Showing results for July 2012 - Page 4 of 7 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to detect and to fix files that have leading spaces in the file name. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am hoping that you can help me. We have a rather strange problem at work, and if I do not get to the end of it, I am afraid I might be looking for a new job. The reason is that...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to easily find the schema of a WMI class by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well it is exactly two months until the Windows PowerShell Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. You should definitely make plans to attend. Our available spe...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows you how to use Windows PowerShell to clean up your WMI data output. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. So far the Scripting Wife has been scarce. She got up before sunrise (I believe) and headed out to points unknown. Actually, I believe she had scheduled a “chicks breakfast” ...

Summary: Learn how to simplify your WQL queries by using the like operator and special wildcard characters. Hey, Scripting Guy! OK, I can see that using WMI queries might be cool. But I do not like having to always specify exact properties and values. Is it possible to use wildcard characters for some of this stuff?” —SC Hello SC, Mic...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use the WQL comparison operators with Windows PowerShell in a WQL query and in a filter.   Hey, Scripting Guy! Your WMI blogs this week have been awesome. I have learned a lot about using WMI that I did not know. One thing you mentioned yesterday was the operators, but you only talked a...