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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

June 10, 2015 Jun 10, 2015 06/10/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to add content to the file system stream of a file. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to add data to an alternate NTFS file system stream of a file? (image) Use the Add-Content cmdlet and specify the name of the stream for the Stream parameter, &...

Help: It Says Run a PowerShell Script

June 10, 2015 Jun 10, 2015 06/10/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about running a Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Ninety two degrees Fahrenheit and sunny—that is what the weather is supposed to be this Saturday in Jacksonville when Teresa and I will be speaking at the Jacksonville IT Pro Camp. I can’t think...

PowerTip: Convert to Decimals and Display Unicode Characters

June 9, 2015 Jun 9, 2015 06/9/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to convert hexadecimal values to decimal and display Unicode characters. (image) I found a cool Unicode table on the Internet, but all of the values are displayed as hexadecimal values. How can I use Windows PowerShell to translate them to integers and display the ...

Help! It Says PowerShell…Now What?

June 9, 2015 Jun 9, 2015 06/9/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about how to run a Windows PowerShell command. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Help! I am reading through TechNet, and I found this command that seems like it will solve my problem, but I do not know how to do it. It says something about Windows PowerShell, but I do not know what that is, or...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Add Content to File

June 8, 2015 Jun 8, 2015 06/8/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to add content to a file. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to add content to a file? (image) Use the Add-Content cmdlet, and specify the path to the file and the value of the content, for example: Add-Content C:\fso\AnEmptyFile.txt -Value "This is content" (...

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