Showing results for May 2007 - Page 4 of 5 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Hey, Scripting Guy! We have an HTA we use for data input. In one of the text boxes our users are only supposed to type numbers. How can I prevent users from typing anything except numbers in that text box?-- KV Hey, KV. You know that’s a pretty good question: is there a way to prevent users from typing anything except numbers into a text box? An...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all the upcoming meetings that have been scheduled by a specific person (namely, my manager)?-- GH Hey, GH. Before we tackle this question we’d like to reassure anyone who looked out their window recently and saw pigs flying; that’s to be expected. Likewise, any of our readers who happen to be resident...

Hey, Scripting Guy! If I have a bunch of duplicate processes, how can I delete all of them except for the oldest one?-- IR Hey, IR. We apologize for the delay in answering this question. Originally we thought it would be cute if we could get Peter Costantini, the oldest living Scripting Guy, to answer this; after all, we figured Peter would get ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I saw your column on replacing text in a text file, and that’s almost the solution I’m looking for. However, the text I need to replace is the single quote mark, and I can’t figure out how to do that. How do I replace single quote marks in a text file?-- JB Hey, JB. You know, this is shaping up to be another very hectic day f...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the home directory for all the disabled user accounts in Active Directory?-- DB Hey, DB. You know, it’s not like the Scripting Guy who writes this column is addicted to TV or anything, but last night he was watching TV (as usual) when he saw a brief feature on a new device that will scramble eggs for you. ...