Showing results for September 2011 - Page 2 of 6 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell splatting feature to avoid typing repetitive cmdlet parameters.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering if you can help me. There are some cmdlets that have a lot of parameters. I need to fill these parameters out in order to cause the cmdlet to work properly, but once I have figured out the parame...

Summary: Guest blogger Mike Pfeiffer shows how to send email messages using Windows PowerShell and Exchange online.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Guest Blogger Mike Pfeiffer recently published a book called Microsoft Exchange 2010 PowerShell Cookbook. Mike has been in the IT field for over 13 years, spending most of his time as an ...

Summary: See how to use Windows PowerShell to create CSV files from formatted and unformatted text.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have begun to play around with Windows PowerShell, and it is absolutely the most confusing thing Microsoft has ever created. Simple things are easy. I can use Get-Process and Get-Service with no problem, but the moment I ...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about formatting multilevel arrays in Windows PowerShell.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am having a problem with arrays. I have two-level arrays and they work perfectly when I have the arrays defined on a single line. But when I try to format my script so that it is easier to read, they seem to get me...

Summary: Learn two simple Windows PowerShell methods to remove the last letter of a string.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have, what should be a simple question. I need to be able to remove only the last character from a string. For example, if I have a string the scripts, I want the string to be the script instead. If I have the number 12345, I wan...