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The Goal: Import data from XLSX files conveniently like import-csv lets you do with simpler data. The preamble: Excel is a mainstay of the business world at this point, which means a lot of the data you might have to work with will come at you as an XLSX file or need to be one. This can be a bit annoying when scripting. If we're just workin...

Summary: Richard Siddaway talks about using Windows PowerShell to create capacity planning reports.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting learning Windows PowerShell, and I understand how to use it as a scripting language and shell. I’ve been told to start performing capacity planning for my servers and was wondering how I can us...

Summary: Guest Blogger Robert Robelo shows how to use Windows PowerShell to work with images in Microsoft Excel.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Our guest blogger today is Robert Robelo. First, I want to give Robert a chance to tell us a little bit about himself. I live in Nicaragua. I have been an incomplete quadriplegic (paralyzed ...

Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell module to easily import and export Excel data.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Jeremy Engel has joined us today to talk about using a Windows PowerShell module to easily import and export Excel data. Take it away, Jeremy!   I started coding at the age of 10, writing games in BASIC f...

Summary: Join the Microsoft Scripting Guys as they show you how to copy CSV columns to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet by using Windows PowerShell.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I love comma-separated value (CSV) files. To me, it seems as if that was the best way to store data. It is almost universally accepted and is still widely used. The files a...