April 2011 - Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog - PowerShell.com – PowerShell Scripts, Tips, Forums, and Resources

Reusing PowerShell Code—What is Best?

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...

Published Sat, Apr 30 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, functions, writing

Expert Solution for 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 10: Use a PowerShell Proxy Function to Create Temporary Files

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP Shay Levy shows how to use a proxy function to easily create temporary files and solve Advanced Event 10 in the 2011 Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. As we wrap up the 2011 Scripting Games today...

Published Fri, Apr 29 2011 2:15 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, functions, 2011 Scripting Games, Advanced, Event 10

Expert Solution for 2011 Scripting Games Beginner Event 10: Use Easy PowerShell Code to Time Script Operations

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP Marco Shaw solves beginner event 10 in the 2011 Scripting Games and shows how to time script operations Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Marco Shaw is the author of the expert commentary for Beginner Event 10...

Published Fri, Apr 29 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, dates and times, guest blogger, 2011 Scripting Games, Beginner, Event 10

Expert Solution for 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 9: Use a PowerShell Function to Simplify Logging in Your Scripts

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Arnaud Pettijean, shows how to create a function to simplify script logging while solving 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 9. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Arnaud Pettijean is our expert commentator for...

Published Thu, Apr 28 2011 2:15 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, files, guest blogger, 2011 Scripting Games, Advanced, Event 9

Expert Solution for 2011 Scripting Games Beginner Event 9:Use a PowerShell Function to Simplify Script Logging

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Jonathan Medd, shows beginners how to create a function to simplify script logging in Event 9 of the 2011 Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Today we have Jonathan Medd to provide his solution...

Published Thu, Apr 28 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, files, guest blogger, 2011 Scripting Games, Beginner, Event 9

Expert Solution for 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 8: Use PowerShell to Resize Images and to Remove EXIF Data

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Marc van Orsouw, resizes images and removes EXIF metadata while solving 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Marc van Orsouw (MoW) is our expert commentator for Advanced Event...

Published Wed, Apr 27 2011 2:15 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, graphical, graphics, multimedia, 2011 Scripting Games, Advanced, Event 8

Expert Solution for 2011 Scripting Games Beginner Event 8: Use PowerShell to Write Disk File Information for Excel

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Doug Finke, gathers file information and writes it to a CSV file that is readable in Excel while solving 2011 Scripting Games Beginner Event 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Doug Finke is the expert commentator...

Published Wed, Apr 27 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, files, storage, guest blogger, 2011 Scripting Games, Beginner, Event 8

Expert Solution for 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 7: Use PowerShell and Regex to Get Twitter IDs from a Web Page

Summary : Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP, Tome Tanasovski, uses regular expressions to get Twitter IDs from a web page while solving Advanced Event 7 in 2011 Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Tome Tanasovski is the expert commentator...

Published Tue, Apr 26 2011 2:15 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Advanced Event 7, downloading files, using the Internet, regular expressions, 2011 Scripting Games

Expert Solution for 2011 Scripting Games Beginner Event 7: Use PowerShell to Get the Number of Days Between Dates

Summary : Microsoft PFE, Michael Frommhold, uses Windows PowerShell to get the number of days between two dates as he solves Beginner Event 7 in one line of code. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Michael Frommhold is the author for the expert...

Published Tue, Apr 26 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, dates and times, guest blogger, 2011 Scripting Games, Beginner, Event 7

Final Results: Winners for the 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Category

Top Submitters from the Advanced Events User Name Total Points Scripts Rated Total Ratings Bartek Bielawski 39.92 10 27 Milo 39.00 10 22 Glenn Sizemore 38.67 10 23 Franck RICHARD 37.67 10 21 Boe Prox 36.73 10 24 Peter Rossi 35.83 10 23 Miklos Karasz 35...

Published Mon, Apr 25 2011 10:15 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, leaderboard, 2011 Scripting Games, Advanced

Final Results: Winners for the 2011 Scripting Games Beginner Category

Top Submitters from the Beginner Events User Name Total Points Scripts Rated Total Ratings KSchulte 37.67 10 22 Sadie Trest 37.50 10 21 Daniel Cruz 35.67 10 21 Andre Gibel - CH 35.67 10 23 Jeremy Dunlop 32.58 10 28 Arposh 32.00 10 20 Brian T Young 31...

Published Mon, Apr 25 2011 10:15 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, leaderboard, 2011 Scripting Games, Beginner

Expert Solution for 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 6: Use PowerShell to Get Twitter IDs from a Web Page

Summary : Microsoft Windows PowerShell senior software engineer, Lee Holmes, solves 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 6 and gets Twitter IDs from a web page. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Today we have Lee Holmes as our expert commentator...

Published Mon, Apr 25 2011 2:15 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, downloading files, using the Internet, regular expressions, 2011 Scripting Games, Advanced, Event 6

Expert Solution for 2011 Scripting Games Beginner Event 6: Parse the Windows Update Log for Errors with PowerShell

Summary : Microsoft MVP, Sean Kearney, uses Windows PowerShell to solve 2011 Scripting Games Beginner Event 6 and parse the Windows update log for errors. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Today we have Sean Kearney to provide his solution for...

Published Mon, Apr 25 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, text files, guest blogger, 2011 Scripting Games, Beginner, Event 6

Modify the PowerShell ISE to Remove Aliases from Scripts

Summary : In this weekend scripter blog, learn how to modify the Windows PowerShell ISE so that it automatically removes aliases from a script. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. The PowerShell Deep Dive in Las Vegas, Nevada was...

Published Sun, Apr 24 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Weekend Scripter, Windows PowerShell ISE

Use Regular Expression Pattern when Parsing PowerShell Script

Summary : Part three in the series about replacing Windows PowerShell aliases with full cmdlet names uses a regular expression pattern and the tokenizer. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. With the final scripts uploaded for...

Published Sat, Apr 23 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, regular expressions, writing scripts

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