Scripting Blog [archived]

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

How Can I Create a Folder on the Start Menu?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a folder on the Start menu? I want the folder to be named the same as the %username% environment variable.-- SB(image) (image) (image) Hey, SB. As we are wont to do, we’re going to break this question down into subtasks. We’ll explain how to do each of these subtasks, then at the end put the...

How Can I Use a Multi-Select Dialog Box in a Script?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Awhile back you showed us how to use a File Open dialog box in our scripts. At the same time you said you’d show us how to use a multi-select dialog box. Did you just forget about the multi-select dialog box?-- AA(image) (image) (image) Hey, AA. Yes, we … forgot … about the multi-select dialog box. (Saying...