The document outlines an agenda for a presentation on using SharePoint with PowerShell. It includes sections on installing SharePoint on Windows Vista using a free tool, an introduction to PowerShell including its components and capabilities, using the SharePoint object model and web services with PowerShell, new features in PowerShell 2.0 and Windows 7, and resources for further information.

1. Raymond Mitchell
Senior Consultant @ Inetium
http://www.iwkid.com

2. Agenda
 Quick Intro
 SharePoint on Vista!
 Intro to PowerShell
 Break!
 SharePoint Object Model
 Web Services
 PowerShell 2 / Windows 7
 Resources

3. Introduction
Raymond Mitchell
Senior Consultant at Inetium
Minneapolis-based Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Blog and Website at http://www.iwkid.com

5. SharePoint on Vista!
 FREE Tool from Bamboo Solutions
http://community.bamboosolutions.com/blogs/bambooteamblog/archive/2008/05/21/how-to-
install-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0-sp1-on-vista-x64-x86.aspx
 Very easy tool wraps the SharePoint installation and allows
installation on Windows Vista

6. SharePoint on Vista!
Step 1 – Download installation helper and
SharePoint SP1
Step 2 – Install the installation helper
Step 3 – Configure IIS
Step 4 – Run the Setup Launcher and point
it at the SharePoint install
Step 5 – Install SharePoint Web Front End
configuration

7. SharePoint on Vista!
 No more Virtual Machines for most common WSS development
 Install VSeWSS locally – no more Visual Studio on Windows
Server
 Local debugging!
 PERFECT for playing with SharePoint using PowerShell!

9. Intro to PowerShell
 What is PowerShell?
 Shell
 “task-based scripting technology ”
 .bat file
 .NET at the command line

10. Intro to PowerShell
 Previously known as:
 Monad
 Microsoft Command Shell
 MSH

11. Intro to PowerShell
 Supported on:
 Windows XP SP2
 Windows Server 2003 SP1
 Windows Server R2
 Windows Vista
 Windows Server 2008
 Windows 7 = PowerShell 2?

12. Intro to PowerShell

13. Intro to PowerShell
 Getting Started:
 dir  Get-ChildItem
 cd  Set-Location
 del  Remove-Item
 mkdir  param([string[]]$paths); New-
Item -type directory -path $paths

14. Intro to PowerShell
 Getting Started:
 help  param([string]$Name,[string[]]$C
ategory=@('All'),[string[]]$Comp
onent,
[string[]]$Functionality,[string[]]$
Role,[switch]$Full,
[switch]$Detailed,[switch]$Exam
ples,[string]$Parameter=$null)
&{

15. Intro to PowerShell
 Core Components:
 Aliases
 dir, cd, del
 Cmdlets
 Get-ChildItem, Set-Location, Remove-Item, Get-Alias
 Functions
 mkdir, help
 Providers
 FileSystem, Alias, Function
 Get-PSDrive
 Snapins

16. Getting around with PowerShell

17. Intro to PowerShell
 Variables
 $str = “this is my variable” String
 $ary = 0,1,2,3,4 Object
 $num = 4 Int32

18. Intro to PowerShell
 Introducing the pipeline
 Pass output from one command to the next
 Similar to Dir | More in command prompt
 BETTER with objects
 Passes actual .NET Objects between commands

19. Variables and the Pipeline

20. Intro to PowerShell
 Pipeline Commands
 ForEach-Object
 dir | foreach-object { $_.Name }
 Alias: dir | % { $_.Name }
 Where-Object
 dir | where-object {$_.Length –gt 10}
 Alias: dir | ? {$_.Length –gt 10}
 SelectObject
 dir | select-object –first 5

21. Intro to PowerShell
 Flow Control
 if
 switch
 Operators
 -eq
 -lt / -gt
 -le / -ge
 -like / -notlike

22. Intro to PowerShell
 Output formatting options
 Format-Custom
 Format-List
 Format-Table
 Format-Wide

23. Dealing with a full pipeline

24. Intro to PowerShell
 Working with PowerShell + .NET
 Loosely typed variables
 $foo = “bar” (implicit System.String)
 $ary = 1,2,3,4 (object array)
 Strongly typed variables
 [string]$foo = “bar”
 Enhanced Types
 [xml]$d = “<a><b><c>c stuff 1</c><c>c stuff 2</c></b></a>”
 $d.a.b.c (array of strings)

25. Intro to PowerShell
 Working with PowerShell + .NET
 Constants:
 $True, $False, $Null
 Constructing Objects
 $str = New-Object System.String(“”)
 Static Method Calls
 [Namespace.Class]::Method(arg1)
 Enumerations
 [System.Drawing.KnownColor]::Green

26. Intro to PowerShell
 Importing Namespaces:
 [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile(“”)
 [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(“”)

27. Real World Scenario: Controlling a Wiimote via PowerShell

28. 5-10 minutes…

30. SharePoint Object Model
 What is the Object Model?
 Series of classes to allow local access to SharePoint
Objects
 Key Namespaces
 Microsoft.SharePoint
 Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration
ONLY ON THE SERVER – does not work remotely!

31. SharePoint Object Model
Object Hierarchy:
SPSite
SPWeb
SPList
SPField
SPListItem

32. SharePoint Object Model
 What about PowerShell?
 [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialN
ame(“Microsoft.SharePoint”)
 $site = New-Object
Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite(“http://localhost”)

33. PowerShell + SharePoint

34. SharePoint Object Model
Admin object hierarchy overview
SPFarm
SPServerCollection
SPServer
SPServiceInstance
SPWebApplication
SPSite

35. PowerShell + SharePoint Administration

37. Web Services
 What are they?
 Located in C:Program FilesCommon Filesmicrosoft
sharedWeb Server Extensions12ISAPI
 Accessible via http://site/_vti_bin/*.asmx

38. Web Services
Administration
 What’s available in WSS Alerts
Authentication
Copy
DocumentWorkspace
Forms
Imaging
ListDataRetrieval
Lists
Meetings
People
Permissions
SharepointDirectoryManagementService
SiteData
Sites
SPSearch
UsersGroups
Versions
Views
WebPartPages
Webs

39. Web Services
 What’s available in MOSS
Area – obsolete in V3
Official File
Published Links
Search
User Profile Change
User Profile
Workflow

40. Web Services
 Using New-WebServiceProxy.ps1
$p = C:DevelopmentNew-WebServiceProxy.ps1 -url
quot;http://localhost/_vti_bin/lists.asmxquot;
$p | Get-Member
$p.GetListCollection()
$p.GetListCollection().List | Format-Table title, id

41. PowerShell + SharePoint Web Services

43. PowerShell 2.0
 CTP2 available for download
 PowerShell Remoting
 Integrated Scripting Environment
 Think “Query Analyzer”

44. Quick look at Windows 7 + PowerShell 2

45. Resources
 PowerShell 2.0 CTP 2
 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=10
7395
 Windows SharePoint Services SDK
 Download
 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx
?FamilyID=05E0DD12-8394-402B-8936-
A07FE8AFAFFD&displaylang=en
 Online
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/bb931737.aspx

46. Resources
 Windows PowerShell Team Blog
 http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell
 http://powershellcommunity.org
 http://poshcode.org
 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr
iptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx
 New-WebServiceProxy.ps1
 http://poshcode.org/538

47. Resources
 Wiimote fun
 Getting Started:
 http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2007/03
/14/1879033.aspx
 CodePlex Project
 http://www.codeplex.com/WiimoteLib
 My Post on the topic
 http://www.iwkid.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?I
D=28

48. Resources
 http://www.iwkid.com