The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Weekend Scripter: Automate Formatting Portable USB Drives with PowerShell

August 26, 2012 Aug 26, 2012 08/26/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to automate formatting and copying data to USB drives. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we leave the mystery writers conference in Nashville, Tennessee and head to northern Kentucky. I will be teaching a Windows PowerShell workshop to a group of ...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Set Word Document Time Stamps

August 4, 2012 Aug 4, 2012 08/4/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to set the time stamps on Microsoft Word document files. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is Saturday here in Charlotte, and the sunshine continues to make its presence known. It seems that the sun gets up rather early during the summer, and ...

Use PowerShell to Help Find All of Your Images

July 31, 2012 Jul 31, 2012 07/31/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to help locate pictures or images on the hard drive. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday, I talked a little bit about review time at Microsoft. We have to count everything so that we can provide our managers with feedback. Luckily, Windows ...

Use PowerShell to Explore Nested Directories and Files

July 30, 2012 Jul 30, 2012 07/30/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: The Microsoft Scripting Guy talks about using the Get-ChildItem cmdlet to find, sort, and count folders. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. In the summer, one’s heart turns to, well, numbers if one happens to work for Microsoft. Yes, it is review season. During review season, one has to figure out everything he (or she...

Use PowerShell to Detect and Fix Files with Leading Spaces

July 16, 2012 Jul 16, 2012 07/16/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to detect and to fix files that have leading spaces in the file name. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am hoping that you can help me. We have a rather strange problem at work, and if I do not get to the end of it, I am afraid I might be looking for a new job. The ...

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