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Use PowerShell to Find Metadata from Photograph Files

February 6, 2014 Feb 6, 2014 02/6/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to obtain metadata from photo files. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need some help. I have thousands of photo files on my computer. I need to bring some order to them. I know that I can use Get-ChildItem from Windows PowerShell, and I can find the size of ...

Use PowerShell to Create CSV File to Open in Excel

February 4, 2014 Feb 4, 2014 02/4/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about exporting a directory list to a CSV file and opening the file in Microsoft Excel with Windows PowerShell. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a lot of music files that reside in nested folders. I would like to be able to look at the file information in Microsoft Excel so that I can ...

List Files in Folders and Subfolders with PowerShell

February 3, 2014 Feb 3, 2014 02/3/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list files in folders and subfolders. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I am an old VBScript guy. I love using VBScript, and I have done so for nearly 15 years. One reason I love VBScript so much is that, to me, it is easy to use. It is also very powerful. But after attending TechEd the last several years, it...

Use PowerShell to Rename Files in Bulk

November 22, 2013 Nov 22, 2013 11/22/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to rename files in bulk. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Matt Tisdale is back today with another solution to a situation at work… I received a call from a gentleman named Cristofer this afternoon. He had a business need and he heard from someone that Windows PowerShell could help...