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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Handling Errors the PowerShell Way

July 9, 2014 Jul 9, 2014 07/9/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Trevor Sullivan talks about handling errors in Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have guest blogger and Windows PowerShell MVP, Trevor Sullivan... also find Trevor on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pcgeek86) and his blog (http://trevorsullivan.net) Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, just wrote a...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Locate the Help File You Need

July 8, 2014 Jul 8, 2014 07/8/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find the Help file you need. (image) How can I figure out the exact name of the Help file that I am looking for about sessions? (image) Use a wildcard character with Get-Help to narrow down the scope of the Help files: Get-Help about_*session* Name &...

Getting to Know ForEach and ForEach-Object

July 8, 2014 Jul 8, 2014 07/8/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn the differences between ForEach and ForEach-Object in Windows PowerShell. Honorary Scripting Guy and Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. Today I am going to talk about some differences between using ForEach and using ForEach-Object in day-to-day scripting activities. ...

PowerTip: Find Information About PowerShell Cmdlet Parameter Sets

July 7, 2014 Jul 7, 2014 07/7/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to find information about Windows PowerShell cmdlet parameter sets. (image) How can I find information about the various parameter sets for a specific Windows PowerShell cmdlet? (image) Use Get-Command to return cmdlet information, pipe the results to the Select-Object cmdlet, &...

Piping Results from One PowerShell Cmdlet to Another

July 7, 2014 Jul 7, 2014 07/7/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about piping the results from one cmdlet to another. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. When I pipe information from one Windows PowerShell cmdlet to anther (for example, when I use Get-Process and pipe it to Stop-Process ), sometimes it works, and sometimes it does not. This ...

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