Scripting Blog [archived]

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November 2004 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Can I Edit .INI Files Using a Script?

November 30, 2004 Nov 30, 2004 11/30/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I edit.INI files using a script?-- MZ(image) (image) (image) Hey, MZ. Yes, you can edit .INI files (or any kind of text files, for that matter) using a script. The method you have to use might not be the most elegant process in the world, but it’ll work. And that’s all we really care about, right? Before...

How Can I Attach a File to an Email Sent Using CDO?

November 29, 2004 Nov 29, 2004 11/29/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I understand how to use CDO to send an email, but how do I include an attachment with that email?-- RT(image) (image) (image) Hey, RT. And, incidentally, thanks for this question. At least one of the Scripting Guys spent most of his Thanksgiving weekend eating and, on the rare occasions when he wasn’t eating, ...

How Can I Retrieve Disk Quota Information for a Single User?

November 24, 2004 Nov 24, 2004 11/24/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I retrieve disk quota information for a single user?-- AB(image) (image) (image) Hey, AB. There are a couple different ways to get disk quota information for a single user, depending on which version of Windows you have installed on the computer. If you’re running Windows XP or Windows 2003, you can ...

How Can I Run a Script Against a Range of IP Addresses?

November 23, 2004 Nov 23, 2004 11/23/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’d like to run a script against all the computers on a subnet. Is there a way to do that without having to hardcode all the IP addresses into the script?-- RB(image) (image) (image) Hey, RB. Based on your email, it sounds like you have a setup similar to this: you have a subnet with IP addresses ranging from ...