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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Create, Load and Use PowerShell Modules

August 29, 2012 Aug 29, 2012 08/29/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft PFE, Chris Weaver, talks about creating loading and using Windows PowerShell modules. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today Chris Weaver is going to share a preview of his presentation for Windows PowerShell Saturday on September 15 in Charlotte NC. Hope you are planning to register. (image) Chris has been ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Help Build Paths

August 28, 2012 Aug 28, 2012 08/28/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to build a path to the system32 directory. (image) I need to build a path to the Windows\system32 directory. How can I do this? (image) Join-Path -path (get-item env:\windir).value -ChildPath system32 (image...

Build Your SharePoint Internet Presence with PowerShell

August 28, 2012 Aug 28, 2012 08/28/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn about using Windows PowerShell to automate SharePoint. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog by Ryan Dennis. (image) Ryan Dennis is a senior SharePoint engineer for Information Control Corporation (ICC) in Columbus, Ohio. Ryan is a Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) and a ...

PowerTip: A Couple Quick PowerShell Array Tricks

August 27, 2012 Aug 27, 2012 08/27/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn some quick tricks for using Windows PowerShell arrays. (image) How can I split the following string in the $a variable? $a = "atl-ws-01,atl-ws-02,atl-ws-03,atl-ws-04" (image) Use the split method : $b = $a.split(",") (image) How do I join an array, such as the one in the $a ...

Three Cool PowerShell Service Tricks

August 27, 2012 Aug 27, 2012 08/27/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, the Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about three cool Windows PowerShell tricks for working with services. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It does not matter what ones role is, whether an Exchange Server admin, a Group Policy guru, or even an ordinary every day power user, one eventually needs to work with ...

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