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How Can I Get a List of All the PDF Files in a Folder and Its Subfolders?

June 8, 2007 Jun 8, 2007 06/8/07
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all the .PDF files (only the file names; I don’t want the file path or file extension) in a folder and its subfolders, and then put that list into a text file?-- PS (image) (image) (image) Hey, PS. You know, PS, this is actually a hard question; far harder and far more complicated than ...

How Can I Create a Shortcut For an Executable File That Uses Parameters?

June 7, 2007 Jun 7, 2007 06/7/07
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a shortcut where the target path is an executable file that uses parameters (for example, something.exe -t –s)?-- MC (image) (image) (image) Hey, MC. A week or so ago we mentioned that we were going to make some changes to Hey, Scripting Guy!; in particular, we were going to stop wasting time ...

How Can I Append a Value to a Specified Field For Each Record in a Database?

June 5, 2007 Jun 5, 2007 06/5/07
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add the letter s to the end of a specified field for each record in an Access database?-- A (image) (image) (image) Hey, A. It’s day 2 of TechEd 2007 and the Scripting Guys are still sitting here in the CMP Media booth (that’s booth No. 1301 for those of you attending TechEd); they’re busy ...

How Can I Copy Selected Columns From a CSV File to an Excel File?

June 4, 2007 Jun 4, 2007 06/4/07
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I copy selected columns from a CSV file to an Excel file?-- MdP (image) (image) (image) Hey, MdP. One thing that people always worry about (and rightly so) is that one of these days the Scripting Guys will do something that tears a hole in the space-time continuum. Some of you might be concerned that ...