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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.
November 21, 2006Nov 21, 200611/21/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a function to a Windows PowerShell script?
— TT
Hey, TT. You know, we’re going to do something a little unusual today: we aren’t going to mention the fact that the University of Washington defeated Washington State University in the annual Apple Cup football game.
November 20, 2006Nov 20, 200611/20/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a user to an Active Directory group if I don’t know the distinguished name of that user?
— VO
Hey, VO. You know, if we wanted to take the easy way out here we’d just tell you,
November 17, 2006Nov 17, 200611/17/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete all the .BAK files in a folder that are more than 7 days old?
— KT
Hey, KT. You know, on his way to work this morning the Scripting Guy who writes this column heard an advertisement for a local seafood restaurant.
November 16, 2006Nov 16, 200611/16/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a new registry key?
— DL
Hey, DL. First of all, for those of you who get all your news from the Hey, Scripting Guy! column (as if there was any other source for news and information?) we are happy to report that the University of Washington men’s basketball team defeated a very good Northern Iowa squad 70-61 to win the Basketball Travelers Classic.
November 15, 2006Nov 15, 200611/15/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a bunch of rows to an Excel spreadsheet and then stick a total row at the bottom?
— MW
Hey, MW. Could we ask you a favor: is there any chance that you could write back later with this question?
