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    Q: Hey Scripting Guy! I need help migrating a script from VBScript to Windows PowerShell 2.0. The VBScript is one that I based upon an old Hey Scripting Guy! article. I use it to search a text file for specific words. If the words are found, the script displays a message stating this fact. I do not want to learn Windows PowerSh...

    Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to learn Windows PowerShell 2.0, but I am having some issues when it comes to string manipulation. I have been a faithful reader of the Scripting Guys for several years, and I have found many of the scripts to be critical in my business environment. I wish I could simply translate the VBScript s...

Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a number of files that were manually created by various people in a common folder. Unfortunately, they did not follow a specific naming convention as well as they should, and as a result they do not sort very well. Some people preceded the file names with the word “File,” and others appended their name to the file....

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a file name from the date? I have this application that creates a log file, and every hour I would like to save that log file as a file whose name is generated from the current time stamp. Can this be done?- RH Hi RH, Ever since I read your e-mail message, I have had this old Rolling Stones tune stuck in my h...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to create a bunch of users via script, but I am having problems dealing with their passwords. I do not want to give everyone the same password, and I do not want to have to manually create a hundred passwords and store them in a file, so I am nearly at a loss. I have seen some password generator programs on the Int...