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Use PowerShell to Remove Duplicate Lines from a CSV File

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily remove duplicates from a CSV file. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a comma-separated value (CSV) file that comes from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. We use this CSV file to create new users automatically...

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

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

Use PowerShell to Append CSV Files Easily

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily append one CSV file to another CSV file. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem, and I have searched everywhere on the Internet to find an answer. I need to be able to append one comma separated value...

Published Mon, Oct 31 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

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

Use WMI Association Classes to Relate Two Classes Together

Summary: Use a cool Windows PowerShell technique to easily relate two WMI classes together. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, the Scripting Wife and I are getting settled back down from our Canadian tour. We had a great time visiting MVPs...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques

Modify PowerShell Comment-Based Help to Display Function Use

Summary: In the final version of my Windows PowerShell WMI helper module, I add aliases and modify comment-based help to find roles of functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is the weekend, at least in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, modules, WMI

Query WMI Classes by Using PowerShell and Wildcard Patterns

Summary: Learn how to query WMI classes using Windows PowerShell and wildcard character patterns by using a free Scripting Guy module. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, the Scripting Wife and I are finally settling down to a normal routine...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

Easily Filter Empty WMI Properties in PowerShell

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson introduces a WMI filter to remove empty WMI properties by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is no secret by now that I love Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). The information...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

Use a PowerShell Function to Get WMI Key Property Values

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson discusses his version 3 of a Windows PowerShell WMI helper module. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I have really enjoyed working on my HSGWMIModule project this week. On Monday , I created the base WMI...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

Use PowerShell to Easily Find the Key Property of a WMI Class

Summary: Learn how to find the key property of a WMI class by using a Windows PowerShell function. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, I received a decent amount of feedback about version 1 of my HSGWMIhelper Windows PowerShell module. Today...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

A PowerShell WMI Helper Module Described

Summary: In this article, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson begins part 1 of a multipart WMI helper function module for Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. While I was teaching my Windows PowerShell Best Practices class in Montreal...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

Focus on the Object

Summary: In today’s guest article, Microsoft PowerShell MVP Shane Hoey reminds us to focus on the object. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today we have a guest article by Windows PowerShell MVP Shane Hoey. Here is what Shane has to say about...

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

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, guest blogger, writing scripts, Shane Hoey

Use a PowerShell Function to Find Specific WMI Classes

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell function to find WMI classes with specific qualifiers. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. In Thursday’s article , I talked about using the Set-WmiInstance cmdlet to work with WMI classes. One of the parameters...

Published Sat, Oct 22 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, functions, WMI

Create a Really Cool PowerShell ISE Profile

Summary: Learn how to create a powerful Windows PowerShell ISE profile by running a single script. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the problems with writing a daily blog is that after a while, you end with a huge collection of articles...

Published Fri, Oct 21 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, profiles, Windows PowerShell ISE

Use the Set-WmiInstance PowerShell Cmdlet to Ease Configuration

Summary: Learn how to use the Set-WmiInstance Windows PowerShell cmdlet to ease configuration of computers. Hey, Scripting Guy! I was using the Get-Command cmdlet to look at what things I can do with Windows PowerShell, and I noticed a cmdlet called Set...

Published Thu, Oct 20 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

Use PowerShell to Find the Top Values Returned by WMI

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to slice and dice WMI data in an easy, SQL-like fashion. Hey, Scripting Guy! Does the WMI select statement have any other clauses like SQL does? For example, can I just select top 10 * from to get a sample...

Published Wed, Oct 19 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI

Convert a Semicolon-Delimited File to a CSV File

Summary: Learn how to convert easily a semicolon delimited file into a CSV file using Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem at work, and I hope you can help. We have an application that writes one log file every four hours. These log...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

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

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Use PowerShell to Remove Duplicate Lines from a CSV File

Use PowerShell to Append CSV Files Easily

Use WMI Association Classes to Relate Two Classes Together

Modify PowerShell Comment-Based Help to Display Function Use

Query WMI Classes by Using PowerShell and Wildcard Patterns

Easily Filter Empty WMI Properties in PowerShell

Use a PowerShell Function to Get WMI Key Property Values

Use PowerShell to Easily Find the Key Property of a WMI Class

A PowerShell WMI Helper Module Described

Focus on the Object

Use a PowerShell Function to Find Specific WMI Classes

Create a Really Cool PowerShell ISE Profile

Use the Set-WmiInstance PowerShell Cmdlet to Ease Configuration

Use PowerShell to Find the Top Values Returned by WMI

Convert a Semicolon-Delimited File to a CSV File