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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Use PowerShell to Parse Network Trace Logs

October 15, 2015 Oct 15, 2015 10/15/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to analyze packet trace logs. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to finish my discussion about analyzing a network trace log that was captured by using the cmdlets from the NetEventPacketCapture module. Note To start...

PowerTip: Sort an Array of Numbers with PowerShell

October 14, 2015 Oct 14, 2015 10/14/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to sort an array of numbers with Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily sort an array of numbers? (image) Pipe the array to the Sort-Object (sort is an alias) cmdlet, for example: $a = 1,2,7,6,4,3,3,2,9 $a | sort (image...

Packet Sniffing with PowerShell: Looking at Messages

October 14, 2015 Oct 14, 2015 10/14/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about looking at the message field in a packet log with Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday I begin analyzing a packet trace log. Note For more information about setting up and making a packet trace, see Packet Sniffing with PowerShell: Getting ...

Use PowerShell to Parse Network Log

October 13, 2015 Oct 13, 2015 10/13/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to parse a network trace log.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to talk a little bit about using Windows PowerShell to parse a network trace log. In yesterday’s blog post, Packet Sniffing with PowerShell: Getting Started, I talked ...

PowerTip: Send Message to Information Stream in PowerShell

October 13, 2015 Oct 13, 2015 10/13/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to send information for a command to a separate information stream. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to send information to a user via a separate information stream, without changing the default information preference variable? (image) In Windows ...

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