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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Connect Two Group Policy Objects in Active Directory and Compare Them Offline? (Part 2)

July 16, 2010 Jul 16, 2010 07/16/10
ScriptingGuy1
  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to connect to two Group Policy objects (GPOs) in Active Directory and make an offline copy of the GPOs using Windows PowerShell 2.0 so that I can compare the two objects. I know I can do this using the Group Policy Management Console, but I have several hundred GPOs in my domain and I do not have ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Quickly Check Stocks with Windows PowerShell?

November 19, 2009 Nov 19, 2009 11/19/09
ScriptingGuy1
  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a customized MSN home page. I really like the new layout, but it is rather inefficient to open Internet Explorer, and wait for a few minutes just to check out the latest stock prices. What I need is a Windows PowerShell script that I can use to quickly retrieve my stock information without the need to ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use a Web Service to Find Weather for a Specific City?

November 18, 2009 Nov 18, 2009 11/18/09
ScriptingGuy1
  Hey, Scripting Guy! I thought your script yesterday was pretty cool, but there is a problem with it. Retrieving the weather from a script is awesome; however, I need to know which cities are available. If I want to know the weather in Sydney, Australia (your example), I am all set. I’m sure you can see this coming: I do not ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Web Services?

November 17, 2009 Nov 17, 2009 11/17/09
ScriptingGuy1
  Hey, Scripting Guy! I remember reading about things called “Web services” a long time ago. It seems that I do not hear much about these anymore. Do they really exist, and if so what are they good for? -- GK Hello GK, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. We have had to batten down the hatches here in Charlotte, ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is There an Easier Way to Work with XML Files?

November 16, 2009 Nov 16, 2009 11/16/09
ScriptingGuy1
  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a file that I need to parse. It is an XML file, and it is very ugly. Who in the world ever thought that an XML file would be better than a plain CSV file? Unfortunately, Microsoft seems to be enamored with XML, and I cannot get away from it. Surely, there must be a better way to work with XML than to go ...