The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

New PowerShell content is being posted to the PowerShell Community blog where members of the community can create posts by submitting content in the GitHub repository.

Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Learn How to Use the Free PowerShell ISE to Edit Scripts

February 7, 2012 Feb 7, 2012 02/7/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn about using the Windows PowerShell ISE to edit scripts, and to modify the script execution policy in this step-by-step blog. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. I was following your blog yesterday about typing long commands inside the Windows PowerShell ISE, and I saved my work because I did not want to ...

Use the PowerShell ISE to Work with Long Commands

February 6, 2012 Feb 6, 2012 02/6/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell ISE to work with long commands and make things easier to understand. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t get the purpose of the Windows PowerShell ISE. I mean, we have the Windows PowerShell console, and most of the time, all I am doing is typing a few commands there. Why should I ...

Why Should I Learn PowerShell? Real World Example Saves the Day!

January 28, 2012 Jan 28, 2012 01/28/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Guest blogger, Tim Bolton, shares a real world story that brings home the need to learn Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here, and it’s time for the Weekend Scripter. Today we have a guest blogger, Tim Bolton. (image) Tim Bolton has been involved in the IT Pro community for over 18 years. Tim received ...

Use PowerShell to Choose Unique Objects from a Sorted List

January 15, 2012 Jan 15, 2012 01/15/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to select unique objects and properties from a sorted list. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I have been busy working on the study guide for the 2012 Scripting Games. It will look similar to the 2011 Scripting Games Guide. If you are thinking about the...

Use PowerShell to Group and Format Output

January 14, 2012 Jan 14, 2012 01/14/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, teaches how to use Windows PowerShell to group and to format output. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things about Windows PowerShell is that it allows you to work the way that you like to do so. The other day, I was making a presentation to the Charlotte PowerShell Users...

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