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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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 a Simple PowerShell Technique to Create Random Numbers

May 27, 2011 May 27, 2011 05/27/11

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, teaches you how to use a simple Windows PowerShell cmdlet to create random numbers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the questions I received when I was speaking at the SQL Rally in Orlando, Florida was whether I prefer working in the Windows PowerShell console, or do I prefer to ...

Use PowerShell to Export Outlook Calendar Information

May 24, 2011 May 24, 2011 05/24/11

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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to export Microsoft Outlook calendar information. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I was reading your Hey Scripting Guy! blogs that were talking about the 2011 Scripting Games. I was unable to compete this year, but that did not prevent me from watching the games. I bet you did not know that ...

Best Practice for Using Aliases in PowerShell Scripts

May 1, 2011 May 1, 2011 05/1/11

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses the use of aliases in Windows PowerShell scripts. He covers the pros and cons in this blog. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. “You can have my aliases when you pry my cold dead fingers from my keyboard,” was not one of the emails I received during ...

Reusing PowerShell Code—What is Best?

April 30, 2011 Apr 30, 2011 04/30/11

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Summary: In this Weekend Scripter blog, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses considerations for code reuse. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It has been really fun these past few weeks reviewing all of the scripts that were submitted for the 2011 Scripting Games. One of the questions I have seen crop up ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! The Story of a Large Script Project

March 25, 2010 Mar 25, 2010 03/25/10

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(image) Hello, everyone. This is Clint Huffman, this time writing from Seattle, Washington, in the United States. I have hijacked this blog. Don’t tell Ed. Just joking. Actually, Ed Wilson allowed me the honor of filling in for him on one of the blog posts and I hope he isn’t disappointed. I’ve been working on the ...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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