Showing results for December 2006 - Page 2 of 3 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I start a process and then wait until that process quits before terminating the script?-- FG Hey, FG. Before we answer your question, the Scripting Guy who writes this column has a confession to make: he’s the one who ruined Christmas for everyone. Not that he meant to, mind you, but that doesn’t matter; all that ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! In Excel, how can I compare a list of names found in one column with a list of names found in another column?-- GS Hey, GS. You know, in general we Scripting Guys are charged with presenting people with facts; in turn, we’re really supposed keep our opinions to ourselves. However, sometimes there are things that just have to ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! In a logon script, which attribute do I use to determine the OU that the local computer belongs to?-- JP Hey, JP. Most people are familiar with Cupid, the Roman god of love. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn’t know that Cupid carries with him a quiver of gold-tipped arrows. Get struck by one of Cupid...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I convert a tilde-delimited file to Microsoft Excel format?-- JN Hey, JN. You know, to tell you the truth we’re beginning to rethink our approach to this column. After all, usually we tell people how easy things are, and how – without much effort – they can write a script that will let them accomplish some ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I expand the width of the Windows PowerShell console? When I display certain kinds of data – like information from the event logs – that data gets cut off because the console window isn’t wide enough.-- TB Hey, TB. Wow, what a coincidence: we were just about to ask you that very same question! Now what do we do? ...