Summary: Learn Windows PowerShell cmdlet names by taking the Dr. Scripto Challenge. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The Scripting Wife and I are on a road trip in Canada. We had a wonderful time in Toronto with Windows PowerShell MVP Sean Kearney. Now we are heading to Ottawa where we plan to meet with Windows PowerShell MVP Kirk ...
Summary: Learn two simple Windows PowerShell methods to remove the last letter of a string.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have, what should be a simple question. I need to be able to remove only the last character from a string. For example, if I have a string the scripts, I want the string to be the script instead. If I have the number 12345, ...
Summary: Superhero BATCHman defeats evil Hextor and converts hexadecimal to ASCII to retrieve passwords.
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Sean Kearney is back again, and this time he delivers Episode 7 of the BATCHman series.
Whenever trouble happens in systems and people will call,
And darkness rolls out causing your ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson discusses four different techniques for using Windows PowerShell to convert date formats.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. Although I am sure you hear this a lot, this problem is causing me a major problem at work. Here is the deal. We are a large company and we have operations both in the...
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to search a folder for matching strings and to open them automatically in Notepad.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been enjoying using the Select-String cmdlet, but I have a question. When I use Select-String, it lists the file that it finds the match in, but I have to copy and paste from there in...