Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

How Do I Change the Title of a Message Box?

August 4, 2004 Aug 4, 2004 08/4/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Whenever I use a message box, the caption reads Windows Script Host. Is there any way to change that caption?-- TT, Reno, NV (image) (image) (image) Hey, TT. To answer your question, no, not if you’re using Wscript.Echo; in that case, you’re stuck with the caption Windows Script Host. However, you can create a...

How Can I Get Yesterday’s Date?

August 3, 2004 Aug 3, 2004 08/3/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m writing a script, and I need to know yesterday’s date. I can use Date() to figure out today’s date, but how do I figure out yesterday’s date?-- SS(image) (image) (image) Hey, SS. You’re right; it’s easy to determine today’s date using a script: But what about yesterday’s date? Listen, we’ve ...

Registry Script Doesn't Work

August 2, 2004 Aug 2, 2004 08/2/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I tried writing a script to read data from the registry, but I keep getting this error: (image)   Do you have any idea what's wrong? I'm running Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 1, and this is the code I'm using: -- LW, Omaha, NE(image) (image) (image) Hey, LW. The error you are getting (80041010) means...