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Summary: Simplify your code and do not translate an old file and folder VBScript script into Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I know there are not really established patterns and practices for writing VBScript code, or even for writing Windows PowerShell script. But there is code that I like to use—over and over again. I am sendi...

Summary: Don’t translate old VBScript scripts that search Active Directory—instead use the Active Directory cmdlets from the RSAT.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have this script that I use for auditing Active Directory. Basically, it queries to see what new user accounts have been created in the last month. I started translating it to Win...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about translating VBScript script into Windows PowerShell, and he says it is not a very good idea.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I love VBScript. I know, I know. It is not fashionable these days to say that, but it is a fact. I love using VBScript. It is powerful, and over the last ten years or so, I h...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about performing variable substitution inside a Windows PowerShell script block.  Hey, Scripting Guy!  I am trying to create a command. The command contains variables that I would like to assign prior to creating the command. However, when I get to the script block portion of my code, it ...

Summary: Bruce Payette talks about how to remove a module that has been loaded into your Windows PowerShell environment. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week we will not have our usual PowerTip. Instead we have excerpts from seven books from Manning Press. In addition, each blog will have a special code for 50% off the book being ...