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July 31, 2007Jul 31, 200707/31/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I configure a pair of dropdown lists in an HTA so that, when I change the selection in the first list, the options available in the second list also change?— PC
Hey, PC. Before we get going today,
July 28, 2007Jul 28, 200707/28/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I map a printer based on the local computer’s OU?— TG
Hey, TG. Before we begin, we’d like to offer a sincere and heartfelt apology to the Scripting Editor. In a recent column, we made it sound as if,
July 27, 2007Jul 27, 200707/27/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I configure the print options in PowerPoint so that, by default, handouts are printed rather than slides?— OG
Hey, OG. You know, whoever said “Lightning never strikes twice in the same place” didn’t reckon on the Scripting Guys,
July 26, 2007Jul 26, 200707/26/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a new WMI namespace under the root namespace?— MT
Hey, MT. So how are you doing, MT? We hope you’re doing well; the Scripting Guys hope that everyone is doing well. (OK: we hope that most everyone is doing well.
July 25, 2007Jul 25, 200707/25/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I save all my contacts as VCards?— ET
Hey, ET. You know, we have to tell you the truth: after nearly 800 Hey, Scripting Guy! articles the Scripting Guy who writes this column is beginning to get a little burnt-out.
July 24, 2007Jul 24, 200707/24/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I monitor an application’s log file and issue an alert if the timestamp on that file hasn’t changed in the last 30 minutes?— JA
Hey, JA. You know that’s a very interesting question, and one that – say,
July 21, 2007Jul 21, 200707/21/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I truncate file names by removing a common beginning and ending, leaving only the unique middle portion of the name?— RE
Hey, RE. Before we answer your question we’d like to point out that we’ve finally posted the winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge.
July 20, 2007Jul 20, 200707/20/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a custom dialog box that presents the user with two options, and then runs the appropriate subroutine based on the option they chose?— AM
Hey, AM. Well, today is another day, which is good;
July 19, 2007Jul 19, 200707/19/07Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a bunch of documents I’m trying to transfer to MySpace. In order to do so, I need to put the <br> tag at the end of each and every line in the document. Is there any way to do that using Microsoft Word,
July 17, 2007Jul 17, 200707/17/07Hey, Scripting Guy! Sometimes you go to a Web page and you’ll see a text box that includes some instructions, something like “Please type a description in this box.” When you click on the text box, those instructions disappear; however, if you click on the box,
