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Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson, talks about the Windows PowerShell Summit 2015 speakers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week we will be talking about the PowerShell Summit. So who better to write some guest blog posts but the treasurer for PowerShell.org—my very special Scripting Wife and Windows PowerShel...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find folders with names that match a specific pattern.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the path to folders that have names that match a specific pattern?  Use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet and the –Filter parameter with a pattern that matches the name, and then...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to display a progress bar while counting the number of words in Word documents. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that a writer does is keep track of words. This is not so much because one gets paid by the word (although in the past that w...

Summary: Use the –Filter parameter with the Get-ChildItem Windows PowerShell cmdlet.  Why can't I get the –Filter parameter to work with the Get-ChildItem cmdlet?  Try using the FileSystem provider. The –Filter parameter will accept two wildcard characters ...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about different approaches to find documents with Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is a lovely weekend down here in the deep south USA. I am sipping a nice cup of English Breakfast tea with lemon, lime, orange pith, and Hibiscus flower added. I deci...