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February 2005 - Page 2 of 4 - Scripting Blog

How Can I Create a GUID Using a Script?

February 21, 2005 Feb 21, 2005 02/21/05
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! We have items that we need to track using unique identification numbers. My boss suggested that we use GUIDs for this purpose. Is there any way to create a GUID using a script?-- DX Hey, DX. GUIDs (globally unique identifiers) are a good choice for a job like this; we don’t pretend to understand the algorithm behind ...

How Can I List the Files in a Folder and All Its Subfolders?

February 18, 2005 Feb 18, 2005 02/18/05
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I list all of the files in a folder, as well as all the files in any subfolders of that folder?-- MA Hey, MA. This is a question we get asked quite a bit, and one which have avoided answering up till now. That’s because there is no nice, simple answer to this one: a script that can carry out this task is bound ...

How Can I Count the Number of Times a User has Logged on to a Computer?

February 17, 2005 Feb 17, 2005 02/17/05
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I count the number of times a user has logged on to a computer?-- DE Hey, DE. How can you count the number of times a user has logged on to a computer? Good question and, ultimately, the answer might be: you can’t. But let’s at least explore some possible solutions and see if any of them will help. First of ...

How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

February 16, 2005 Feb 16, 2005 02/16/05
ScriptingGuy1
  Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there a way to export the information found in the Shared Folders portion of the Computer Management snap-in (in particular, the list of sessions and the list of open files)?-- PP Hey, PP. Funny you should ask; this very issue came up the other day, and while we assumed that there was a way to get at this ...

How Can I Add a Hyperlink to a Word Document?

February 15, 2005 Feb 15, 2005 02/15/05
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a hyperlink to a Word document?-- BA Hey, BA. Interesting question; in thinking about common tasks for scripting Microsoft Office applications we never even considered adding a hyperlink to a document. (Needless to say, that’s why we rely on people like you to let us know about the tasks people really ...