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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use the DataGrid Control in Windows PowerShell?

 About the author: Ravikanth works at Dell, Inc., as a lead engineer in the Microsoft SharePoint solutions team. He loves automation and is a Windows PowerShell fanatic. He writes regularly on his blog about topics related to Windows PowerShell, SharePoint, and Microsoft server virtualization. He is also a moderator on the Hey, Scripting ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: 2010 Scripting Games Study Guide

   The 2010 Scripting Games are designed to test a wide variety of real-world skills and scenarios. A wide range of scripting skills will be useful. However, specific skills are targeted for this year’s games. The following resources will assist you in successful completion of the 2010 Scripting Games. RegistryManipulation of ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Your Mission If You Should Choose to Accept It (And You Should!): The 2010 Scripting Games

The fifth annual Scripting Games are nigh! This year, the Games will take place April 26 through May 7. We decided to shift back to the spring/winter timeframe (or summer, if you live in Australia). Given the range of seasons in the world—it is almost always summer or winter somewhere—we could rightfully call the Games whatever we ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (3/19/10)

In this post:   What's the Status of VBScript and Windows Script Host? Hey, Scripting Guy! Are VBScript and Windows Script Host still alive in 2010? Is there any way to get IntelliSense using Visual Studio 2008 for VBScript scripts? In addition, hey, I am not writing an ASP Web page script. All of the Microsoft pages ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Receive All Windows PowerShell Jobs?

  Hey, Scripting Guy! I like the idea of using Windows PowerShell jobs in a script. The problem is that I have multiple jobs I want to run. I would like to be able to wait until all the jobs have completed, and then receive the jobs all at once. Is this possible? I looked around at the job cmdlets and I do not see an option to receive ...