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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 ...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a row from a CSV file based on a specific value.
(image) How can I use Windows PowerShell 4.0 to look up a specific row from a CSV file I imported into a variable?
(image) Use the Where method, and use a match pattern to search on a specific column and value, for example:
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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 ...
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...
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 ...