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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Set Word Document Time Stamps

August 4, 2012 Aug 4, 2012 08/4/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to set the time stamps on Microsoft Word document files. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is Saturday here in Charlotte, and the sunshine continues to make its presence known. It seems that the sun gets up rather early during the summer, and ...

PowerTip: Finding Specific Cmdlets

August 3, 2012 Aug 3, 2012 08/3/12

mredwilson

Summary: Learn about important Windows PowerShell cmdlets and how to find them. Question: What are the three MOST important cmdlets? Answer: The three most cmdlets are: Get-Command, Get-Help and Get-Member. Question: Which cmdlet can I use to work with event logs? Answer: To work with event logs, use the Get-EventLog cmdlet, or the Get-...

Use PowerShell to Autocomplete Word Built-in Properties

August 3, 2012 Aug 3, 2012 08/3/12

mredwilson

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to automatically complete the Microsoft Word built-in properties. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Registration for the Charlotte PowerShell Saturday event to be held on September 15, 2012 is underway. (Incidentally, that is the day after my birthday. ...

PowerTip: Read Only and Constant Variables

August 2, 2012 Aug 2, 2012 08/2/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn the difference between a read-only variable and a constant.Question: What is the difference between a read-only variable and a constant?Answer: A read-only variable is one with content that is read-only. It can, however, be modified by using the Set-Variable cmdlet with the –force parameter. It can also...

Use PowerShell to Find Specific Word Built-in Properties

August 2, 2012 Aug 2, 2012 08/2/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find specific built-in properties from Word documents.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well the script for today took a bit of work … actually it took quite a bit of work. The script does the following: Today’s script is ...

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