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November 2006 - Page 3 of 4 - Scripting Blog

How Can I Extract Information Located Between Two Known Values in a Text File?

November 14, 2006 Nov 14, 2006 11/14/06
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Hey, Scripting Guy! In a text file, how can I extract the information that appears between the string HOSTNAME= and a blank space?-- B Hey, B. You’ll have to pardon us if we seem a little sluggish today; we’re still recovering from all the fun and excitement of Windows PowerShell Week. What if you missed out on Windows PowerShell Week? ...

How Can I Map a Drive, Copy a File to That Drive, and Then Unmap the Drive?

November 13, 2006 Nov 13, 2006 11/13/06
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I map a drive, copy a file to that drive, and then unmap the drive?-- ZK Hey, ZK. You know, sometimes these questions are difficult for us to answer, simply because we don’t usually find ourselves performing the task being asked about. Remove every other line in a text file? Well, we’ve never done that, but we ...

How Can I Change the Default Highlight Color for a Microsoft Word Document?

November 10, 2006 Nov 10, 2006 11/10/06
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the default highlight color for a Microsoft Word document?-- TW Hey, TW. You know, any time the Scripting Guy who writes this column wants to terrify the Scripting Son, he tells the blood-curdling saga of the first TV the Scripting Dad remembers: a TV that showed everything in black-and-white only! Granted...

How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Get a List of All My Computers?

November 9, 2006 Nov 9, 2006 11/9/06
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Using Windows PowerShell, how can I retrieve a list of all the computer accounts in my domain?-- TE Hey, TE. You know, several years ago the Scripting Guy who writes this column was playing basketball with one of his brothers. Because there were a total of 5 people at the park they had to play 2-on-2, with one person forced to sit out. After ...

How Can I Create a Custom Date Format in Microsoft Excel?

November 8, 2006 Nov 8, 2006 11/8/06
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Hey, Scripting Guy! In Microsoft Excel, how can I display a date like 01/20/2006 using this format: 20060120?-- CM Hey, CM. Who do we make the check out to again? And for how much? Oh, sorry. After attending a parent meeting for the Scripting Son’s new baseball team the Scripting Guy who writes this column naturaly assumes that anyone who ...