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How to skip the beginning and ending of a file by using PowerShell

April 11, 2016 Apr 11, 2016 04/11/16
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Summary: Learn how to skip the beginning and ending portions of a text file by using Windows PowerShell in this article by the Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson. This is the second post in a multi-part series of blog posts that deal with how to determine letter frequency in text files. To fully understand this post, you should read the entire...

Use PowerShell 5.0 to create temporary files in the temp folder

March 31, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 03/31/16
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about using Windows PowerShell 5.0 on Windows 10 to create temporary files in the temporary folder.   Sometimes it is the little things that make life easier. You know, like a cereal bar … it’s not like a major technological breakthrough but it is much more convenient than getting a ...

Weekend Scripter: Search and Filter Directory Lists with PowerShell

October 3, 2015 Oct 3, 2015 10/3/15
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Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to sort, search, and to filter through a directory list. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of my friends on Facebook posted a picture of a bunch of hardwood trees all decked out in fall colors. It was rather pretty. That is the down side to living ...