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Weekend Scripter: Two Way-Cool PowerShell Text File Tricks: Tail and Wait

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about two way-cool new Windows PowerShell parameters: Tail and Wait. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Some things in Windows PowerShell are just so cool that I get all carried away with them...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, text files, PowerShell 3

Weekend Scripter: Creating a Sample Log File by Using PowerShell

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to create sample textual log output by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, it is the weekend. It seems like it has been a rather long week, but I guess in...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, text files

Scripting Wife Learns to Work with Text Files

Summary : The Scripting Wife learns to use Windows PowerShell to write to text files and to include the date in a log. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other night the Scripting Wife and I went to the Charlotte IT Pro User Group meeting...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, files, storage, Scripting Wife, text files

Search for and Replace Words in a CSV File by Using PowerShell

Summary: Learn how to search for and replace words in a CSV file by using Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a comma-separated value (CSV) file that contains user names, user groups, and organizational unit (OU) assignments. The problem is...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, text files, CSV and other delimited files

Use PowerShell to Open Files That Contain Matching Words

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to search a folder for matching strings and to open them automatically in Notepad. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been enjoying using the Select-String cmdlet, but I have a question. When I use Select-String Read...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, string manipulation, text files, Select-String

Use an Easy PowerShell Command to Search Files for Information

Summary : Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell command to search easily for information in a collection of files. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to parse multiple files for text that are in a single folder. I hate to have to write a script for...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, string manipulation, text files, Select-String

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 04 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

The 2011 Scripting Games Beginner Event 5: Use PowerShell to Collect Basic Computer Information

Summary : Beginner Event 5 uses Windows PowerShell to collect basic computer information. About this event Division Beginner Date of Event 4/8/2011 12:01 AM Due Date 4/15/2011 12:01 AM Event scenario You need to collect the user name, computer name, domain...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, text files, 2011 Scripting Games, Beginner, Event 5

Scripting Wife Uses PowerShell to Create Files Automatically

Summary : The Scripting Wife learns how to use Windows PowerShell to automatically create files with the date stored in them. The room seems quiet now. I take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and begin to relax. My name is Ed Wilson. I am the Microsoft...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Scripting Wife, text files

Create a Custom File Extension by Using PowerShell

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create a custom file extension to store code snippets. Weekend Scripter: Creating a .snip file type Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. After I created the Get-CodeSnippet function yesterday , I decided...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, operating system, registry, files, storage, text files

Use Jobs to Run Parallel Queries or Remove Objects from Active Memory

Summary: Learn how to use jobs to run parallel queries, remove objects from active memory, work with text files and use the Get-Member Cmdlet to go behind the scenes of PowerShell commands in this edition of Quick Hits Friday. In this Post: Use Jobs to...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, VBScript, security, DACLS and SACLS, jobs, text files, Quick Hits Friday

Automatically Add Comments in PowerShell, Work with Text Files and Customize Office Communicator

Summary: Learn how to automatically add multiline comments in the Windows PowerShell ISE, how to work with text files in VBScript, and how to customize Microsoft Office Communicator. In this post: Customize Sounds in Office Communicator Work with Text...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, VBScript, text files, Quick-Hits Friday, Windows PowerShell ISE, messaging and communication

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Create a Text File of a Specific Size?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to create a text file that is a specific size. I know that I can create a text file by using FSUTIL, but when I open the file, it is empty. Therefore, I would like a text file that contains...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, 2010 Scripting Games, text files

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Create a Series of Text Files?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to know how to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to create a series of text files on my Windows 7 computer. Here is the deal: I would like to create a large number of text files that contain basic information and would be used for...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, 2010 Scripting Games, text files, Event 3

Expert Solutions: Beginner Event 8 of the 2010 Scripting Games

( Note : These solutions were written for Beginner Event 8 of the 2010 Scripting Games.) Beginner Event 8 (Windows PowerShell) Arnaud Petitjean System Architect and Windows PowerShell trainer Windows PowerShell MVP Co-Founder of the French Windows...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, VBScript, operating system, 2010 Scripting Games, text files, processes, Beginner Event 8, expert commentators

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