PowerTip: Use PowerShell to pick a random name from a list
September 15, 2018Sep 15, 201809/15/18Using the Get-Random Cmdlet to select a random list of names instead of numbers
September 15, 2018Sep 15, 201809/15/18September 15, 2018Sep 15, 201809/15/18Using PowerShell to create a folder of Demo data
September 15, 2018Sep 15, 201809/15/18Creating sample files with random sizes and dates for use in a Lab
PowerTip: Turn off the power to your computer with PowerShell
July 16, 2018Jul 16, 201807/16/18I’ve got a script that needs to power off a system after it’s done. How can I accomplish this with PowerShell?
Parse HTML and pass to Cognitive Services Text-to-Speech
July 16, 2018Jul 16, 201807/16/18Having some fun with Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on first?” comedy routine, and multiple voices with Bing Speech.
PowerTip: Determine your version of PowerShell and host operating system
June 29, 2018Jun 29, 201806/29/18Identify your PowerShell environment by making use of built-in PowerShell variables.
Windows PowerShell and the Text-to-Speech REST API (Part 5)
June 29, 2018Jun 29, 201806/29/18Send and receive content to the Text-to-Speech API with PowerShell.
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to play WAV files
June 15, 2018Jun 15, 201806/15/18Make use of the native features of Windows through PowerShell to play sound.
Windows PowerShell and the Text-to-Speech REST API (Part 4)
June 15, 2018Jun 15, 201806/15/18Send and receive content to the Text-to-Speech API with PowerShell.
PowerTip: Ensure that errors in PowerShell are caught
May 31, 2018May 31, 201805/31/18Here’s how to make sure your errors get caught with Try Catch Finally.
Windows PowerShell and the Text-to-Speech REST API (Part 3)
May 31, 2018May 31, 201805/31/18Use Windows PowerShell to access the Cognitive Services Text-to-Speech API.
arrays
How to skip the beginning and ending of a file by using PowerShell
April 11, 2016Apr 11, 201604/11/16Summary: Learn how to skip the beginning and ending portions of a text file by using Windows PowerShell in this article by the Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson.
This is the second post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files.
ASP.NET Core
Sky’s the limit with Azure, ASP.NET Core, and Visual Studio for Mac
December 11, 2017Dec 11, 201712/11/17[Hello, we are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It will be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this short survey that should take less than 2 minutes to fill out. Thanks!]
Cloud services represent a huge leap in functionality,
Azure
Easily Create IoT Edge custom modules with Visual Studio Code
December 12, 2017Dec 12, 201712/12/17At the recent Connect(); 2017 in November, we announced public preview of Azure IoT Edge. Now you can bring the intelligence of the Cloud right to the IoT Edge as well as easily create and manage business logic for your devices.
Sky’s the limit with Azure, ASP.NET Core, and Visual Studio for Mac
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Cloud services represent a huge leap in functionality,
Managing Secrets Securely in the Cloud
November 17, 2017Nov 17, 201711/17/17You’ve probably heard some version of the story about a developer who mistakenly checked in his AWS S3 key to Github. He pulled the key within 5 minutes but still racked up a multi-thousand dollar bill from bots that crawl open source sites looking for secrets.
Keep Your Skills Up to Date: New Training and Azure Resources
November 15, 2017Nov 15, 201711/15/17Finding better ways to upskill is a consistent topic that comes up when we talk to you about what’s top of mind. It’s no wonder when the one constant in our industry is change with new techniques, frameworks, tools, and languages emerging all the time.
community
Nearly everything has changed for SQL Server PowerShell
January 25, 2017Jan 25, 201701/25/172016 was the best year in SQL PowerShell history! I guess I should have mentioned that here sooner.
Wired® Magazine recently said that Microsoft SQL Server was the surprise hit of the year. The primary cited reason is the SQL Server port to Linux,
Join the PowerShell tenth birthday celebration
October 25, 2016Oct 25, 201610/25/16SUMMARY: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson announces November 14, 2016 as date for PowerShell 10th anniversary celebration
Can you believe that PowerShell is nearly 10 years old (that is a long time in ‘internet time’)? On November 14, 2016 we will celebrate the occasion with a day-long event that will run from 8 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon (PST).
Scripting Guys at Ignite 2016 in Atlanta
September 26, 2016Sep 26, 201609/26/16SUMMARY: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the Scripting Guys booth at Ignite 2016 in Atlanta.
Good morning everyone. Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, here. So, the day has finally arrived – after literally months and months of planning, Ignite 2016 in Atlanta has arrived.
The Scripting Guy: coming to a town near you
July 18, 2016Jul 18, 201607/18/16SUMMARY: The Microsoft Scripting Guys, Ed Wilson, upcoming live appearances.
