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June 30, 2006Jun 30, 200606/30/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I locate all the instances of a particular file (like budget.xls) on a computer?— MN
Hey, MN. Did you know that former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has 10 children, 5 sons and 5 daughters? It’s true.
June 29, 2006Jun 29, 200606/29/06Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve been playing around with Windows PowerShell, and I find it interesting. However, I have a problem. I’d like to use PowerShell as a quick way to get information about an Active Directory user account, but I can’t figure out how to bind to a user account.
June 28, 2006Jun 28, 200606/28/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of the unique words used in a Microsoft Word document?— RK
Hey, RK. Funny you should mention unique words. Last Saturday the Scripting Coach’s baseball team played in the city championship. Despite the importance of the game the team was missing two key players,
June 27, 2006Jun 27, 200606/27/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I copy a file 150 times and then rename each of those copies using a list of names found in an Excel spreadsheet?— DF
Hey, DF. You know, when we first started this column 2 years ago (must be time to mention the 500th Hey,
June 26, 2006Jun 26, 200606/26/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I copy all the comments from an Excel worksheet to a Word document?— ED
Hey, ED. You know, one of the drawbacks to calling yourself a “Scripting Guy” is that people assume you’re really more of a Scripting Fanatic.
June 23, 2006Jun 23, 200606/23/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I move a computer from an unknown OU into a known OU?— DB
Hey, DB. You know, a lot of people take a look at system administration scripting and think, “Well, it might be useful, but it sounds kind of boring.” After all,
June 22, 2006Jun 22, 200606/22/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I check to see if a file exists on a remote computer even if that file isn’t in a shared folder?— SP
Hey, SP. You know, the Scripting Guy who writes this column had minor periodontal surgery this morning.
June 21, 2006Jun 21, 200606/21/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to start a service on a remote computer?
— NA
Hey, NA. You know, a few years ago a professor named Francis Fukuyama wrote a book called The End of History and the Last of Man,
June 20, 2006Jun 20, 200606/20/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I retrieve a list of all the files that have no file extension?— JB
Hey, JB. Funny you should ask about no-hitters. Yes, it’s true: the Scripting Son was robbed of a no-hitter this past Saturday.
June 19, 2006Jun 19, 200606/19/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that prevents the screensaver from coming on? Sometimes I get interrupted for a couple minutes (say I get a phone call or something) and the screensaver kicks in, which promptly locks the computer.
