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June 19, 2013Jun 19, 201306/19/13Summary: Simplify your code and do not translate an old file and folder VBScript script into Windows PowerShell.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I know there are not really established patterns and practices for writing VBScript code, or even for writing Windows PowerShell script.
June 18, 2013Jun 18, 201306/18/13Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about translating a VBScript script that queries the Windows Event logs directly into Windows PowerShell.
Hey, Scripting Guy! Dude! I have this way cool VBScript script that I use every day to query the event logs on our servers.
June 8, 2011Jun 8, 201106/8/11Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to pass parameters to VBScript scripts and to console applications.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. This week we will have one guest blogger for the entire week. Sean Kearney has written a series of blog posts about Windows PowerShell and the Legacy.
June 6, 2011Jun 6, 201106/6/11Summary: Learn how to get exit codes from legacy programs or VBScript script from inside Windows PowerShell.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. This week we will have one guest blogger for the entire week. Sean Kearney has written a series of blog posts about Windows PowerShell and the Legacy.
December 21, 2010Dec 21, 201012/21/10
Summary: A Windows PowerShell Carol in which Ebenezer Script learns how to integrate VBScript with PowerShell.
Hey, Scripting Guy! Will Ebenezer Script learn how to integrate VBScript with Windows PowerShell?
— JS
Hello JS, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here.
July 8, 2010Jul 8, 201007/8/10
Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to be able to integrate VBScript scripts into my Windows PowerShell code. I also have some batch files I wish I could use with Windows PowerShell. I do not want to have to rewrite code that works perfectly fine.
July 1, 2010Jul 1, 201007/1/10
Q: Hey Scripting Guy! I need to migrate a VBScript to Windows PowerShell 2.0 that I use to parse a log file for errors that occur during a specific operation. I am only interested in the errors, not the success statements.
June 30, 2010Jun 30, 201006/30/10
Q: Hey Scripting Guy! I need to convert a VBScript into Windows PowerShell 2.0. The script reads the first line of all text files that are in a particular folder, and if a specific word is in that file,
June 29, 2010Jun 29, 201006/29/10
Q: Hey Scripting Guy! I need help migrating a script from VBScript to Windows PowerShell 2.0. The VBScript is one that I based upon an old Hey Scripting Guy! article. I use it to search a text file for specific words.
June 28, 2010Jun 28, 201006/28/10
Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to learn Windows PowerShell 2.0, but I am having some issues when it comes to string manipulation. I have been a faithful reader of the Scripting Guys for several years, and I have found many of the scripts to be critical in my business environment.
