Re: [MS_AccessPros] Free Microsoft eBooks available for download

 

... and the last step:

6. then exit PowerShell

ps> exit

This was the first time I used PowerShell, so it took awhile to figure this out.  I almost wrote my own code to scrape the page and get the titles but persevered with PowerShell:)

~crystal

On 7/13/17 10:01 AM, crystal 8 strive4peace2008@yahoo.com [MS_Access_Professionals] wrote:

thanks for posting, Bill

want to add that you can download the PowerShell script (look down the page) to get all the titles.  It has a TXT extension which must be changed to PS1

I ran it* -- a few were not successful, but it did download 3.4 GB of books! I am not sure when I will get time to read them though, lol

* to work, I had to open PowerShell using "Run as Administrator" and then give myself permission to run the script. Before executing the script:

1. make C:\Downloads\Ebooks -- unless you edit the script for the books to go somewhere else

2. give permission:

ps> Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

3. then change directory to where script is:

ps> cd c:\MyPath\

4. then run using:

ps> .\Eligman_DownloadAll_PowerShell.ps1

5. after running, which took awhile, I removed permission to run scripts:

ps> Set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted

respectfully,
crystal

 
~ have an awesome day ~

On 7/12/17 1:05 PM, wrmosca@comcast.net [MS_Access_Professionals] wrote:

This was passed on to me by an Access MVP. I had forgotten that the list comes out every year. You might find some of these useful.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mssmallbiz/2017/07/11/largest-free-microsoft-ebook-giveaway-im-giving-away-millions-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-again-including-windows-10-office-365-office-2016-power-bi-azure-windows-8-1-office-2013-sharepo/?utm_content=bufferaf0de&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Regards,

Bill Mosca,

Founder, MS_Access_Professionals

That'll do IT http://thatlldoit.com

MS Access MVP

http://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Bill%20Mosca-35852

My Nothing-to-do-with Access blog

http://wrmosca.wordpress.com 

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