Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to parse data obtained from Microsoft Operations Management Suite. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I have been working on a lot the past month is the new Microsoft Operations Management Suite Blog. For one thing, it is on the new bloggin...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a row from a CSV file based on a specific value. How can I use Windows PowerShell 4.0 to look up a specific row from a CSV file I imported into a variable? Use the Where method, and use a match pattern to search on a specific column and value, for example: $topics = import-csv -Path ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to fix the date in a CSV file prior to data export. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am sipping a cup of English Breakfast tea. I added a cinnamon stick and a bit of lemon grass to the pot. Of course before I did anything, I primed my pot&md...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell with munged data. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Last week, the Scripting Wife and I had the opportunity to attend the Charlotte SQL Users Group. This is always a highlight, because that user group is one of the largest SQL User Groups around. I was spea...
Summary: Here is the answer to Problem 2 in Windows PowerShell Mini-Scripting Games 2014. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Problem 2 could be a bear to solve. After all, it involves text manipulation. Last week, I posted the complete Problem 2 description and task outline. Problem 2 synopsis You have a CSV file that contains five column...
