The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

How Can I Work with a CN that Has a Comma in It?

November 5, 2004 Nov 5, 2004 11/5/04

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! My user accounts have commas in their CN attributes; for example, Myer, Ken. How do I bind to those user accounts using a script? I always get the error message “An invalid dn syntax has been specified.”-- GT (image) (image) Hey, GT. For those of you who don’t know, the CN attribute is the ...

How Can I Delete All Files Older Than a Specified Date?

November 4, 2004 Nov 4, 2004 11/4/04

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’d like to have a script that can search my computer for all files older than a certain date, and then automatically delete those files. Can I do that?-- GM(image) (image) (image) Hey, GM. Can you write a script that will search for and delete all the old files on your computer? You bet. Should you write a ...

How Can I Play a Sound From Within a Script?

November 3, 2004 Nov 3, 2004 11/3/04

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a script that pops up a message box to alert users to a problem. Is there any way I can play a sound at the same time the message box appears?-- TL(image) (image) (image) Hey, TL. You guys do this on purpose, don’t you; you love to ask questions where there isn’t a clear-cut answer. This is yet ...

How Can I Delete the Files in the Temporary Internet Files Folder?

November 2, 2004 Nov 2, 2004 11/2/04

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there a way to delete all the files in the Temporary Internet Files folder using a script?-- KR(image) (image) (image) Hey, AK. You know, prompted by your question one of the Scripting Guys (who shall remain nameless) thought to himself, “Hmmm, I wonder what’s in my Temporary Internet Files folder?” ...

How Can I Make Selections from a Form When Using a Script?

November 1, 2004 Nov 1, 2004 11/1/04

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’d like to have a form with four radio buttons on it, each button representing a different computer. You choose a radio button, click another button, and then a script runs against the computer you selected. How do I do that?-- CW(image) (image) (image) Hey, CW. If we’re talking strictly VBScript and ...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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