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How Can I Write a Script That Accesses All the Subfolders in My Outlook Inbox?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that accesses all the subfolders in my Outlook Inbox?-- MB(image) (image) (image) Hey, MB. You know, after you’ve written a daily scripting column for nearly two years (have we mentioned the Hey, Scripting Guy 500th column celebration lately?) you learn that certain subjects are ...

How Can I Insert Text Into a Specific Column of a Text File?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I insert text into a specific column of a text file? I don’t want the text to be inserted at the beginning of a line or at the end of a line, but at a specific spot in the line.-- D(image) (image) (image) Hey, D. You know, over the past two years we’ve answered a lot of questions about text files, ...

How Can I Get a List of Available Metadata for Microsoft Office Documents?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of available metadata for Microsoft Office documents?-- JR (image) (image) (image) Hey, JR. If we understand your question correctly, you’d like to know if it’s true that July 21, 2006 will mark the 500thHey, Scripting Guy! column; in addition, you’d like to know whether we ...

How Can I Populate a List Box With the CNs of All the OUs in My Domain?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I populate a list box with the CNs of all the OUs in my domain?-- AK(image) (image) (image) Hey, AK. That’s an interesting question, AK, and we’ll do our best to answer it. Of course, we should point out that the United States soccer team has just finished losing to the Czech Republic in the World ...

How Can I Add a Right-to-Left Text Box to a Web Page?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a right-to-left text box to a Web page?-- B(image) (image) (image) Hey, B. To begin with, we should note that we aren’t entirely sure that we know what we’re talking about here. (Good point: that’s a disclaimer that could be added to all of our columns, couldn’t it?) We are aware of ...