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Use PowerShell to Fix Address Issues Prior to Export

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to fix address issues prior to exporting the data to another database. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am listening to The Doors on my Zune HD, and sipping a very nice cup of tea. I used three spoons of Darjeeling tea, one spoon of lemon grass, one spoon of marshmallow root, one spoon...

Use PowerShell to Normalize Names Before Data Import

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to normalize names before importing data. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I have been reading Jane Austen Northanger Abbey this week in the evenings. I really love the way Jane Austen develops her characters. I also like some of the ways the characters express themselves. For example, “Give me...