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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that starts a process, waits until that process ends, and then logs the user off the computer?-- AG Hey, AG. You know, the Scripting Guy who writes this column is never one to brag, mainly because he never has much of anything to brag about. In addition tot that, however, he is a humble and modest sor...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I sort a row in an Excel spreadsheet?-- RF Hey, RF. You know, this is a tough question, but as a resident of the state of Washington the Scripting Guy who writes this column doesn’t shy away from a challenge. Therefore, he fully intends to address this matter … in the year 2013. In case you’re wondering about that, a ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get the command window to stay open when I right-click a .VBS file and choose Open With Command Prompt??-- BB Hey, BB. You know, according to BB’s email signature, he’s 9 years old. If that’s true, well, that’s absolutely amazing. A 9-year-old who knows VBScript? At age 9 the Scripting Guys could barely feed themsel...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I open a text file and replace the first 5 characters with the first 5 characters of the local computer name?-- EC Hey, EC. You know, you might find this hard to believe (his fellow Scripting Guys absolutely refuse to believe it), but sometimes the Scripting Guy who writes this column is all talk and no action. For ex...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that increments a counter each time a particular log file gets updated?-- HJ Hey, HJ. You know, lately the Scripting Guy who writes this column has been victimized by a disturbing phenomenon: he keeps getting phone calls from machines. For the past several nights the phone has rung in the Scripting Ho...