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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to add a comment to a Microsoft Word document.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I spend a lot of time using Microsoft Word. In fact, I spend more time using Word than Microsoft Outlook—and that is saying something. Actually, it is saying a ...
Summary: Learn how to release a COM object in Windows PowerShell.
(image) How can I make sure that a COM object in my Windows PowerShell automation script releases?
(image) Use the ReleaseCOMObject static method from the Marshal class, and then pass it to the variable  ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a document in Microsoft Word, add a table, and email the document as an attachment.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things I like to do with Windows PowerShell is to combine multiple tasks so that it makes life easier for me...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a row from a CSV file based on a specific value.
(image) How can I use Windows PowerShell 4.0 to look up a specific row from a CSV file I imported into a variable?
(image) Use the Where method, and use a match pattern to search on a specific column and value, for example:
$...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about reading a CSV file and adding custom headers to a folder full of Word documents.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The snow continues to befuddle the drivers around here, and as a result, the Scripting Wife and I are staying home. This has given me a lot of time to sit, look ...