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function Get-NetAccountInfo {
    #obtain the data and do some minor cleanup
    $data = net.exe accounts 
    $data = $data -replace '^[T].*',''

    foreach ($line in $data)
    {
        #split on double colon character
        $line = $line -split '\:\s+'

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function Get-DaysLeftPwshSummit {
 
  <#
      Created By: Bill Kindle
      Twitter: @BillKindle

      Description:
      This is just a simple function you can add to your PowerShell profile
      as a reminder to register for PowerShell+DevOps Summit.

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function Start-PresentationMode {
    # change certain colors to be friendlier to those with color blindness
    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Changing ERROR foreground color from RED >>> BLUE"
    $Host.PrivateData.ErrorForegroundColor = "Blue"

    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Ghanging ERROR backround color >>> WHITE"
    $Host.PrivateData.ErrorBackgroundColor = "white"

    # Could add more here based on what colors are preferred but this is a start.

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<#
	This script will only copy folder structure found in the $Source
	path to the $Target path. 
#>

# Adjust paths to suite needs
$Source = [path]
$Target = [path]

# This will only copy folders

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# This is an exmaple of Infrastructure testing that can be done with Pester DSL and PowerShell

$nodes = @('node1','node2','node3','node4','node5')

Describe -Name 'Windows Appplication Service Infrastructure' -Tag 'Prod' {

    Context -Name 'Application01 Service Checks' {

        foreach ($node in $nodes) {

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# These are moudles that I need to routinely save from the PowerShell Gallery

$modules = @("Pester","dbatools","dbachecks","psTrustedHosts","PoshWSUS","PSWindowsUpdate","PSDecode","PoshRSJob","PSFramework",
    "ScheduledJobTools","WindowsCompatibility","ImportExcel","BurntToast","Invoke-CommandAs","PoshEvents")

$path = Read-Host -Prompt 'Please enter the full path to which you want to save common modules:'

Foreach ($module in $modules) {

    Save-Module -Name $module -Path $path

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<# This link helped me solve the error I was recieving: 
https://powershell.org/forums/topic/get-dnsserverresourcerecord-fails-on-dns-server/
Big thanks to Logan B.!
#>

# Using a splatted array here, will make final cmd shorter!

$splat = @{
Name = 'hostname'
ComputerName = 'DNSserverName'

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# These are moudles that I need to routinely save from the PowerShell Gallery
$modules = @("Pester","dbatools","dbachecks","psTrustedHosts","PoshWSUS","PSWindowsUpdate","PSDecode","PoshRSJob","PSFramework",
    "ScheduledJobTools","WindowsCompatibility","ImportExcel","BurntToast","Invoke-CommandAs","PoshEvents","psbbix","UniversalDashboard.Community")

$path = Read-Host -Prompt 'Please enter the full path to which you want to save common modules:'

Foreach ($module in $modules) {

    Save-Module -Name $module -Path $path -AcceptLicense -Force
    

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<# Get-LatestJRE.ps1

Reference:
http://servertechs.info/automating-java-download-and-deployment-with-powershell-and-sccm/

#>

# First I need to obtain some Uri's from Oracle. I'll sort them out, grabbing only the Windows Offline links
$Links = $(Invoke-WebRequest 'http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp' -UserAgent 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; wow64)').links | 
    Where-Object -Property innerHTML -like 'Windows Offline*' | 

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# Send STDOUT to a string variable so it can be parsed later in a script
# WIP - Not fully tested yet

$StrOutput = [string] (& myApp.exe 2>&1)