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Generate Random Letters with PowerShell

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about generating random letters with Windows PowerShell. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to generate a string of random letters. These letters need to be five characters long, and they should be either upper case or lower case. I do not need any numbers or special characters. In fact...

Reverse Strings with PowerShell

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to reverse strings.(image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I am working with Windows PowerShell, and I need to reverse a string. I am surprised there is no reverse method in the string class. It seems like a major oversight. Anyway, can you show me how to do this ...

Long String Running

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using a compound string command. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other day, the Scripting Wife and I headed to Nashville for a couple of speaking engagements. We decided to head through Alabama instead of going through Atlanta for a couple of reasons. We have never ...

Easy Parsing of Messages with PowerShell

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about parsing event message strings with Windows PowerShell. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have seen people using different tools to find stuff in strings in Windows PowerShell, but it always looks complicated. Why is that? I thought Windows PowerShell was supposed to make things easier...

Dude It’s a String—The Video

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, presents a video to talk about working with strings in Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I present a video where I talk about working with strings—in particular empty or null strings. I talk about the differences between empty, null, and white space in ...