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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Meet the PowerShell Summit 2015 Speakers #1

April 6, 2015 Apr 6, 2015 04/6/15

Doctor Scripto

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 ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Folders that Match Pattern

April 5, 2015 Apr 5, 2015 04/5/15

Doctor Scripto

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

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Count Words and Display Progress Bar

April 5, 2015 Apr 5, 2015 04/5/15

Doctor Scripto

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 ...

PowerTip: Use Filter Parameter with Get-ChildItem in PowerShell

April 4, 2015 Apr 4, 2015 04/4/15

Doctor Scripto

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

Weekend Scripter: Using PowerShell to Look for Documents

April 4, 2015 Apr 4, 2015 04/4/15

Doctor Scripto

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...

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