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Powershell Arrays

1) How do I create a dynamic array $a = @() 2) How do I append an element to array $a += "a" $a += "b" 3) how do I do a UBOUND on an array .NET array indexes are zero-based, so ubound is length-1: $a.length - 1

Powershell - Using IE

Have successfully using Powershell to access IE. Trick to be aware of. If you launch a web page using "New-Object -comObject InternetExplorer.Application", UAC will block you from accessing the document properties inside. Use the following technique:    & "$env:programfiles\Internet   Explorer\iexplore.exe" 'http://powershell.com'   $win = New-Object -comObject Shell.Application   $try = 0   $ie2 = $null   do {     Start-Sleep -milliseconds 500     $ie2 = @($win.windows() ? { $_.locationName -like '*PowerShell*' })[0]     $try ++     if ($try -gt 20) {       Throw "Web Page cannot be opened."     }   } while ($ie2 -eq $null)   $ie2.document   $ie2.Document.body.innerHTML