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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Information about Object Properties

October 8, 2014 Oct 8, 2014 10/8/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find information about object properties. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to look at information about the properties of an object stored in a variable? (image) Use the PSObject property, and look at the Properties collection, for example: $a = @{} $a....

Extend the Encode/Decode PowerShell Script

October 8, 2014 Oct 8, 2014 10/8/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about extending his ASCII encode/decode Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I am a huge advocate of learning by playing around. Maybe that is why I did such a good job back when I was in kindergarten—and why I had such a tough time in high school. Who ...

PowerTip: Put Array of Letters Back into a Word with PowerShell

October 7, 2014 Oct 7, 2014 10/7/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to put an array of letters back together to form a word. (image) I split a word by converting it to a chararray, and now I want to put it back together. How can I use Windows PowerShell to do this? (image) Use the –Join operator to put the...

Converting Words to ASCII Numbers and Back with PowerShell

October 7, 2014 Oct 7, 2014 10/7/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to convert words to ASCII numbers and back again. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, I am sipping a nice cup of Earl Grey tea with just a little jasmine in it. Along with a cinnamon stick, it is a nice mellow cup. I am checking my email sent to scripter@microsoft.com on my Surface Pro 3, ...

PowerTip: Break a Word into Letters with PowerShell

October 6, 2014 Oct 6, 2014 10/6/14

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to break a word into letters. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to break a word into letters? (image) Use the tochararray method, for example: “dog”.tochararray() (image...

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