntax.

What you used to write in PowerShell V1 and V2 with curly braces and $_ as follows:

Get-Service | Where-Object { $_.Status -eq 'Running' }

can now be rewritten in V3 as:

Get-Service | Where-Object Status -eq 'Running'

• Improved Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)

The new ISE comes with Intellisense, searchable commands in the sidebar, parameter forms, and live syntax checking.

Stay Tuned for More PowerShell Posts.

Sandip