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Use PowerShell to Create Archive and Send Email

March 12, 2015 Mar 12, 2015 03/12/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive and email it.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of files that I would like to archive on a regular basis to a .zip file. I need to email that .zip file as an attachment. I do this every week, and it takes me like nearly 15 minutes ...

Use PowerShell to Extract Zipped Files

March 11, 2015 Mar 11, 2015 03/11/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to extract zipped files.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to work with zipped files from time-to-time. Often I store files in a zip archive so they are portable. I know how to copy the .zip archive from one place to another with Windows PowerShell, but I ...

Use PowerShell to Zip Multiple Folders

March 10, 2015 Mar 10, 2015 03/10/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive of multiple folders.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to compress multiple folders before I attempt to archive them. I would like to do this without having to install additional software. Can you help? —DR  Hello DR, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This afternoon ...

Use PowerShell to Back Up Word Docs

February 16, 2015 Feb 16, 2015 02/16/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to make a backup of all Word documents.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need some help. I routinely edit Microsoft Word documents, but because of the changes I make to the file, I like to keep the original file intact. So what I do is open a Word document, then I use...