June 2005 | Page 2 of 5 | Scripting Blog

How Can I Determine the Date for the Friday in a Given Week?

ScriptingGuy1June 23, 2005Jun 23, 200506/23/05

Hey, Scripting Guy! Given a date, can a script tell me the date that the Friday for that week occurs?-- DLR Hey, DLR. Too bad you didn’t ask which dates Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays fall on; coincidentally enough, each of the Scripting Guys have memorized - years in advance - all the days that we aren’t required to come to work. ...

How Can I Compare Two String Values Regardless of Letter Case?

ScriptingGuy1June 22, 2005Jun 22, 200506/22/05

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a script that compares two email addresses and tells me whether or not they are the same. Sometimes the email addresses are the same, but the case is different: for example, one address might be example@abc.com and the other might be example@ABC.com. My script always tells me that these are different email ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Retrieve the Value of an Active Directory Attribute that has a Hyphen in Its Name?

ScriptingGuy1June 21, 2005Jun 21, 200506/21/05

Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a custom application that adds some attributes to the Active Directory schema. These attributes have hyphens in their names, and I can’t figure out how to retrieve the value of those attributes; any time I try to connect to one I get an error message. Any suggestions?-- TW Hey, TW. You know a lot of people ...

How Can I Determine if a File Exists and, if It Does, Exit the Script?

ScriptingGuy1June 20, 2005Jun 20, 200506/20/05

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I check to see if a particular file exists and, if it does, exit the script?-- TO Hey, TO. There are at least two ways to check for the existence of a file (that’s the real key here; exiting the script is easy). One of these approaches uses the FileSystemObject and the other uses WMI, and we’re going to show ...

How Can I Show Users a Dialog Box That Only Lets Them Select Folders?

ScriptingGuy1June 17, 2005Jun 17, 200506/17/05

Hey, Scripting Guy! In previous columns you’ve shown us how to present users with a dialog box that enables them to select files. Is there any way to show them a dialog box that only lets users select folders?-- LP Hey, LP. You know, you’ve come to the right place: the Scripting Guys have just what the doctor ordered. Actually, we have ...

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June 2005 | Page 2 of 5 | Scripting Blog

How Can I Determine the Date for the Friday in a Given Week?

How Can I Compare Two String Values Regardless of Letter Case?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Retrieve the Value of an Active Directory Attribute that has a Hyphen in Its Name?

How Can I Determine if a File Exists and, if It Does, Exit the Script?

How Can I Show Users a Dialog Box That Only Lets Them Select Folders?

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