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December 2007 - Page 2 of 3 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Map Drives Based on Membership in an Active Directory Group When the User Belongs to Multiple Groups?

December 8, 2007 Dec 8, 2007 12/8/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! In yesterday’s column you showed a sample script that mapped a drive based on membership in an Active Directory group; along the way, you brought up the possibility of a user belonging to more than one group. “Suppose you have two groups,” you said. “What happens if a user is a member of both groups?” ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Map Drives Based on Membership in an Active Directory Group?

December 7, 2007 Dec 7, 2007 12/7/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to map a drive based on a user’s membership in a particular Active Directory group. However, I have a twist as well: I need to map a different drive depending on whether or not the user is a manager. In other words, I need to map a drive based on both group membership and job title. How do I do that?-- SA...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Cut a Row From One Office Excel Spreadsheet and Paste That Row Into Another Spreadsheet?

December 5, 2007 Dec 5, 2007 12/5/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I cut a row from an Office Excel spreadsheet and paste it into the first unused row in another Excel spreadsheet?-- NC(image) (image) (image) Hey, NC. We apologize if today’s column feels a little damp; as it turns out, those of us in the Seattle area are experiencing another one of the Puget Sound’s...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Start an Application From a Windows PowerShell Script, Then Pause the Script Until the Application Has Terminated?

December 4, 2007 Dec 4, 2007 12/4/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! In Windows PowerShell, how can I start another application, then have my script pause until that application has terminated?-- AD(image) (image) (image) Hey, AD. Before we answer today’s question, we’d like to make an announcement: the Scripting Guys need friends! No, not those kind of friends. Well, come to...