The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

How Can I Force a Specified Letter Case in an HTA?

March 17, 2007 Mar 17, 2007 03/17/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! In our company we often use HTAs as data entry forms. For some of our applications case-sensitivity is important; for example, our product numbers are case-sensitive. I know I can write a script to change letter case, but I was wondering if there was a way to force letter case (either all uppercase or all ...

How Can I Format a Series of Numbers as a Phone Number?

March 16, 2007 Mar 16, 2007 03/16/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I format a series of numbers as a phone number in Windows PowerShell?-- HR(image) (image) (image) Hey, HR. You know, formatting is all about making things look a little nicer and a little more presentable. That’s why the Scripting Guy who writes this column always finds it strange when people ask him ...

How Can I Replace a Specified Font in a Microsoft Word Document?

March 15, 2007 Mar 15, 2007 03/15/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a folder full of Word documents in which the author had an unfortunate tendency to use a strange font from time-to-time. How can I use a script to go in and replace just that strange font with Arial?-- Z D-F(image) (image) (image) Hey, Z D-F. You know, when “desktop publishing” first came into vogue...

How Can I Use Graphics in an HTA’s Bulleted List?

March 14, 2007 Mar 14, 2007 03/14/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Often-times while browsing the Internet I run across Web pages where they used a bulleted list, except that they use little pictures as the bullets. Can I add that type of a bulleted list to my HTAs?-- JA(image) (image) (image) Hey, JA. You know, as a long-time baseball coach, the Scripting Guy who writes this ...

How Can I Determine the Follow-Up Status of Outlook Emails?

March 13, 2007 Mar 13, 2007 03/13/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I go through all the emails in an Outlook folder and determine which messages are flagged for follow-up and which messages were flagged for follow-up but are now complete?-- KF(image) (image) (image) Hey, KF. We’ll be honest with you: we’re going to try to get to your question today, but first we’...

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