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August 31, 2007Aug 31, 200708/31/07Hey, Scripting Guy! I understand that, in Windows Vista, I can write a script that will cause a scheduled task to immediately execute. How do I do that?— KW
Hey, KW. Before we answer today’s question, we’d like to take a moment to say a few things in memory of our colleague,
August 30, 2007Aug 30, 200708/30/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I “rotate” a text file 180 degrees? I need the last line in the file to become the first line, the first line in the file to become the last line, and all the lines in between to switch places as well.—
August 29, 2007Aug 29, 200708/29/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of my appointments for a specific month (for example, all my appointments for December, 2007)?— HG
Hey, HG. We’ll get to your question in just a moment. Before we do that, however,
August 28, 2007Aug 28, 200708/28/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I find all the files in a directory tree that contain a specified phrase?— PB
Hey, PB. OK, so picture this: for the first time in a couple of months, the Scripting Guy who writes this column and the Scripting Son are playing basketball.
August 25, 2007Aug 25, 200708/25/07Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a spreadsheet where people enter a bunch of data. In order for this data to be used in another application, none of the values can exceed 999; if we have a value like 1234, that’s supposed to be entered as 999,
August 24, 2007Aug 24, 200708/24/07Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to check the size of a folder once every hour; if the folder has exceeded a specified size, I then need to delete the oldest file in that folder. How can I do that?— JC
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August 23, 2007Aug 23, 200708/23/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get the GUID for a user account if all I know is the user’s logon name and domain?— IU
Hey, IU. You know, one of the great things about the Scripting Guy who writes this column is – well,
August 22, 2007Aug 22, 200708/22/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I copy data from one Excel spreadsheet to another Excel spreadsheet?— AC
Hey, AC. You know, we’re going to let you in on a little secret here: the Scripting Guy who writes this column is a tad bit tired this morning.
August 21, 2007Aug 21, 200708/21/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell if a specific wireless network adapter is connected to the network?— MS
Hey, MS. You know, this is a sad day for the Scripting Guy who writes this column. After 10 days of eating Italian pastries,
August 18, 2007Aug 18, 200708/18/07Hey, Scripting Guy! In a logon script, how can I report back disk quota information (like amount of space used and amount of space remaining) for the logged-on user?— HY
Hey, HY. You know, today is shaping up as another tough day for the Scripting Guy who writes this column.
