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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. Long-time readers of the Hey,
December 14, 2007Dec 14, 200712/14/07Hey, 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, 200712/11/07Hey, 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, 200706/4/07Hey, 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, 200612/5/06Hey, 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. After all, usually we tell people how easy things are,
November 14, 2006Nov 14, 200611/14/06Hey, Scripting Guy! In a text file, how can I extract the information that appears between the string HOSTNAME= and a blank space?
— B
Hey, B. You’ll have to pardon us if we seem a little sluggish today; we’re still recovering from all the fun and excitement of Windows PowerShell Week.
October 17, 2006Oct 17, 200610/17/06Hey, 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, SN. Say, you didn’t by any chance misplace a few hundred thousand insects did you?
August 15, 2006Aug 15, 200608/15/06Hey, 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″”). How can I remove one of those sets of double quote marks,
July 26, 2006Jul 26, 200607/26/06Hey, 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, for the first time ever,
May 24, 2006May 24, 200605/24/06Hey, 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?— EA
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