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Easy Parsing of Messages with PowerShell

October 19, 2015 Oct 19, 2015 10/19/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about parsing event message strings with Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have seen people using different tools to find stuff in strings in Windows PowerShell, but it always looks complicated. Why is that? I thought Windows PowerShell was supposed to make things easier, but ...

The Death of PowerShell Scripting

September 24, 2015 Sep 24, 2015 09/24/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the reduced need to use Windows PowerShell scripting. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you already know that my new book, Windows PowerShell Step by Step, third edition, is on its way to the printers. I am not going to talk about that ...

Backwards Compatibility in PowerShell

September 14, 2015 Sep 14, 2015 09/14/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about backwards compatibility in Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I wrote a script on a system with Windows PowerShell 4.0 installed. Is there an easy way to find out the earliest version of Windows PowerShell on which it will run?—DH Hello DH,Microsoft Scripting ...

PowerTip: Float PowerShell Help

August 31, 2015 Aug 31, 2015 08/31/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to display your Windows PowerShell Help in a new window.  How can I keep my Windows PowerShell Help open so I can look at it while I am trying my new code?  Use the ShowWindow parameter. It will open a new window that contains your Help and allow you to move            it ...