Hello Scripters,
Teresa (aka. Scripting Wife) here. We have been really busy recently working with PowerShell user groups, and we want to provide you with a convenient listing of upcoming special events.
The Scripting Guys and Scripting Wife summer tour
May 16, 2016May 16, 201605/16/16SUMMARY: Ed Wilson talks about his summer of PowerShell tour with dates and links to live appearances.
Hello everyone, Hope you are having a fantastic day. Ed and I have been busy as usual and are ready to get busier. Here are the dates and links to upcoming events we will be attending and Ed speaking.
How to answer a technical question: A guide for presenters
April 25, 2016Apr 25, 201604/25/16Summary: Learn how to properly answer a technical question in a presentation in this step-by-step post by PowerShell MVP June Blender.
Today we have another blog post by PowerShell MVP June Blender. June is an Honorary Scripting Guy and a technical evangelist for the SAPIEN Technologies,
PowerShell 5 MVA coming soon to a computer near you
April 6, 2016Apr 6, 201604/6/16SUMMARY: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson talks about recording a new Microsoft Virtual Academy series of videos with PFE Ashley McGlone.
Hello everyone, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, I can tell you this week has been absolutely incredible. The Scripting Wife and I are out in Seattle (Bellevue,
Connect();
Post-Connect(); 2017 Visual Studio Partner Webinar Series
December 7, 2017Dec 7, 201712/7/17[Hello, we are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It will be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this short survey that should take less than 2 minutes to fill out. Thanks!]
Earlier this week,
Delimited files
How to skip the beginning and ending of a file by using PowerShell
April 11, 2016Apr 11, 201604/11/16Summary: Learn how to skip the beginning and ending portions of a text file by using Windows PowerShell in this article by the Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson.
This is the second post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files.
Extensions
Announcing Language Server Protocol Preview Release
November 21, 2017Nov 21, 201711/21/17Visual Studio is joining Visual Studio Code in offering support for the Language Server Protocol. As an extension author, you can now write Visual Studio extensions that leverage existing language servers to provide a rich editing experience for languages that initially had no native language support in Visual Studio.
Visual Studio IDE extensions now published and managed at Marketplace
November 9, 2017Nov 9, 201711/9/17Consumers of Visual Studio IDE extensions visit Visual Studio Marketplace to discover and acquire extensions. But extension publishers visit Visual Studio Gallery to publish and manage their Visual Studio IDE extensions. Henceforth, extension publishing and management will also be in Marketplace.
files
How to skip the beginning and ending of a file by using PowerShell
April 11, 2016Apr 11, 201604/11/16Summary: Learn how to skip the beginning and ending portions of a text file by using Windows PowerShell in this article by the Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson.
This is the second post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files.
Getting Started
The top three tips for effective sorting in PowerShell
May 3, 2016May 3, 201605/3/16Summary: Learn the top three tips to effectively use Windows PowerShell to sort data in this blog post by the Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson.
One of the fundamental things that I need to do when I look at any kind of data is sort it so that I can make sense of what I am looking at.
Use a script block to create custom groupings in PowerShell
April 19, 2016Apr 19, 201604/19/16Summary: Learn how to use a script block with the Group-Object cmdlet in Windows PowerShell to create custom groupings in this article by Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson.
Good morning. Ed Wilson the Microsoft Scripting Guy is here. This week, I have been hanging out with a group of writers.
Grouping
Use a script block to create custom groupings in PowerShell
April 19, 2016Apr 19, 201604/19/16Summary: Learn how to use a script block with the Group-Object cmdlet in Windows PowerShell to create custom groupings in this article by Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson.
Good morning. Ed Wilson the Microsoft Scripting Guy is here. This week, I have been hanging out with a group of writers.
Hey Scripting Guy!
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to pick a random name from a list
September 15, 2018Sep 15, 201809/15/18Using the Get-Random Cmdlet to select a random list of names instead of numbers
Using PowerShell to create a folder of Demo data
September 15, 2018Sep 15, 201809/15/18Creating sample files with random sizes and dates for use in a Lab
Parse HTML and pass to Cognitive Services Text-to-Speech
July 16, 2018Jul 16, 201807/16/18Having some fun with Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on first?” comedy routine, and multiple voices with Bing Speech.
Windows PowerShell and the Text-to-Speech REST API (Part 5)
June 29, 2018Jun 29, 201806/29/18Send and receive content to the Text-to-Speech API with PowerShell.
Windows PowerShell and the Text-to-Speech REST API (Part 4)
June 15, 2018Jun 15, 201806/15/18Send and receive content to the Text-to-Speech API with PowerShell.
Windows PowerShell and the Text-to-Speech REST API (Part 3)
May 31, 2018May 31, 201805/31/18Use Windows PowerShell to access the Cognitive Services Text-to-Speech API.
