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December 2008 - Scripting Blog

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create File Names Based on Their Time Stamp?

December 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008 12/31/08
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a file name from the date? I have this application that creates a log file, and every hour I would like to save that log file as a file whose name is generated from the current time stamp. Can this be done?- RH Hi RH, Ever since I read your e-mail message, I have had this old Rolling Stones tune stuck in...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Back Up Files That Have Been Modified in the Last Day?

December 30, 2008 Dec 30, 2008 12/30/08
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a USB drive that I use for backup purposes on my computer. Because it appears that Windows Vista does not have a backup program that I can use, I thought it would be useful to write a script using Windows PowerShell to back up the computer. To make things simple, I have all my data in a folder called "data." I only...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Delete and Manage PDF Files?

December 29, 2008 Dec 29, 2008 12/29/08
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! We are implementing a document management system at work, and users are no longer allowed to store PDF files. I need to search a folder for the existence of PDF files. If the folder contains any PDF files, I want to delete them. If on the other hand there are no PDF files in the folder, I would like to create a file ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Document Printers?

December 4, 2008 Dec 4, 2008 12/4/08
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! I do not know about you, but does it seem that printers are a major pain in the dark side? I mean, they seem to multiply faster than bacteria. They are all just different enough to cause maintenance problems, and forget about trying to keep track of toner cartridges. Do you have any ideas that could help?- HR Hi HR, Don...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Kill Processes?

December 3, 2008 Dec 3, 2008 12/3/08
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! It seems that every single piece of software I install adds a stub application that starts automatically. I know software makers do not do it out of maliciousness, but good grief these people act as if theirs is the most important software on my computer. In the old days, it was pretty easy. I’d go to the Startup folder...