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August 31, 2004Aug 31, 200408/31/04Hey, Scripting Guy! I need my script to prompt users to enter some information, like the name of the file they want to create. How do I do that?— RW, Williamsport, PA
Hey, BN. The simplest – and most foolproof –
August 30, 2004Aug 30, 200408/30/04Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there a way to make a script stop itself if certain conditions aren’t met? Like say I’m going to copy files to a remote computer, but then the remote computer isn’t available. Can I write code that tells the script to just go ahead and quit at that point?
August 27, 2004Aug 27, 200408/27/04Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a script that does certain management tasks based on the day of the week. I know how get the date in a script, but how can I tell whether it’s a Monday or a Tuesday or whatever?
August 26, 2004Aug 26, 200408/26/04Hey, Scripting Guy! When I run a batch file, I can use the Title command to change the caption of the command window. Can I change the caption of the command window from within a script?
— AA, Yokohama, Japan
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August 25, 2004Aug 25, 200408/25/04Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to determine the IP address on a computer, but I keep getting a Type Mismatch error. Do you know why?
— AQ, Jacksonville, FL
Hey, AQ. As a matter of fact, we do know why you’re getting a Type Mismatch error,
August 24, 2004Aug 24, 200408/24/04Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to pull a list of all my users out of Active Directory. I’m using ADO to search for these users, but no matter what I do I can only get 1,000 user names, even though we probably have 10 times that many user accounts.
August 23, 2004Aug 23, 200408/23/04Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I change the current directory while my script is running?
— KO, Kalispell, MT
Hey, KO. Yes, you can change the current directory while a script is running, provided you are running Windows Script Host 5.6, that is.
August 20, 2004Aug 20, 200408/20/04Hey, Scripting Guy! In my logon script, how can I find out which Active Directory groups a user belongs to?
— JB, Montpelier, VT
Hey, JB. This is pretty easy to do in a logon script:
On Error Resume Next
Set objADSysInfo = CreateObject(“ADSystemInfo”)
strUser = objADSysInfo.UserName
Set objUser = GetObject(“LDAP://” &
August 19, 2004Aug 19, 200408/19/04Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there any way to determine whether or not a specific folder exists on a computer?
— RP, Umatilla, OR
Hey, RP. There are a couple ways of doing this, depending on whether you are looking for the folder on the local computer or on a remote computer,
August 18, 2004Aug 18, 200408/18/04Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there a good way to time how long it takes for a script to run?
— BN, Montreal, Canada
Hey, BN. Probably the easiest way to do this is to let the script time itself. To accomplish that feat,