Run PowerShell code in Puppet
May 23, 2018May 23, 201805/23/18Normally, it’s preferable to use specific Puppet and DSC Windows modules to manage systems in Puppet, but an alternative is running PowerShell commands and scripts by using the exec resource. This can be helpful for transitioning existing PowerShell code into Puppet quickly.
Get certificate info into a CSV by using PowerShell
May 9, 2018May 9, 201805/9/18Summary: Certificate management is always challenging. Let’s explore how to use PowerShell to export local certificate information to a comma-separated values (CSV) file on Windows 7 (or later) computers.
Q: Hey, Scripting Guy!
How can I get all my certificate info into a CSV on my Windows computers?
Introducing the DscLcm utility for PowerShell
March 30, 2018Mar 30, 201803/30/18Summary: Desired State Configuration is a great deployment tool to meet your organization’s infrastructure-as-code goals. I recently came across a situation for a project that uses the Push Service (as opposed to the Pull Service). It required me to be able to apply a new partial configuration to a node,
Windows PowerShell and the Text-to-Speech REST API (Part 2)
March 15, 2018Mar 15, 201803/15/18Summary: You can use Windows PowerShell to authenticate to the Text-to-Speech REST API.
Q: Hey, Scripting Guy!
I was reading up on the REST API for the Text-to-Speech component of Cognitive Services. I’m just starting to learn how to use REST and PowerShell.
Java
Announcing JUnit Support for Visual Studio Code
December 1, 2017Dec 1, 201712/1/17Today, we’re pleased to release a new extension to our Visual Studio Code Java extension family – Test Runner/Debugger for Java. It’s a lightweight test runner/debugger with below features we hope you will like.
Recognize JUnit4 tests
Run test
Debug test
View test status and run summary
Same as the Debugger for Java,
Run and Debug Java 9 in Visual Studio Code
November 10, 2017Nov 10, 201711/10/17In the past 3 weeks, we’ve continued to see a lot of people installing and trying our tools, reading our documents, and visiting our repository. We’ve also seen a number of new issues opened by the Java community. Thank you all for trying our tools and providing feedback,
Math
Calculate percentage character frequencies from a text file by using PowerShell
April 14, 2016Apr 14, 201604/14/16Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to calculate the percentage of how often a character appears in a text file.
This is the fifth post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files.
Microsoft Operations Management Suite
Control management pack updates between MS OMS and Operations Manager
March 14, 2016Mar 14, 201603/14/16Summary: Learn how to disable automatic management pack updates from MS OMS to Operations Manager and limit updates to a specific time window.
Hi all, Brian Wren here. I usually spend my time writing documentation for TechNet and Azure.com, but I’ve been hearing about an issue from a few customers that I wanted to address.
.NET
Share UI Code in any iOS and Android App with .NET Embedding
December 11, 2017Dec 11, 201712/11/17One of the most exciting announcements during this year’s Connect(); event was the ability to embed .NET libraries into existing iOS (Objective-C/Swift) and Android (Java) applications with .NET Embedding. This is great because you can start to share code between your iOS and Android applications,
Overview of Visual Studio 2017 and Updates for .NET Developers
November 20, 2017Nov 20, 201711/20/17Visual Studio 2017 first released in March of this year. Since then, there have been five updates with each bringing more improvements and capabilities. Every improvement is geared towards making you more productive and this post aims to give you an overview of the culmination of features to date.
Performance
Large C# and VB solutions load significantly faster in 15.5 update
November 20, 2017Nov 20, 201711/20/17On average, 50 percent of all solutions opened by Visual Studio users open in ten seconds or less. However, large solutions can take longer to load because there are a lot of projects that Visual Studio needs to process.
Over the last six months,
Test Experience Improvements
November 16, 2017Nov 16, 201711/16/17There have been several significant improvements to the test experience that range across Visual Studio and Visual Studio Team Services. These efforts involved frameworks and tooling for both .NET and C++, but all had a common goal: make testing with our developer tools a great experience.
PowerShell 5
PowerShell 5 MVA coming soon to a computer near you
April 6, 2016Apr 6, 201604/6/16SUMMARY: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson talks about recording a new Microsoft Virtual Academy series of videos with PFE Ashley McGlone.
Hello everyone, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, I can tell you this week has been absolutely incredible. The Scripting Wife and I are out in Seattle (Bellevue,
Use PowerShell 5.0 to create temporary files in the temp folder
March 31, 2016Mar 31, 201603/31/16Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about using Windows PowerShell 5.0 on Windows 10 to create temporary files in the temporary folder.
Sometimes it is the little things that make life easier. You know, like a cereal bar … it’s not like a major technological breakthrough but it is much more convenient than getting a bowl of milk and opening a box of cereal and dumping it in the bowl.
