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April 2006 - Scripting Blog [archived]

How Can I Use the RunAs Command to Run a Script Under Alternate User Credentials?

April 28, 2006 Apr 28, 2006 04/28/06
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use the RunAs command to run a script under alternate user credentials?-- BE(image) (image) (image) Hey, BE. You know, in the business world one of the hot topics these days is synergy. For example, after The Mighty Ducks became a hit movie the Disney Company went out and bought themselves an NHL ...

How Can I Print Just the Text Area of an HTA?

April 27, 2006 Apr 27, 2006 04/27/06
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have an HTA where information gets written to a text area. How can I print just the information found in that text area?-- DS(image) (image) (image) Hey, DS. We want you to level with us here: are the Scripting Guys dead? We ask that because we saw the movie The Sixth Sense a few years ago and we understand ...

How Can I Get a List of All My Internet Cookies?

April 26, 2006 Apr 26, 2006 04/26/06
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all my Internet cookies?-- ZO(image) (image) (image) Hey, ZO. OK, we have to admit it: you tricked the Scripting Guys, and we fell for it, hook, line, and sinker. As soon as we saw your email - and the word “cookies” - there was a mad scramble to see who would get to answer this ...

How Can I Determine the Name of the Local Computer Using WMI?

April 25, 2006 Apr 25, 2006 04/25/06
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the name of the local computer using WMI?-- BM(image) (image) (image) Hey, BM. As you noted in your email we Scripting Guys always tell people that, in WMI, you can simply use a dot (.) to refer to the local computer. For example, the following mini-script connects you to the WMI service on ...

How Can I Select a Column of Data in Excel and Then Paste that Data into a Text File?

April 24, 2006 Apr 24, 2006 04/24/06
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I select a column of data in Excel and then paste that data into a text file?-- GT(image) (image) (image) Hey, RR. You know, if you’re like most people, any time you hear the words “Scripting Guys” you undoubtedly think of two things: elegance and sophistication. Despite our well-deserved ...