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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that modifies the contents of a text file and then copies specified lines from the modified contents to a new file?-- EH Hey, EH. There’s no way to do that. Now go away and leave us alone. Wait, sorry; we didn’t mean it. As it turns out, the Scripting Guy who writes this column is in a terrible mood t...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the first 16 bits on an IP address? I want to keep the last 16 bits exactly the same.-- LD Hey, LD. Before we answer your question we should note that we are well aware that “suggestive” photos of an American Idol contestant have allegedly been uncovered on the Internet. Needless to say, we know many of you a...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get the uptime of a service?-- JC Hey, JC. You know, if you could have seen the Scripting Guy who writes this column this morning you would have reconsidered asking him a question about uptime. Although he woke up in plenty of time, even turning off the alarm before it was due to sound, he had a … little … trouble a...