PowerTip
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to pick a random name from a list
September 15, 2018Sep 15, 201809/15/18Using the Get-Random Cmdlet to select a random list of names instead of numbers
PowerTip: Turn off the power to your computer with PowerShell
July 16, 2018Jul 16, 201807/16/18I’ve got a script that needs to power off a system after it’s done. How can I accomplish this with PowerShell?
PowerTip: Determine your version of PowerShell and host operating system
June 29, 2018Jun 29, 201806/29/18Identify your PowerShell environment by making use of built-in PowerShell variables.
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to play WAV files
June 15, 2018Jun 15, 201806/15/18Make use of the native features of Windows through PowerShell to play sound.
PowerTip: Ensure that errors in PowerShell are caught
May 31, 2018May 31, 201805/31/18Here’s how to make sure your errors get caught with Try Catch Finally.
PowerTip: Get all your local certificates by using PowerShell
May 9, 2018May 9, 201805/9/18How can I use Windows PowerShell to enumerate all certificates on my Windows computer?
PowerTip: Build simple HTML with PowerShell
March 15, 2018Mar 15, 201803/15/18Summary: Here’s how to use the ConvertTo-HTML cmdlet to build basic HTML content.
Hey, Scripting Guy! Occasionally I need to build basic HTML documents. I heard there was a way to do that with Windows PowerShell.
There most certainly is! Just use the ConvertTo-HTML cmdlet to save the day!
PowerTip: Create new authentication keys for AzureRM Cognitive Services
February 28, 2018Feb 28, 201802/28/18Summary: Change the keys to authenticate to Azure RM Cognitive Services, by using Windows PowerShell.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I created the keys for my Rest API. I know I can change them in the web portal, but is there a faster way of doing it through Windows PowerShell?
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to read an RSS feed
February 21, 2018Feb 21, 201802/21/18Summary: “Hey, Scripting Guy!” shows you how to use Invoke-RestMethod to read a list of entries from an RSS feed.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to see the list of articles from an RSS feed?
Just use the Invoke-RestMethod and provide the full path to the link to the RSS feed.
PowerTip: Remove calendar events from a mailbox
August 31, 2017Aug 31, 201708/31/17Summary: Remove calendar events within an Exchange Online mailbox.
Is there an easy way to remove calendar events from within an Exchange Online mailbox?
Yes there is. There is a newly deployed cmdlet to Office 365 tenants: Remove-CalendarEvents. This cmdlet is currently only available in Exchange Online,
REGEX
PowerTip: How to escape characters in a string using regular expressions
September 30, 2016Sep 30, 201609/30/16Summary: Cloud & Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how escape characters for use in regex.
Is there a way to escape characters in a string automatically for use in regex?
Use the [regex]::escape() method to automatically escape characters in a string so you can use them in regex.
PowerShell regex crash course – Part 1 of 5
September 30, 2016Sep 30, 201609/30/16Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows the basics of working with regular expressions in PowerShell.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy! this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner) or posting on my blog,
PowerTip: Use a regular expression pattern to remove nonalphabetic characters
April 15, 2016Apr 15, 201604/15/16Summary: Learn how to use a regular expression pattern to remove non-alphabetic characters from a string by using Windows PowerShell.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to remove non-alphabetic characters from a string?
To remove nonalphabetic characters from a string, you can use the -Replace operator and substitute an empty string ‘’ for the nonalphabetic character.
Regular Expressions
PowerTip: Know the difference between the .split() method and ‘-split’
October 28, 2016Oct 28, 201610/28/16Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how to split a string by using a string instead of just a character.
I am trying to split the string “this is my amazing string” on the pattern “my” by using “this is my amazing string”.split(“my”) but it’s giving me a bunch of garbled stuff back.
PowerShell regex crash course – Part 5 of 5
October 28, 2016Oct 28, 201610/28/16Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows the basics of working with regular expressions in PowerShell.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy! this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner),
PowerTip: How to use regular expressions to split a string without losing the character you split on
October 21, 2016Oct 21, 201610/21/16Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how to split a string without losing the character you split on.
I’m splitting this file name some file.txt into its name and extension by going “some file.txt” –split “.”. It’s giving me some file and txt,
PowerTip: How to detect a valid Active Directory user name using regular expressions
October 14, 2016Oct 14, 201610/14/16Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how use regex to detect if a string is a valid Active Directory user name.
The invalid characters for an Active Directory user name are /\[:;|=,+*?<>]\ and “. How do I tell if a string is a valid Active Directory user name?
