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Discover the Top Ten Scripting Guy Blog Posts from 2011

January 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012 01/1/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Maybe you missed them; maybe you just need a quick review. Here are the top ten Scripting Guy blog posts from 2011. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Happy New Year! I do not know about you, but for the Scripting Wife and I, the year named 2011 absolutely flew by. We were really fortunate to have the opportunity to talk to ...

Combine Arrays and Hash Tables in PowerShell for Fun and Profit

December 11, 2011 Dec 11, 2011 12/11/11
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Take your Windows PowerShell scripting to the next level by combining hash tables and arrays. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I are anxiously counting down the days until the first ever Pittsburgh PowerShell Users Group meeting. The event is quickly selling out; therefore, if you want to attend, you...

Create a Hash Table in PowerShell that Contains Hash Tables

December 10, 2011 Dec 10, 2011 12/10/11
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn how to work with hash tables that contain other hash tables in Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, it is a typical winter day here in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. I am not talking about a nice, cool, sunny day with cobalt blue skies streaked by fluffy cotton candy clouds&...

Easily Create and Manipulate an Array of Arrays in PowerShell

December 9, 2011 Dec 9, 2011 12/9/11
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn about creating an array of arrays in Windows PowerShell, and see how to store numerical data and rich objects in elements. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States, it was 60 degrees Fahrenheit (that is 15 degrees Celsius according to my unit conversion module). I ...