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November 30, 2006Nov 30, 200611/30/06Hey, Scripting Guy! In an HTA, how can I read the individual lines in a multi-line text box?
— KM
Hey, KM. You know, to be perfectly honest the Scripting Guy who writes this column has always had a grudging admiration for people who do totally ridiculous things and yet somehow manage to get away with them.
November 29, 2006Nov 29, 200611/29/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the text for the Marquee screen saver?
— SJ
Hey, SJ. Greetings from the frozen wasteland formerly known as Redmond, WA. On Monday night a freak November snowstorm hit the Seattle area. However, instead of leaving behind snow it left behind an inch or so of ice;
November 28, 2006Nov 28, 200611/28/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a suffix to a folder name? For example, I’d like to rename the folder C:\January to C:\January_2006.
— NB
Hey, NB. You know, back in July the Scripting Guy who writes this column happened to wander through the living room while the Scripting Son was watching the world-famous Nathan’s Hot Dog-Eating Contest on ESPN.
November 27, 2006Nov 27, 200611/27/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I position the cursor in a specific text box each time I start an HTA?
— BM
Hey, BM. You know, if the Scripting Guy who writes this column has any regrets in life it’s that he didn’t become a Theoretical Physicist Guy.
November 22, 2006Nov 22, 200611/22/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I open a CSV file, locate a value in column 1, then store the value in column 2 in a variable?
— THvdH
Hey, HvdH. We have to be honest with you, it’s a little difficult for the Scripting Guy who writes this column to stay focused on his work today.
