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January 2006 - Page 2 of 5 - Scripting Blog [archived]

How Can I Display the IP Addresses Associated with a Given MAC Address?

January 24, 2006 Jan 24, 2006 01/24/06
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I display the IP addresses associated with a given MAC address?-- NK(image) (image) (image) Hey, NK. Before we answer your question we should take a moment to answer a related question. People often ask us, “If I have a MAC address can I write a script that will tell me which computer on my network is ...

How Can I Add a User to a Group, but Only if that User is a Member of the IT Department?

January 23, 2006 Jan 23, 2006 01/23/06
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a user to a group, but only if that user is a member of the IT department?-- JV(image) (image) (image) Hey, JV. You know, this is your lucky day: not only are we going to show you how you can add a specified user to a group (assuming, of course, that this user is a member of the IT department), but...

How Can I Extract a Series of Characters Found in the Middle of a String?

January 20, 2006 Jan 20, 2006 01/20/06
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a series of strings that look something like this: xxxxyyyyyyxx. How can I extract just the y’s?-- JB(image) (image) (image) Hey, JB. And, yes, it is a Friday. But, hey, it’s just a coincidence that we happened to pick an easy question on a Friday, the day we’re itching to get out of here and go ...

How Can I Tell Which Users are Connected to a Print Queue?

January 19, 2006 Jan 19, 2006 01/19/06
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell which users are connected to a print queue?-- RE(image) (image) (image) Hey, RE. You know, if your printers are anything like the ones the Scripting Guys are used to working with then it’s easy to tell which users are connected to a print queue: all you have to do is walk into the printer room ...

How Can I Change the Size of a Page File?

January 18, 2006 Jan 18, 2006 01/18/06
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the size of a page file?-- HM(image) (image) (image) Hey, HM. You know this is a somewhat unusual question for us. Why? Because there’s a very easy and straightforward answer, which doesn’t involve weird workarounds, doesn’t need to be accompanied by a bunch of excuses, and works the same ...