Free PowerShell Commandlets - Extending the reach of Windows PowerShell

The free IT-Visions.de PowerShell Commandlet Extension Library provides a set of new Commandlets for the Windows PowerShell.

Content of this PowerShell Extensions

Commandlets for Directory Services objects such as Active Directory, WinNT or Internet Information Services (IIS):

• Get-DirectoryEntry
• Get-DirectoryChildren
• Add-DirectoryEntry
• Add-OU
• Remove-DirectoryEntry
• Add-User 
• Get-DirectoryValue
• Set-DirectoryValue

Commandlets for database access:

• Open-DbConnection
• Get-DbTable
• Get-DbRow
• Set-DbTable
• Invoke-DbCommand
• Invoke-ScalarDbCommand
• Close-DbConnection 
• Test-DbConnection

Commandlets for receiving data about your system:

• Get-Computername
• Get-Computerinfo
• Get-Currentuser
• Get-Disk

Commandlets for receiving data about local or remote hardware:

• Get-Processor
• Get-Memorydevice
• Get-Networkadapter
• Get-Cdromdrive
• Get-Videocontroller
• Get-Usbcontroller
• Get-Keyboard
• Get-Pointingdevice
• Get-Tapedrive
• Get-Sounddevice

Other Commandlets:

• Get-PipelineInfo: Enumerates the type of the objects in the PowerShell pipeline.
• Get-ITVisions: Checks for Updates of this Extensions using a web service

Download

Download the free PowerShell Extensions

Current Version: 2.1

Installation

• Register the DLL
  installutil.exe ITVisions_PowerShell_Extensions.dll
• Add the Commandlets to your PowerShell Console:
  Add-PSSnapin ITVisions_PowerShell_Extensions