This is Episode 28 of the Get-Scripting podcast. Tune in to listen to us talk and interview people about PowerShell. Download it here, subscribe in iTunes or via a different feed reader. Intro: Alan: vShield PowerShell Module Using Console 2 PowerCLI 5.0.1 Release and vCD Cmdlets vCheck6 Jonathan: Testing Port Response Checking Automatic services have started Configuring HP EVA recommended vSphere settings with PowerCLI Basic VMware Cluster Capacity Check 2nd place in the London VMUG vBaftas for community presentations in 2011 Interview: Paul Iddon Blog PowerShell News: PowerShell Deep Dive Don Jones, Jeffrey Hicks and Richard Siddaway new book PowerShell Resources: Using PowerShell to list shared folders and permissions. ByValue and ByProperty Parameter Binding Using PowerShell with Internet Explorer Powershell Tips: Invoke-Sqlcmd Alias attribute for advanced function parameters PowerShell Gotcha Text file with $false in it, read this into a variable and you have $false Use it in an If Statement and what do you get (True) You need to invoke-expression because it has a $ infront of it, so call it with powershell to actually run the powershell code so you can get the results. [Boolean]$Var = $False $Var = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean("$True") Feedback Send us feedback at get [dash] scripting [at] hotmail [dot] co [dot] uk or leave a comment here on the blog Follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook Group http://twitter.com/getscripting http://twitter.com/jonathanmedd http://twitter.com/alanrenouf Get-Scripting Facebook Group Extensive list of Powershell Twitterers