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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

New PowerShell content is being posted to the PowerShell Community blog where members of the community can create posts by submitting content in the GitHub repository.

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

May 2, 2007

How Can I Ensure That a Script Runs Only Once on a Computer?

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I ensure that a script runs only once on a computer?-- ML Hey, ML. You know, we were going to start off today’s column by saying, “Show us your bobbleheads!” However, we didn’t want to have to explain to Microsoft people that there was nothing risqué or offensive in that statement; instead, all we wanted is to see wha...

May 1, 2007

How Can I Delete All the Worksheets in a Spreadsheet Except for the First Worksheet?

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete all the worksheets in an Excel spreadsheet except for the first worksheet?-- NN Hey, NN. Please excuse any bloodstains that might appear on your screen; as it turns out, the Scripting Guy who writes this column was involved in an … incident … this past weekend. Ah, but dedicated Microsoft employee that he is,...