Showing results for March 2013 - Page 3 of 13 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to easily decrypt the Windows PowerShell secure string password.  Hey, Scripting Guy! We have an FTP site that I have to use on a regular basis. I need an easy way to get a credential and use that credential with the FTP site so that I can download a file that changes on a daily basis. I f...

Summary: Learn how to display hidden files by using Windows PowerShell.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to display hidden files?  Use the Force parameter for Get-Childitem (or the aliases dir, ls or gci): dir -Force -File

Summary:  Guest blogger, Ingo Karstein, talks about using Windows PowerShell and value binding by property name. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today our blog is written by Ingo Karstein who has shared his knowledge previously with us. Ingo is an independent consultant for SharePoint and Windows PowerShell based in Leipzig, Germa...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to identify the version of Microsoft Word you are running.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the version of Microsoft Word that is installed on my system?  Create an instance of the Word.Application object, and then choose the Version property: PS C:\> (New-Object -ComObject w...

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, talks about using Windows PowerShell to convert Word documents to PDF files en-masse. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today’s blog is brought to you by Windows PowerShell MVP and honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney. Previous blog posts by Sean Kearney Take it away Sean… My bo...