Showing archive results for August 2006

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add or subtract two hexadecimal numbers?-- PS Hey, PS. You know, according to the old saying there are two things you should never watch being made: laws and sausages. We’d like to add a third item to that list: Hey, Scripting Guy! columns. We knew you’d say that. But remember, you’re seeing the finished product, a ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine whether or not the Guest account has been disabled on a computer?-- RB Hey, RB. You know, last week at this time the Scripting Guy who writes this column was on vacation, a vacation spent primarily sitting outside in the sun, only occasionally getting up to watch TV. During that we...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I dynamically change the background color of an HTA?-- CN Hey, CN. You know, last summer (Fourth of July, 2005) an errant firework shot by a neighbor accidentally caught one of the Scripting Guys’ garage on fire. (Because it was shot by a neighbor we assume it was an accident. Had it been shot by one of the other Scri...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to save data to a text file each evening. How can I determine the day of the week and then save the file in the appropriate folder? For example, when the script runs on a Thursday then the file should be saved to C:\Logs\Thursday\Results.txt.-- TW Hey, TW. You know, the problem with the Scripting Guy who writes this co...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I minimize or hide an HTA for 30 seconds?-- MF Hey, MF. You know, with the possible exception of baseball, the Scripting Guy who writes this column rarely claims to know much about anything. And for good reason: every time he thinks he knows something, well …. Take your question, for example. Minimize or hide an HTA? ...