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October 19, 2013Oct 19, 201310/19/13Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, talks about using Windows PowerShell and Pinvoke to delete locked files.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog post by newly crowned Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox.
December 14, 2007Dec 14, 200712/14/07
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have two text files that contain numbers. I need to write a script that can determine whether a given number exists in both of these text files. If it does, I need to delete that line from each of the two files.
December 11, 2007Dec 11, 200712/11/07
Hey, Scripting Guy! I read one of your columns on replacing text in a file and I found it very useful. However, I have a somewhat more-complicated need: I want to replace text that includes both double quote marks and a tab character.
June 4, 2007Jun 4, 200706/4/07
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I copy selected columns from a CSV file to an Excel file?
— MdP
Hey, MdP. One thing that people always worry about (and rightly so) is that one of these days the Scripting Guys will do something that tears a hole in the space-time continuum.
December 5, 2006Dec 5, 200612/5/06
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I convert a tilde-delimited file to Microsoft Excel format?
— JN
Hey, JN. You know, to tell you the truth we’re beginning to rethink our approach to this column.
November 14, 2006Nov 14, 200611/14/06
Hey, Scripting Guy! In a text file, how can I extract the information that appears between the string HOSTNAME= and a blank space?
— B
Hey,
October 17, 2006Oct 17, 200610/17/06
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that will clear the contents of any file that I drag and drop on the script icon?
— SN
Hey,
August 15, 2006Aug 15, 200608/15/06
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a comma-separated values file that has data similar to this: data1″,””data2″”,”data3″,””data4″”. As you can see, some of the items are enclosed by two sets of double quote marks (like “”data2″”).
July 26, 2006Jul 26, 200607/26/06
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I move the oldest file in the folder C:\Upload to C:\Download?
— DD
Hey, DD. Funny you should mention the word “oldest.” The Scripting Guy who writes this column recently attended a family reunion and,
May 24, 2006May 24, 200605/24/06
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a script for installing a printer that I give to my end users. When the script finishes, I’d like it to be able to delete itself. How can I get a script to delete itself?
