The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

New PowerShell content is being posted to the PowerShell Community blog where members of the community can create posts by submitting content in the GitHub repository.

Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Use PowerShell to Combine Multiple Commands for Ease of Use

October 20, 2010 Oct 20, 2010 10/20/10

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to combine multiple commands into new custom functions and simplify your scripting. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I do a lot of work from the Windows PowerShell command line. In fact, I write very few scripts, but I run lots of commands. I would like to create a custom Windows ...

Automatically Create Custom PowerShell Functions

October 19, 2010 Oct 19, 2010 10/19/10

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: Learn how to automatically create custom Windows PowerShell functions by using a free tool that writes your code for you. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I wish there was a good way to modify Windows PowerShell commands. I can modify the names of commands by creating an alias for the command. I wish I could create an alias ...

Use Splatting to Simplify Your PowerShell Scripts

October 18, 2010 Oct 18, 2010 10/18/10

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: Use the Windows PowerShell 2.0 splatting technique to simplify your scripts. This step-by-step article provides the details. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I hope this is not a dumb question; I am a little hesitant to even ask, but something has been bugging me for over a month. I was recently in a Live Meeting with Scripting ...

Use PowerShell to Add Domain Users to a Local Group

August 19, 2010 Aug 19, 2010 08/19/10

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: By using Windows PowerShell splatting, domain users can be added to a local group. This script includes a function to convert a CSV file to a hash table. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use Windows PowerShell to add domain users to local user groups. I have been able to find VBScript examples, but no ...

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