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Ed Wilson: On translating VBScript to Windows PowerShell

"One of the things that I often discuss with people who write VBScript code is the process of translating VBScript code to Windows PowerShell code. In fact, several years ago, I was approached about writing a utility that would automate the process. I thought about it long and hard, and in the end decided to forgo developing such a tool."
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Ed Wilson: Developing a script taxonomy

"As we have been busy at the TechNet Script Center with our migration to a blog, and bringing the TechNet Script Center Gallery on line, I have been giving a lot of thought to organizing the keywords/tags that are used to provide quick links to groups of topics."
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Ed Wilson: The TechNet Script Center Gallery

Ed Wilson says, "At long last we have a real code gallery for the Script Center. This was a project that was in the planning stages for nearly a year. The great thing about the new code gallery is the way it fosters community involvement."
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Ed Wilson: Lessons learned from testing 200 scripts

Ed shares some lessons learned after writing all 200 Windows PowerShell scripts for the Windows 7 Resource Kit.

Ed Wilson: Designing input for a script

Ed describes the multistep process he uses when writing a script.

Ed Wilson: Scripting Games update

The 2009 summer scripting games are nearly half over at the script center: www.scriptingGuys.com.
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Ed Wilson: The power of collaboration

Today we begin the third day of the 2009 Summer Scripting Games. One thing has become clear to me as I have been reviewing hundreds of scripts, all of which are designed to do essentially the same thing, is that there is not a single way to accomplish a given task.

Ed Wilson: Let the Scripting Games begin

The 2009 Summer Scripting Games actually begin…well, let's see…yes, they actually begin today!

Ed Wilson: When 6 is 5.99999999999999

Occasionally I receive an e-mail that causes me to stop what I am doing and investigate. This was the case yesterday, when I received an e-mail with some code in it.
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Ed Wilson: Where are all the objects?

I received an e-mail this morning about all the cool COM objects we use in our scripts over at the Microsoft Script Center. And the e-mail included a question: where are all the COM objects documented?
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Ed Wilson: What is an advanced Scripter?

The Summer Scripting Games are underway and once again, the age old question raises its head: what is beginning scripting, and what is advanced scripting?
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Ed Wilson: The Scripting Games are Afoot

As the author of five scripting books for Microsoft Press, I am very concerned about opportunities to learn scripting. As the Microsoft Scripting Guy, I take pride in announcing the Scripting Games.
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