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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares a function that gets file metadata, and then he writes the information to a CSV file.  Hey, Scripting Guy! Getting basic file properties such as the file name, the size of a file, and the directory that a file resides in is pretty cool. But when I go into a folder that contains music files, I see...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about exporting a directory list to a CSV file and opening the file in Microsoft Excel with Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a lot of music files that reside in nested folders. I would like to be able to look at the file information in Microsoft Excel so that I can find, for exa...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list files in folders and subfolders.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I am an old VBScript guy. I love using VBScript, and I have done so for nearly 15 years. One reason I love VBScript so much is that, to me, it is easy to use. It is also very powerful. But after attending TechEd the last several years, it appears that...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to rename files in bulk. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Matt Tisdale is back today with another solution to a situation at work… I received a call from a gentleman named Cristofer this afternoon. He had a business need and he heard from someone that Windows PowerShell could help. I t...

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox, talks about using Windows PowerShell and Pinvoke to delete locked files. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog post by newly crowned Windows PowerShell MVP, Boe Prox. Long-time readers of the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog are familiar with Boe’s work, but this is his...