Showing results for February 2015 - Page 4 of 12 - Scripting Blog [archived]

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 lot. ...

Summary: Learn how to release a COM object in Windows PowerShell.   How can I make sure that a COM object in my Windows PowerShell automation script releases?  Use the ReleaseCOMObject static method from the Marshal class, and then pass it to the variable            that holds th...

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. I u...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a row from a CSV file based on a specific value.  How can I use Windows PowerShell 4.0 to look up a specific row from a CSV file I imported into a variable?  Use the Where method, and use a match pattern to search on a specific column and value, for example: $topics = import-csv -Path ...

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 at the...