PowerShell regex crash course – Part 3 of 5
October 14, 2016Oct 14, 201610/14/16Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud & Datacenter Management MVP, shows the basics of working with regular expressions in PowerShell.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud & Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy! this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner),
PowerTip: How to detect phone numbers using regular expressions
October 7, 2016Oct 7, 201610/7/16Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how to use regex to detect if a string is a phone number.
I have an array like $phoneornot = @(‘780-123-4567’, ‘780 321 6548’, ‘notme’, ‘this is 2 num’), and I need to know which array items are phone numbers.
PowerShell regex crash course – Part 2 of 5
October 7, 2016Oct 7, 201610/7/16Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows the basics of working with regular expressions in PowerShell.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy! this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner),
PowerTip: Use a regular expression pattern to remove nonalphabetic characters
April 15, 2016Apr 15, 201604/15/16Summary: Learn how to use a regular expression pattern to remove non-alphabetic characters from a string by using Windows PowerShell.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to remove non-alphabetic characters from a string?
To remove nonalphabetic characters from a string, you can use the -Replace operator and substitute an empty string ‘’ for the nonalphabetic character.
Scripting Techniques
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to pick a random name from a list
September 15, 2018Sep 15, 201809/15/18Using the Get-Random Cmdlet to select a random list of names instead of numbers
Using PowerShell to create a folder of Demo data
September 15, 2018Sep 15, 201809/15/18Creating sample files with random sizes and dates for use in a Lab
PSScriptAnalyzer deep dive – Part 4 of 4
February 3, 2017Feb 3, 201702/3/17Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to write a custom PSScriptAnalyzer rule.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner),
PSScriptAnalyzer deep dive – Part 3 of 4
February 2, 2017Feb 2, 201702/2/17Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to use Pester to get nUnit formatted results out of PSScriptAnalyzer.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week.
PSScriptAnalyzer deep dive – Part 2 of 4
February 1, 2017Feb 1, 201702/1/17Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to suppress, include, and exclude PSScriptAnalyzer rules.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner),
PowerTip: Find all the Azure Automation jobs that will run in the next two days
January 31, 2017Jan 31, 201701/31/17Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how to find all the Azure Automation jobs that will run in the next two days.
Is there a way to find all the Azure Automation jobs that will run in the next two days?
SharePoint Online cmdlets to help your migration
January 9, 2017Jan 9, 201701/9/17Summary: Use these PowerShell cmdlets to migrate to SharePoint Online.
Today’s post is from Christopher Weaver, who is a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer (PFE) and focuses on SharePoint and Office 365 solutions for large enterprise Premier customers. He has been doing PowerShell and SharePoint with Microsoft for nine years.
Curly Blue and the meaning of scripting – Part 5
December 25, 2016Dec 25, 201612/25/16Summary: Curly Blue learns the true meaning of scripting in PowerShell.
When we last saw our hero, Curly Blue, he had discovered not only the ease of use of PowerShell but also the vast community resources provided by Github.
Because of this one reason alone,
Curly Blue and the meaning of scripting – Part 4
December 24, 2016Dec 24, 201612/24/16Summary: Curly Blue learns how to use GitHub resources on PowerShell to clean out old office installations.
When we last saw our hero, Curly Blue, he had been hanging around the office of Azura and discovering the simple ways he could use Windows PowerShell with minimal learning.
Curly Blue and the meaning of scripting – Part 3
December 23, 2016Dec 23, 201612/23/16Summary: Curly Blue discovers the raw power of Cim-Instance combined with PowerShell remoting.
We continue with Curly Blue as he searches understand the meaning of scripting. He is still sitting in the office with Azura.
The co-op student, Hermie, has run off to chase something that wandered into his phone.
Security
Letter frequency analysis of text by using PowerShell
April 8, 2016Apr 8, 201604/8/16Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to do letter frequency analysis of a text enabling one to see how often a letter occurs.
This is the first post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files.
sorting
The top three tips for effective sorting in PowerShell
May 3, 2016May 3, 201605/3/16Summary: Learn the top three tips to effectively use Windows PowerShell to sort data in this blog post by the Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson.
One of the fundamental things that I need to do when I look at any kind of data is sort it so that I can make sense of what I am looking at.
Storage
How to skip the beginning and ending of a file by using PowerShell
April 11, 2016Apr 11, 201604/11/16Summary: Learn how to skip the beginning and ending portions of a text file by using Windows PowerShell in this article by the Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson.
This is the second post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files.
Text
Additional resources for text analysis by using PowerShell
April 15, 2016Apr 15, 201604/15/16Summary: This is a summary of some of the additional resources for working with text and Windows PowerShell.
Good day. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. So, here’s the deal. We are going along and decide to write a simple Windows PowerShell script.
Calculate percentage character frequencies from a text file by using PowerShell
April 14, 2016Apr 14, 201604/14/16Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to calculate the percentage of how often a character appears in a text file.
