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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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

The top three tips for effective sorting in PowerShell

May 3, 2016 May 3, 2016 05/3/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn the top three tips to effectively use Windows PowerShell to sort data in this blog post by the Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson. One of the fundamental things that I need to do when I look at any kind of data is sort it so that I can make sense of what I am looking at. It doesn’t matter if I am looking at Yelp for ...

Use a script block to create custom groupings in PowerShell

April 19, 2016 Apr 19, 2016 04/19/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use a script block with the Group-Object cmdlet in Windows PowerShell to create custom groupings in this article by Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson. Good morning. Ed Wilson the Microsoft Scripting Guy is here. This week, I have been hanging out with a group of writers. It has been both fun and educational. It is always...

Discover relationships by using Group-Object in PowerShell

April 18, 2016 Apr 18, 2016 04/18/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use one of the most basic Windows PowerShell cmdlets, the Group-Object cmdlet, to see relationships among different objects. There are some things in life that just seem to always go together: jasmine flowers and green tea, scones and English breakfast tea, or even peanut butter and apples. In the world of Windows ...

Overview of the PowerShellGet module to find scripts

February 23, 2016 Feb 23, 2016 02/23/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: In this blog post, I provide a quick overview of the PowerShellGet module and its various commands. Believe it or not, the Windows PowerShell Saturday event in Tampa, Florida is coming up pretty quickly. There are still some tickets available, but they have been going pretty quickly lately. There are some awesome speakers coming to ...

PowerTip: Learn about PowerShell default parameter values

February 2, 2016 Feb 2, 2016 02/2/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn about the default parameter values in Windows PowerShell. (image) How can I find more about default parameter values in Windows PowerShell? (image) Use the Get-Help cmdlet and search for *defaultParameter*. The following command returns a list of Help topics ...

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