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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I Migrate a VBScript to Windows PowerShell that parses a log file for errors?

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. Because this log has a tendency...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, string manipulation, VBScript migration

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I Convert a VBScript That Searches Text Files into Windows PowerShell?

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, it moves the text file to an archive folder. --...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, string manipulation, VBScript migration

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to Search a Text File for multiple strings?

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. If the words are found, the script...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, string manipulation, VBScript migration

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Create a Text File with Fixed-Length Lines?

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...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, string manipulation, VBScript migration

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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I Migrate a VBScript to Windows PowerShell that parses a log file for errors?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I Convert a VBScript That Searches Text Files into Windows PowerShell?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to Search a Text File for multiple strings?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Create a Text File with Fixed-Length Lines?