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December 2004 - Scripting Blog

How Can I Save Word Documents as Text Files By Using a Script?

December 22, 2004 Dec 22, 2004 12/22/04
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a series of Word files. I would like to open each of these files and save them as plain-text files. Is there a way to do that using a script?-- CG Hey, CG. Yes, you can do this quite easily with a script; in fact, with very few exceptions anything you can do within a Microsoft Office program you can do by using a ...

How Can I Tell Whether a Group is a Security Group or a Distribution Group?

December 21, 2004 Dec 21, 2004 12/21/04
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there any way to tell whether an Active Directory group is a security group or a distribution group?-- AW Hey, AW. As a matter of fact, there is; this script will tell you what type of group you’re dealing with:Set objGroup = GetObject _ ("LDAP://cn=Finance Managers, ou=Finance, dc=Fabrikam, dc=com") Wscript....

How Can I Return a List of Downloaded Controls and Applets for Internet Explorer?

December 20, 2004 Dec 20, 2004 12/20/04
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there an easy way to find out what programs have been downloaded for Internet Explorer (the items that are in the folder C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files)? I can use a script to get the executable file names and dependent files, but I’d like to be able to get the names as they are shown in the folder itself.-- AC...

How Can I Connect to a Folder When There’s an Apostrophe in the Folder Name?

December 17, 2004 Dec 17, 2004 12/17/04
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m using the WMI class Win32_Directory to get information about folders on a computer. It works great, except when there’s an apostrophe in the folder name; then, it doesn’t work at all. How can I use WMI to connect to folders that have apostrophes in their names?-- JO Hey, JO. Ah, the apostrophe (also known as ...

How Can I Get a List of All the Domain Controllers in My Domain?

December 16, 2004 Dec 16, 2004 12/16/04
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! Is it possible to get a list of all the domain controllers in my domain?-- KT Hey, KT. As a matter of fact, there are at least two ways to get a list of all domain controllers in your domain. The first way is pretty easy, but not guaranteed; depending on how you’ve set up Active Directory, you could miss a few of your ...