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In a JSON array, how to search for a certain record returned by ConvertFrom-Json?
With Powershell 6 I am able to download a file in JSON format with:
PS C:\> Invoke-WebRequest https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/discovery/v2.0/keys |
>> ConvertFrom-Json |
>> Select-Object -expand keys
kty : RSA
use : sig
kid :…

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User assigned managed identity in azure functions throwing value cannot be null
I have a http post azure functions that is created using power shell 6.2. It requires access to azure key vault to retrieve secrets.
It works perfectly when I assign system assigned managed identity. However, getting the attached error whilst…

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Abount ConvertFrom-Json and pipeline Foreach
Why the following two behave differently?
'[{"b":1}]'|ConvertFrom-Json|%{$_}|gm
'[{"b":1}]'|ConvertFrom-Json|gm
they seems like different types. My PS version is 6.2.3

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Extract attached file from response
According to Whitesource document, the response headers will have
Content-Type = application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=.xslx
I want to extract that xslx file but,…

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How do I print file for a specific parent/child using Get-ChildItem?
I'm able to recursively search a directory using Get-ChildItem -Recurse. But not getting output as expected. Tried -Depth also. But no luck.
Folder structure is like below:
C:\Users\Documents\Azure\repo\Templates\directory*
directory1-uat -->…

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Is -and comparison evaluated individually or against the same object?
I am looking for missing events between two arrays: $tc_records & $RelationshipEvents_array. Both arrays should have the same two entries.
An entry for A->B and reverse B->A. When I'm evaluating RelationshipEvents with -and statement, does one…

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Pass json array to function in powershell
I have this short script which displays a table with row numbers and asks the user which Azure subscription wants to use. It works neatly.
$subscriptions = $(& az account list --query '[].{name:name}' --output json) | ConvertFrom-Json
$subscriptions…

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Interacting with Get-WmiObject via .NET core
I need to get information about system. I can get it from Get-WmiObject with Powershell. But I need to gather it with .NET core application.
I'm able to execute some basic commands like Get-Command or Get-Process.
When i try to exexute…

Jérôme Ducobu
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How do I prevent PowerShell from adding exception data to $error
I am invoking a lot of REST calls in a function.
I know that some of them will fail, but that is expected.
My question is:
How do I prevent powershell from adding entries to the global $error variable?
foreach:
$oldErrorActionPreference =…

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Stop user from opening an already program using PowerShell
I want to stop the user from running another instance of an already running program/service in Windows using PowerShell.
Eg: I have notepad opened, then for minute's time period I want to disable the option to open notepad, since it already is…

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Why does the ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion property on the Get-ADGroup command in the PS AD module return a NullReferenceException on one machine?
I have a PowerShell script that uses the Active Directory PowerShell module (part of RSAT). It's running fine on my Windows 10 machine in PowerShell 7, but on a Windows Server 2019 VM in PowerShell 6, it's returning an error. RSAT's AD tools are…

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