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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? ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I place the current date and time at the beginning of each line of Ping.exe output?-- AL Hey, AL. We have to admit, we were a little shocked by your question. Change the output of the Ping command? Really, AL. Would you ask us to rewrite Romeo and Juliet, giving it a more happy and upbeat ending? Would you ask us to f...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder with a bunch of files in it, files with names like Doc 1.pdf, Doc 2.pdf, and Doc 3.pdf. How do I remove the blank spaces from all those file names?-- JRP Hey, JRP. You know, today’s column represents a landmark in Hey, Scripting Guy! history. Why’s that? Because the Scripting Guy who writes this column actuall...