Scripting Blog [archived]

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

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How Can I Clear the List of URLs That Appear in the Internet Explorer Address Bar?

May 9, 2006 May 9, 2006 05/9/06
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I clear the list of URLs that appear in the Internet Explorer address bar?-- GA(image) (image) (image) Hey, GA. You know, if you’ve ever pondered the question, “What is it that makes the Scripting Guys different from other Microsoft employees?” well, we can save you some time and trouble by just ...

How Can I Force Users to Type Command-line Arguments in a Specific Order?

May 5, 2006 May 5, 2006 05/5/06
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I force users to type command-line arguments in a specific order?-- JA (image) (image) (image) Hey, JA. You know, the Scripting Guy who writes this column has a 16-year-old son. He coaches Colt League baseball. He works every day with all the other Scripting Guys. With that background, it probably come as ...

How Can I Query a Text File and Retrieve Records That Occurred on a Specific Date?

May 4, 2006 May 4, 2006 05/4/06
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have tons of text files in which each line in the file represents a record or an event of some kind. How can I use a script to retrieve records or events that occurred on a specified date?-- TW(image) (image) (image) Hey, TW. You know, in your email you sort of apologized for using text files, noting that “...

How Can I Remove Blank Spaces Before and After a String Value?

May 3, 2006 May 3, 2006 05/3/06
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a custom in-house application that writes data to a log file. The problem is that the data often has a bunch of blank spaces before and after it. How can I remove all the blank spaces that come before and after my data?-- KS(image) (image) (image) Hey, KS. You might find this hard to believe, but the ...