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Use Windows PowerShell to Parse RSS Feeds

May 13, 2015 May 13, 2015 05/13/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Will Anderson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to parse RSS feeds. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I welcome recent Windows PowerShell MVP and new guest blogger, Will Anderson... Hi there fellow scripters! Last week as I took my seat on a connecting flight in New York from beautiful ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Keep Up-to-Date with the 2013 Scripting Games

April 22, 2013 Apr 22, 2013 04/22/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to help you stay up-to-date with the 2013 Scripting Games.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to obtain an RSS feed of all 2013 Scripting Games content from the Scripting Guys?  Use the Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 3.0 and specify the uri for the Scripting Guys 2013 Scripting ...

Weekend Scripter: Use a File When Making a SOAP Request via PowerShell

September 23, 2012 Sep 23, 2012 09/23/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use a text file when making a SOAP request via Windows PowerShell 3.0. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, I spent the day playing around with Windows PowerShell 3.0. It is a lot of fun. One of the things I enjoy doing is working with web services. Windows ...

PowerTip: Cast an RSS Feed into XML with PowerShell

September 22, 2012 Sep 22, 2012 09/22/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to cast an RSS feed to an XML document.  How can you navigate an RSS feed as if it was an XML document by using Windows PowerShell?  When retrieving an RSS feed, ensure that you cast it to an XML document by using the [xml] type accelerator:           &...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Explore an RSS Feed from a Blog

September 22, 2012 Sep 22, 2012 09/22/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to explore an RSS feed from the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is just a few days until I speak at the Central Ohio Windows PowerShell User Group. The Scripting Wife and I will be there on October 2, 2012. For ...