Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Developer Compendium

Authoring, debugging, and executing script accessing farm settings with PowerGUI and PowerShell ISE

As you can see from the previous recipe, authoring and executing a PowerShell script is a simple task that can be done right from the command line. In this recipe, we'll take a look at how you can author and debug your PowerShell scripts using two of the most popular tools: PowerShell ISE and PowerGUI. Using these tools, we'll execute a script accessing farm settings of the SharePoint site.

Getting ready

First, let's ensure you have installed PowerShell ISE:

1. On the target Virtual Machine, click Start | Administrative Tools | Server Manager.
2. On the left-hand side panel of the Server Manager window, click the Features node.
3. In the main window of the Server ...