The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

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

How Can I Reformat Numbers Using a Script?

April 21, 2006 Apr 21, 2006 04/21/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a text file containing latitudes and longitudes. The numbers look like this: 36000000. I need to format these numbers so they look like this: 36.000000. How can I reformat numbers using a script?-- BE(image) (image) (image) Hey, BE. You know, if you have a question about numbers then you came to the right...

How Can I Tell Which of Our Windows Server 2003 Computers are Running R2?

April 20, 2006 Apr 20, 2006 04/20/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a bunch of Windows Server 2003 computers in our organization. Some of these computers are running Windows Server 2003 R2 and some are not. How can I tell which of our Windows Server 2003 computers are running R2?-- TX(image) (image) (image) Hey, TX. You know, that’s a question that people have been ...

How Can I Open a Text File as Unicode?

April 19, 2006 Apr 19, 2006 04/19/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have some text files that include Unicode characters. When I try to open those files using a script all I get back is gibberish. How can I open a text file as Unicode?-- FA(image) (image) (image) Hey, FA. You know, the truly great magicians don’t concoct elaborate tricks that rely on trap doors, secret ...

How Can I Add an Edit Command to the Context Menu for an HTA?

April 18, 2006 Apr 18, 2006 04/18/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add an Edit command to the context menu for an HTA? That way, any time I right-click an HTA file I can click Edit and then open the file in Notepad.-- TC(image) (image) (image) Hey, TC. You know, one of the Scripting Guys once had a friend who got a summer job baking pies in a local bakery. Admittedly...

How Can I Change the Title Property of a .WMA File?

April 17, 2006 Apr 17, 2006 04/17/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the Title property of a .WMA file?-- LL(image) (image) (image) Hey, LL. Here’s a piece of trivia for you. Originally, the Beatles’ classic Yesterday was titled Scrambled Eggs. (Start singing the song, but instead of singing “Yesterday” sing “Scrambled eggs.”) Before the group ...

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