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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to verify the syntax of a path. How can I use Windows PowerShell to verify that a path that accepts user input is using the correct syntax? Use the –IsValid parameter of the Test-Path cmdlet, for example: PS C:\> $a = "c:\myfolder\nonexistentfile.txt" PS...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to display a progress bar while counting the number of words in Word documents. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that a writer does is keep track of words. This is not so much because one gets paid by the word (although in the past that w...
Summary: Use the –Filter parameter with the Get-ChildItem Windows PowerShell cmdlet. Why can't I get the –Filter parameter to work with the Get-ChildItem cmdlet? Try using the FileSystem provider. The –Filter parameter will accept two wildcard characters ...
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 deci...
Summary: Learn how to see the most recent error in Windows PowerShell. I ran a script that fails. How can I use Windows PowerShell to find the most recent error? Use $error, and to see the most recent error, look at error 0: $error[0]