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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about different approaches to find documents with Windows PowerShell.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is a lovely weekend down here in the deep south USA. I am sipping a nice cup of English Breakfast tea with lemon, lime, orange pith, and Hibiscus flower added. I...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about how to use the Windows PowerShell provider to find user information in Active Directory.
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I often need to find information in Active Directory, but I do not like having to write LDAP queries. To me, it is soooo last century—I mean, Fred Flintstone ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell Variable: drive.
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! What is a Variable: drive? It sounds somewhat “iffy.”
—AS
(image) Hello AS,
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Charlotte Windows PowerShell User Group meeting last night ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about how to work with the Windows PowerShell Alias: drive.
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Can you tell me what an Alias: drive is? Is it anything like a virtual drive?
—EC
(image) Hello EC,
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have the Windows PowerShell User ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell Env: PSDrive.
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I was attending a Windows PowerShell user group meeting the other day, and I overheard someone talking about using an Environment PowerShell Drive. Huh? I did not want to ask him about this, because I would feel...