This is the fifth post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files.
How to skip the beginning and ending of a file by using PowerShell
April 11, 2016Apr 11, 201604/11/16Summary: Learn how to skip the beginning and ending portions of a text file by using Windows PowerShell in this article by the Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson.
This is the second post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files.
Letter frequency analysis of text by using PowerShell
April 8, 2016Apr 8, 201604/8/16Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to do letter frequency analysis of a text enabling one to see how often a letter occurs.
This is the first post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files.
Text files
Compare the letter frequency of two text files by using PowerShell
April 13, 2016Apr 13, 201604/13/16Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to compare the letter frequency of two different text files.
This is the fourth post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files. To fully understand this post,
Read a text file and do frequency analysis by using PowerShell
April 12, 2016Apr 12, 201604/12/16Summary: Learn how to read a text file and do a letter-frequency analysis using Windows PowerShell in this article written by the Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson.
This is the third post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files.
Text manipulation
PowerTip: Use a regular expression pattern to remove nonalphabetic characters
April 15, 2016Apr 15, 201604/15/16Summary: Learn how to use a regular expression pattern to remove non-alphabetic characters from a string by using Windows PowerShell.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to remove non-alphabetic characters from a string?
To remove nonalphabetic characters from a string, you can use the -Replace operator and substitute an empty string ‘’ for the nonalphabetic character.
Uncategorized
PowerShell regex crash course – Part 2 of 5
October 7, 2016Oct 7, 201610/7/16Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows the basics of working with regular expressions in PowerShell.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy! this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner),
PowerTip: Remove trailing space from a string by using PowerShell
June 24, 2016Jun 24, 201606/24/16Summary: Use the trim() method to remove leading and trailing spaces from a string.
Could you do me a huge favor and show me how to get rid of spaces before and after a string in PowerShell?
No problem at all.
Compare the letter frequency of two text files by using PowerShell
April 13, 2016Apr 13, 201604/13/16Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to compare the letter frequency of two different text files.
This is the fourth post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files. To fully understand this post,
Next steps for the official PowerShell documentation
April 4, 2016Apr 4, 201604/4/16Summary: Learn about changes that we’ve already made for PowerShell content and what’s planned for the near future.
Hello scripters!
My name is Don Gill, and I am the new documentation manager for Windows PowerShell. With the 2016 PowerShell and DevOps Summit quickly approaching,
A first look at Windows PowerShell ISE Preview
February 4, 2016Feb 4, 201602/4/16Summary: Take a first look at the newly released Windows PowerShell ISE Preview.
Good morning everyone. Ed Wilson here. I can tell you that the list of speakers for PowerShell Saturday on in Tampa March 19, 2016 looks really impressive. There are going to be seven MVPs and six Microsoftees there!
PowerTip: Find published modules in the PowerShell Gallery
February 3, 2016Feb 3, 201602/3/16Summary: Learn how to find Published Windows PowerShell modules in the PowerShell Gallery.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to find modules that are published in the Windows PowerShell Gallery?
Use the Find-Module cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 5.0. This example finds modules related to the ISE:
Find-Module *ISE*
Install the PowerShell ISE Preview from the PowerShell Gallery
February 3, 2016Feb 3, 201602/3/16Summary: Learn how to install the Windows PowerShell ISE Preview edition from the PowerShell Gallery to Windows PowerShell 5.0 by using a one-line command.
One of the way cool things is that the Windows PowerShell ISE is released to the PowerShell Gallery.
PowerTip: Learn about PowerShell default parameter values
February 2, 2016Feb 2, 201602/2/16Summary: Learn about the default parameter values in Windows PowerShell.
How can I find more about default parameter values in Windows PowerShell?
Use the Get-Help cmdlet and search for *defaultParameter*. The following command returns a list of Help topics that provide this information:
help *DefaultParameter*
Convert a web page into objects for easy scraping with PowerShell
February 2, 2016Feb 2, 201602/2/16Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 5.0 to scrape a web page so that you can easily return parsable objects.
Good morning. Ed Wilson here, and today I have a guest blog post by Doug Finke…
When surfing the PowerShell Gallery,
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to view properties and their values for a .NET Framework class
January 31, 2016Jan 31, 201601/31/16Summary: Learn how to view properties and the associated values of those properties of .NET Framework classes with Windows PowerShell.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to view the properties and their values from a .NET Framework class,
Visual Basic
Overview of Visual Studio 2017 and Updates for .NET Developers
November 20, 2017Nov 20, 201711/20/17Visual Studio 2017 first released in March of this year. Since then, there have been five updates with each bringing more improvements and capabilities. Every improvement is geared towards making you more productive and this post aims to give you an overview of the culmination of features to date.
