What is the best editor to use with PowerCLI? I'm looking to compare tools such as Microsoft's PowerShell ISE that can create and run scripts and perhaps do more to make scripting easier. Suggestions?
It's not the editor that takes care of the integration, you just have to load the PowerCLI snapins in an editor to start using the PowerCLI cmdlets.
That can be done like this
Add-PSSnapin Vmware*
Which will load all the PowerCLI snapins.
You can also place that line in one of the profiles, that way the snapins are loaded each time you start a session, independent of the editor you are using.
Some editors even allow you to specify which snapins it should load when you start the editor.
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There was a similar question recently, have a look at IDE? (Or, How To Start A Religious War With One Simple Question)
My actual view on PowerShell editors (and note that this is my personal opinion, anyone is allowed to have a different opinion :smileygrin:):
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OK thanks for the input. Can I integrate VMware PowerCLI specifically into use with any of these editors?
It's not the editor that takes care of the integration, you just have to load the PowerCLI snapins in an editor to start using the PowerCLI cmdlets.
That can be done like this
Add-PSSnapin Vmware*
Which will load all the PowerCLI snapins.
You can also place that line in one of the profiles, that way the snapins are loaded each time you start a session, independent of the editor you are using.
Some editors even allow you to specify which snapins it should load when you start the editor.
Blog: lucd.info Twitter: @LucD22 Co-author PowerCLI Reference
OK great thanks. PowerShell Studio seems to run +$300.
I know
Blog: lucd.info Twitter: @LucD22 Co-author PowerCLI Reference