Apply custom css to SharePoint Modern Pages using SPFx webpart

15th of May, 2019 / / 1 Comment

With the absence of content editor web part (CWEP) or script editor web part in SharePoint Modern experience, power users have the challenge to style the page as per their requirements.

The only approach is to create a custom SPFx component that can add the custom css onto the page. That’s it !! Easy right. But how to do it? In this blog we will look at the steps for the same and is also a link (with steps) in case to easily build it.… [Keep reading] “Apply custom css to SharePoint Modern Pages using SPFx webpart”

Dev Tips : Planning IE11 compatibility with SPFx components and PnPJS library

13th of May, 2019 / / No Comments

One of the common challenges I encounter when working with SPFx components is that the app doesn’t work with IE11 as expected even though it works fine with other browsers. This has delayed many of my projects and puts a lot of risk on production releases. Hence in this blog, I will try to call out some of the challenges that we might run into when deploying complex SPFx components in IE11 and other older browsers, and some workarounds/rectifications for the same.… [Keep reading] “Dev Tips : Planning IE11 compatibility with SPFx components and PnPJS library”

Introducing GraphQL API – A Historical Preview

10th of May, 2019 / / No Comments

 

Application Programming Interface, commonly known as API, is a set of functions that allow downstream applications capability to access the features or data of a black box business application. In the current age of computer applications, APIs are abundantly available and are the cornerstone of business strategies; however, the beginning of APIs consisted of confusing approaches related to documentation and implementation of the code coupled with the high code complexity. Initially, the concepts of middleware, such as CORBA and RPC, capable of some interoperability gave rise to API frameworks, such as SOAP.… [Keep reading] “Introducing GraphQL API – A Historical Preview”

Export Azure IaaS VM properties, including NIC IP address to CSV, #PromptPowerShell

8th of May, 2019 / / 1 Comment

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The other day I needed to export some data from Azure. I needed an output of all the IaaS VM instances high level configuration for a customer. Namely I needed the resource group, the hostname and the IP address of the instances to forward across for some cross reference analysis.

Now, I’ve had the unfortunate mishap of losing my PowerShell script repo during the change over / migration from my Macbook to my current Surface Pro.… [Keep reading] “Export Azure IaaS VM properties, including NIC IP address to CSV, #PromptPowerShell”

Outputting data from an Azure Function to Power BI with PowerShell

24th of April, 2019 / / No Comments

Last week I wrote this post that detailed how to use the Azure Table Storage output binding in an Azure PowerShell Function. As part of the same solution I’m working on, I also need to get data/events into Power BI for reporting dashboards. An Azure Function (PowerShell) has the ability to obtain the data but the path to Power BI requires a number of steps that start with using the Azure Function Event Hub output binding.… [Keep reading] “Outputting data from an Azure Function to Power BI with PowerShell”

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Leveraging the Azure Functions Table Storage Output Binding with PowerShell

17th of April, 2019 / / 2 Comments

Recently I wrote this post on using PowerShell to bulk load data into Azure Table Service. Whilst this method works great it does rely on the AzureRM PowerShell module to provide the ability to batch ingest data into Azure Table Service.

I’m working on a solution that requires levels of automation to obtain data from events from Microsoft Graph and ingest that data into Azure Table Service. That doesn’t work with the AzureRM PowerShell Module.

Azure Functions provide additional Bindings for Input and Output, but I’d never had the need to spend the time working it out how to output to Azure Table Storage (with PowerShell).… [Keep reading] “Leveraging the Azure Functions Table Storage Output Binding with PowerShell”

Using AutoRest for PowerShell to generate PowerShell Modules

12th of April, 2019 / / No Comments

Recently the Beta of the AutoRest for PowerShell Generator has been made available. At the recent Microsoft MVP Summit in Seattle Garrett Serack gave those that were interested a 1 hr corridor session on getting started with AutoRest for PowerShell.

AutoRest is a tool that generates client libraries for accessing RESTful web services. Microsoft are moving towards using AutoRest to generate SDK’s for the API’s in the standard languages they provide SDK’s for. In addition the AutoRest for PowerShell generator aims to automate the generation of PowerShell Modules for Azure API’s.… [Keep reading] “Using AutoRest for PowerShell to generate PowerShell Modules”

VSCode Virtual Environments using your Browser

10th of April, 2019 / / No Comments

It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of virtual environments and PowerShell. Late last year I wrote this series on Nested Virtual PowerShell Desktop Environments on Windows 10 & Windows Server 2019 in Azure A lot of the back story for that three post series was to have virtual environments for PowerShell.

Moving forward six months and I’m at the beginning of the journey towards migrating from PowerShell Desktop to PowerShell Core. The quickest way to get started with PowerShell Core is to use the Windows 10 feature of Windows Subsystem for Linux.… [Keep reading] “VSCode Virtual Environments using your Browser”

Sending SMS Through PowerShell with Telstra’s New New API

8th of April, 2019 / / No Comments

Introduction

Back in the before time, I wrote a blog post entitled “Sending SMS Through PowerShell with Telstra’s New API”. Using some PowerShell scripts I provided back then, you could have a little play with using Telstra’s SMS gateways to amuse and annoy your pals (and I imagine apply some valid business use cases in there somewhere too). Fast forward to a few weeks ago, and I received an email from somebody who had read that blog post and reached out to me to say “Hey Dan, your scripts don’t work.”… [Keep reading] “Sending SMS Through PowerShell with Telstra’s New New API”

Empowering your long running PowerShell Automation Scripts with SMS/Text Notifications

1st of April, 2019 / / No Comments

18 months ago I wrote this post that detailed integrating Push Notifications into your scripts. That still works great, but does require that you have the associated Push Bullet application installed in your browser or on your devices. More recently I wrote about using Burnt Toast for Progress Dialogs’ for long running scripts. That too is all great if you are present on the host running those scripts. But what if you want something a little more native and ubiquitous?… [Keep reading] “Empowering your long running PowerShell Automation Scripts with SMS/Text Notifications”