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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Erase files based on date by using PowerShell

June 28, 2016 Jun 28, 2016 06/28/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, relates his first experience with PowerShell. (image) I was curious just how difficult it is to use Windows PowerShell. For example, how difficult is it to erase files based on the current date? (image) Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here today, and I can completely relate to exactly...

PowerTip: Use a destructive PowerShell cmdlet safely

June 27, 2016 Jun 27, 2016 06/27/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the –whatif parameter with PowerShell cmdlets to test code live. (image) I heard that PowerShell has a built-in safety switch to many of its cmdlets. Could you show me an example of it in use? (image) No problem. You’re referring to the –whatif parameter, which is meant to show you what would happen if you used a ...

Use Windows PowerShell to search for files

June 27, 2016 Jun 27, 2016 06/27/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Get-Childitem to search the files system with PowerShell. (image) I saved a file somewhere on my computer and can’t find it. Is there a way to use Windows PowerShell to find it? (image) Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here today to show you a cool trick I use all the time. I use PowerShell to search for things ...

PowerTip: Remove trailing space from a string by using PowerShell

June 24, 2016 Jun 24, 2016 06/24/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the trim() method to remove leading and trailing spaces from a string. (image) Could you do me a huge favor and show me how to get rid of spaces before and after a string in PowerShell? (image) No problem at all. All you need to do is apply the trim() method to remove all the output. You can also use trimstart() to remove the ...

Build a hexadecimal clock in PowerShell – Part 5

June 24, 2016 Jun 24, 2016 06/24/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn to split data in a Here-String and get a console beep. Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here with our final day this week to wrap up building a hexadecimal clock in PowerShell. When we finished yesterday, we ran across a snag in our output. Most of our rows kept dropping to the immediate left of the screen as in the ...

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