Visual C#
Overview of Visual Studio 2017 and Updates for .NET Developers
November 20, 2017Nov 20, 201711/20/17Visual Studio 2017 first released in March of this year. Since then, there have been five updates with each bringing more improvements and capabilities. Every improvement is geared towards making you more productive and this post aims to give you an overview of the culmination of features to date.
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Updates for Office 365 APIs Tools
December 14, 2017Dec 14, 201712/14/17As we recently detailed on the Office Developer blog, we are making it simpler and easier for developers to connect to Office 365 through the Microsoft Graph. For Visual Studio developers currently using the Office 365 API Tools to create applications,
Connect(); 2017: SmartHotel360 Demo Apps and Architecture
December 13, 2017Dec 13, 201712/13/17Last month we hosted Microsoft Connect(); in New York City. Connect(); is a three-day, in-person and online developer event. If you missed it, no worries! You can watch our keynotes, sessions, and on-demand videos on Channel 9.
For the past five months our keynote demo team worked on a new set of reference apps.
Easily Create IoT Edge custom modules with Visual Studio Code
December 12, 2017Dec 12, 201712/12/17At the recent Connect(); 2017 in November, we announced public preview of Azure IoT Edge. Now you can bring the intelligence of the Cloud right to the IoT Edge as well as easily create and manage business logic for your devices.
Share UI Code in any iOS and Android App with .NET Embedding
December 11, 2017Dec 11, 201712/11/17One of the most exciting announcements during this year’s Connect(); event was the ability to embed .NET libraries into existing iOS (Objective-C/Swift) and Android (Java) applications with .NET Embedding. This is great because you can start to share code between your iOS and Android applications,
Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.6 Preview
December 7, 2017Dec 7, 201712/7/17[Hello, we are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It will be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this short survey that should take less than 2 minutes to fill out. Thanks!]
A few days ago we released Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5 and an update to Visual Studio for Mac,
Post-Connect(); 2017 Visual Studio Partner Webinar Series
December 7, 2017Dec 7, 201712/7/17[Hello, we are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It will be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this short survey that should take less than 2 minutes to fill out. Thanks!]
Earlier this week,
Snapshot Debugging with Visual Studio 2017: Now Ready for Production
December 6, 2017Dec 6, 201712/6/17[Hello, we are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It will be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this short survey that should take less than 2 minutes to fill out. Thanks!]
Earlier this year we previewed the Snapshot Debugger,
Join Us to Learn How to Build Android 8.0 Oreo and iOS 11 apps with Visual Studio
December 5, 2017Dec 5, 201712/5/17[Hello, we are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It will be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this short survey that should take less than 2 minutes to fill out. Thanks!]
Visual Studio and Xamarin enable .NET developers everywhere to use their favorite language and full-featured IDE to create native Android,
Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.5, Visual Studio for Mac Released
December 4, 2017Dec 4, 201712/4/17[Hello, we are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It will be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this short survey that should take less than 2 minutes to fill out. Thanks!]
Today we released significant updates to both Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio for Mac.
Announcing JUnit Support for Visual Studio Code
December 1, 2017Dec 1, 201712/1/17Today, we’re pleased to release a new extension to our Visual Studio Code Java extension family – Test Runner/Debugger for Java. It’s a lightweight test runner/debugger with below features we hope you will like.
Recognize JUnit4 tests
Run test
Debug test
View test status and run summary
Same as the Debugger for Java,
Visual Studio App Center
The Latest in Developer Productivity and App Experiences
November 15, 2017Nov 15, 201711/15/17Whatever the language or platform, developers want the same thing – to create app experiences that are high-quality, intelligent and personalized. Experiences that delight users and keep them engaged. To do that, we need tools that increase our productivity, so that we spend more time on what matters most to our app’s success.
Visual Studio Code
Easily Create IoT Edge custom modules with Visual Studio Code
December 12, 2017Dec 12, 201712/12/17At the recent Connect(); 2017 in November, we announced public preview of Azure IoT Edge. Now you can bring the intelligence of the Cloud right to the IoT Edge as well as easily create and manage business logic for your devices.
Announcing Language Server Protocol Preview Release
November 21, 2017Nov 21, 201711/21/17Visual Studio is joining Visual Studio Code in offering support for the Language Server Protocol. As an extension author, you can now write Visual Studio extensions that leverage existing language servers to provide a rich editing experience for languages that initially had no native language support in Visual Studio.
Visual Studio for Mac
Sky’s the limit with Azure, ASP.NET Core, and Visual Studio for Mac
December 11, 2017Dec 11, 201712/11/17[Hello, we are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It will be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this short survey that should take less than 2 minutes to fill out. Thanks!]
