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Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a text file that has a list of different store numbers and I would like to be able to populate a drop down list of an HTA.-- MH Hi MH, The basic task of reading data from a text file and using it to populate a drop-down list is pretty straightforward. Below is the code for an HTML Application (HTA) that does just that....

Hey, Scripting Guy! I've been asked to create a script which will read the contents of addresses.txt and output ONLY the MAC addresses listed in the text file. Could you give me some pointers or even a demo script with which to give me a boost?-- FR Hi FR, The last time someone asked the person writing this column for a boost, the result was low...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a text file containing TSQL syntax. In this file are a number of variables: @P1, @P2, @p3, and so on, up through @P58. The bottom line of the text file contains replacement values for these variables; for example, I need to take the variable @P1 and replace it with the first value in the last line; I need to replace @P2...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have an Excel spreadsheet that tracks daily time for our employees, indicating whether the employee worked on a given day or took some type of leave (paid leave, leave without pay, sick leave, etc.). Is there a way to output a report showing the various leave types taken by each employee, along with the dates those leaves we...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have large files output by a reservoir simulator, files I use to predict oil, water and gas movements in hydrocarbon reservoirs. These files are finite-difference numerical simulators, and work by timestep (i.e. a time interval, usually about 90 days); when they have finished calculating, they chuck out a bunch of data about ...