The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Use a PowerShell Cmdlet to Work with File Attributes

January 26, 2011 Jan 26, 2011 01/26/11

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell cmdlet Set-ItemProperty to work with file attributes. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I often find myself working with file attributes. Our backup program reads the archive flag, and our users are always creating read-only copies of their spreadsheets. I have an old VBScript script that will...

Use PowerShell to Parse Saved Event Logs for Errors

January 25, 2011 Jan 25, 2011 01/25/11

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Summary: Simplify Windows auditing and monitoring by using Windows PowerShell to parse archived event logs for errors. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been using a scheduled job and a Windows PowerShell script to archive our event logs to .evt files. When I need to check something, I need to import the .evtx file in to Event ...

Use PowerShell Cmdlet to Filter Event Log for Easy Parsing

January 24, 2011 Jan 24, 2011 01/24/11

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: Learn how to use the Get-WinEvent Windows PowerShell cmdlet to filter the event log prior to parsing it. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am confused. I have enjoyed using the Get-EventLog Windows PowerShell cmdlet. It is fast, and easy to use. However, I do not always like the way it seems to return all the records from a remote...

Simplify Importing PowerShell Command History

January 23, 2011 Jan 23, 2011 01/23/11

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Summary: Use a custom Windows PowerShell function to simplify importing command history into the current environment. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, well it has been a fun week. I got to thaw out in Florida after my presentation to SQL Saturday in Tampa. I made some new friends on Twitter, Facebook, and Linked In. I had several ...

Use the Export-History PowerShell Function to Save Commands

January 22, 2011 Jan 22, 2011 01/22/11

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: Use the Export-History Windows PowerShell function to simplify saving command history. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the things I was thinking about when I was writing the article this week about the History cmdlets was that I wish it were a bit easier to export my history. This gave me an idea: Why don’t I...

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