Cloud services represent a huge leap in functionality,
Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.5, Visual Studio for Mac Released
December 4, 2017Dec 4, 201712/4/17[Hello, we are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It will be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this short survey that should take less than 2 minutes to fill out. Thanks!]
Today we released significant updates to both Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio for Mac.
The Latest in Developer Productivity and App Experiences
November 15, 2017Nov 15, 201711/15/17Whatever the language or platform, developers want the same thing – to create app experiences that are high-quality, intelligent and personalized. Experiences that delight users and keep them engaged. To do that, we need tools that increase our productivity, so that we spend more time on what matters most to our app’s success.
Visual Studio Live Share
The Latest in Developer Productivity and App Experiences
November 15, 2017Nov 15, 201711/15/17Whatever the language or platform, developers want the same thing – to create app experiences that are high-quality, intelligent and personalized. Experiences that delight users and keep them engaged. To do that, we need tools that increase our productivity, so that we spend more time on what matters most to our app’s success.
Visual Studio Subscriptions
Keep Your Skills Up to Date: New Training and Azure Resources
November 15, 2017Nov 15, 201711/15/17Finding better ways to upskill is a consistent topic that comes up when we talk to you about what’s top of mind. It’s no wonder when the one constant in our industry is change with new techniques, frameworks, tools, and languages emerging all the time.
Visual Studio Tools for AI
The Latest in Developer Productivity and App Experiences
November 15, 2017Nov 15, 201711/15/17Whatever the language or platform, developers want the same thing – to create app experiences that are high-quality, intelligent and personalized. Experiences that delight users and keep them engaged. To do that, we need tools that increase our productivity, so that we spend more time on what matters most to our app’s success.
Windows 10
PowerShell 5 MVA coming soon to a computer near you
April 6, 2016Apr 6, 201604/6/16SUMMARY: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson talks about recording a new Microsoft Virtual Academy series of videos with PFE Ashley McGlone.
Hello everyone, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, I can tell you this week has been absolutely incredible. The Scripting Wife and I are out in Seattle (Bellevue,
Use PowerShell 5.0 to create temporary files in the temp folder
March 31, 2016Mar 31, 201603/31/16Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about using Windows PowerShell 5.0 on Windows 10 to create temporary files in the temporary folder.
Sometimes it is the little things that make life easier. You know, like a cereal bar … it’s not like a major technological breakthrough but it is much more convenient than getting a bowl of milk and opening a box of cereal and dumping it in the bowl.
Windows PowerShell
PowerTip: Get a list of security patches installed in the last 90 days
February 3, 2017Feb 3, 201702/3/17Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how to get a list of all the security patches installed in the last three months.
How can I list all the security patches that I’ve installed in the last 90 days?
PSScriptAnalyzer deep dive – Part 4 of 4
February 3, 2017Feb 3, 201702/3/17Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to write a custom PSScriptAnalyzer rule.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner),
PowerTip: Get a list of suspended Azure Automation jobs
February 2, 2017Feb 2, 201702/2/17Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how get a list of all your suspended Azure Automation jobs.
I think I have an Azure Automation job that is getting suspended for running too long. How can I verify this?
PSScriptAnalyzer deep dive – Part 3 of 4
February 2, 2017Feb 2, 201702/2/17Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to use Pester to get nUnit formatted results out of PSScriptAnalyzer.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week.
PowerTip: Convert from UTC to my local time zone
February 1, 2017Feb 1, 201702/1/17Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how write a function to convert from UTC to your local time zone.
I have a time that I’d like to convert from UTC to my local time zone. How can I do this?
PSScriptAnalyzer deep dive – Part 2 of 4
February 1, 2017Feb 1, 201702/1/17Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to suppress, include, and exclude PSScriptAnalyzer rules.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner),
PowerTip: Find all the Azure Automation jobs that will run in the next two days
January 31, 2017Jan 31, 201701/31/17Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how to find all the Azure Automation jobs that will run in the next two days.
Is there a way to find all the Azure Automation jobs that will run in the next two days?
PSScriptAnalyzer deep dive – Part 1 of 4
January 31, 2017Jan 31, 201701/31/17Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows the basics about how to use PSScriptAnalyzer.
Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner),
Nearly everything has changed for SQL Server PowerShell
January 25, 2017Jan 25, 201701/25/172016 was the best year in SQL PowerShell history! I guess I should have mentioned that here sooner.
Wired® Magazine recently said that Microsoft SQL Server was the surprise hit of the year. The primary cited reason is the SQL Server port to Linux,
View passwords of wireless profiles without using netsh.exe
January 13, 2017Jan 13, 201701/13/17Ever since the GUI lost the ability to view the password of a wireless profile, I wanted to provide this functionality in PowerShell. A search of the Internet for how to view the password of a Wi-Fi profile returns numerous examples of how to use netsh.exe to accomplish this.
