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  Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows you how to add a progress bar to your script.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I was sitting in the kitchen reflecting on how much nicer things are nowadays than they used to be even a few years ago. For example, the Scripting Wife and I have a computer in our kitchen. The comput...

Summary: Use a custom Windows PowerShell function to simplify importing command history into the current environment. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, well it has been a fun week. I got to thaw out in Florida after my presentation to SQL Saturday in Tampa. I made some new friends on Twitter, Facebook, and Linked In. I had several really p...

  Summary: Microsoft MVP Sean Kearney shows how to use the Bing web services API from inside a Windows PowerShell script.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Sean Kearney is back with us today as he continues to share with us his discoveries while playing. Read more about Sean in the introduction on this blog post. Let us see what S...

   Summary: Increase your Windows PowerShell productivity by unleashing the power of parameter aliases.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The more I work with Windows PowerShell the more I enjoy it. On the other hand, there are still some challenges that need to be met in terms of both discoverability and in usability. Quite ...

   Summary: Guest blogger and Microsoft MVP, Sean Kearney, shows how to explore XML files with Windows PowerShell in this beginner how-to article.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. We have another guest blogger this weekend. Sean Kearney has been working away on his keyboard and is so forthcoming in sharing his work. You can ...