Comments on: Powershell Replace-String Function http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/ Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:10:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: aaron http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/comment-page-1/#comment-909 aaron Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:23:05 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/#comment-909 I think you could use the Excel COM API from within powershell (though I haven't tried it so I don't have much specific advice). Maybe this link will be helpful... http://blogs.technet.com/heyscriptingguy/archive/2006/09/08/how-can-i-use-windows-powershell-to-automate-microsoft-excel.aspx I think you could use the Excel COM API from within powershell (though I haven’t tried it so I don’t have much specific advice). Maybe this link will be helpful…
http://blogs.technet.com/heyscriptingguy/archive/2006/09/08/how-can-i-use-windows-powershell-to-automate-microsoft-excel.aspx

]]> By: CodeRover http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/comment-page-1/#comment-908 CodeRover Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:21:28 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/#comment-908 How can one use PowerShell to replace Carriage Return character in a MS Excel spreadsheet with an empty space? How can one use PowerShell to replace Carriage Return character in a MS Excel spreadsheet with an empty space?

]]> By: search http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/comment-page-1/#comment-857 search Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:14:28 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/#comment-857 Search and replace should be a basic feature for a lot of things. I see lots of applications not even providing this feature, which is pull your hair out frustrating. Search and replace should be a basic feature for a lot of things. I see lots of applications not even providing this feature, which is pull your hair out frustrating.

]]> By: Byteway http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Byteway Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:28:52 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/#comment-734 How can I replace (special characters) within a servicename the "$" sign for a "?". When I escape the $ character within the service name, it is not accepted: $servicename = AOS$01 stop-Service $servicename (this returns errors: service name can not be found) Changing the servicename to: $servicename = AOS\$01 $servicename = AOS'$01 does not work ??? Please can you give a tip on how to solve this? Regards, Byteway How can I replace (special characters) within a servicename the “$” sign for a “?”. When I escape the $ character within the service name, it is not accepted:
$servicename = AOS$01
stop-Service $servicename (this returns errors: service name can not be found)

Changing the servicename to:
$servicename = AOS\$01
$servicename = AOS’$01
does not work ???

Please can you give a tip on how to solve this?

Regards,
Byteway

]]> By: moshe ro http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/comment-page-1/#comment-538 moshe ro Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:25:03 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/#comment-538 Hi, Exactly what I need : I wrote a PS script that contain a lot of string replacements in files ,and your function Replace-String made it simple and readable. Hi,
Exactly what I need :
I wrote a PS script that contain a lot of string replacements in files ,and your function Replace-String made it simple and readable.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Anonymous Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:10:06 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/#comment-55 Hi there ;) Just what I needed. I think that you may also ommit the first cmdlet (get-childitem) and incorporate it into select-string using the the -path option. Just my two cents ;) Hi there ;)

Just what I needed. I think that you may also ommit the first cmdlet (get-childitem) and incorporate it into select-string using the the -path option. Just my two cents ;)

]]> By: Refactoring C# with PowerShell | Aaron Lerch http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Refactoring C# with PowerShell | Aaron Lerch Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:09:20 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/#comment-54 [...] Note that this function relies on my “Replace-String” function, found here. [...] [...] Note that this function relies on my “Replace-String” function, found here. [...]

]]> By: Refactoring C# with PowerShell - Aaron Lerch http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Refactoring C# with PowerShell - Aaron Lerch Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:06:15 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/#comment-53 [...] Note that this function relies on my "Replace-String" function, found here. [...] [...] Note that this function relies on my "Replace-String" function, found here. [...]

]]> By: aaron http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/comment-page-1/#comment-51 aaron Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:34 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/#comment-51 Good point, it's a messy solution, but sometimes it's what we have to do. :) Good point, it’s a messy solution, but sometimes it’s what we have to do. :)

]]> By: schallm http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/comment-page-1/#comment-52 schallm Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:34 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/03/28/powershell-replace-string-function/#comment-52 This code/function works for simple regular expressions, but if you need to replace across lines it will not work. Unfortunately I can't seem to get Select-String to work across lines, so you would need to have a $narrow as well as a $find. The @narrow would be a single line regex that would narrow the number of files you would perform the full $find regex on. Here is updated code. This will read the whole file into a string, so it may use a chunk of memory for large files...<BR/><BR/>Get-ChildItem $includes | Select-String $narrow -list | % { [string]::join("`n", (Get-Content $_.Path)) -replace $find, $replace | set-content $_.Path } This code/function works for simple regular expressions, but if you need to replace across lines it will not work. Unfortunately I can’t seem to get Select-String to work across lines, so you would need to have a $narrow as well as a $find. The @narrow would be a single line regex that would narrow the number of files you would perform the full $find regex on. Here is updated code. This will read the whole file into a string, so it may use a chunk of memory for large files…

Get-ChildItem $includes | Select-String $narrow -list | % { [string]::join(“`n”, (Get-Content $_.Path)) -replace $find, $replace | set-content $_.Path }

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