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How to Register for the 2012 PowerShell Scripting Games

Summary: Learn how (and why) to register for the 2012 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, the 2012 Scripting Games start in six days. I found this out by using the following code: New-TimeSpan -Start "March 27,2012" -End "April 2, 2012" The output from the previous command returns a ...

Support Our 2012 Sponsor: Devfarm Software

Devfarm Software’s mission is to build world-class products to simplify and automate the daily activities of IT administrators.  Devfarm Software’s flagship product, PowerWF Studio delivers on this dream by leveraging Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows PowerShell to innovate in the areas of administration, ...
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Use PowerShell to Parse an XML File and Sort the Data

Summary: In this blog, the Scripting Wife learns how to use Windows PowerShell to parse her books XML files and to find authors and sort titles. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today the registration opens for the 2012 Scripting Games. You can go to the 2012 Scripting Games site on PoshCode, click Log On, choose your ...

The Scripting Wife Learns to Use PowerShell to Work with XML

Summary: In this blog, the Scripting Wife learns how to use Windows PowerShell to work with an XML file. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is only eight days until the kickoff of the 2012 Scripting Games. Tomorrow the signup for the 2012 Scripting Games goes live. I have finished all the meetings, and everything is now in ...

Learn How to Manually Create a CSV File in PowerShell

Summary: The Scripting Wife learns how to manually create a CSV file in this beginner Windows PowerShell blog. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Ah, it is the weekend. It seems that this week has been rather long, although I know that is a misconception because each week only has 168 hours in it. I guess it is kind of like one of ...