2009 Summer Scripting Games

Hey, Scripting Guy! Event 10 Solutions from Expert Commentators (Beginner and Advanced; the 1,500-meter race)

June 26, 2009 Jun 26, 2009 06/26/09

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(Note: These solutions were written for Event 10.) Beginner Event 10: The 1,500-meter raceIn the 1,500-meter race, you will go for the gold by writing a script that counts down from three minutes.Guest commentator: Andrew Willett Andrew Willett is the projects manager for the IT department of a Steinhoff group ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Event 9 Solutions from Expert Commentators (Beginner and Advanced; the javelin throw)

June 25, 2009 Jun 25, 2009 06/25/09

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(Note: These solutions were written for Event 9.) Beginner Event 9: The javelin throwFor the javelin throw event, you will soar as you write a time logger. Guest commentator: Salvador Manaois III Salvador Manaois III is a senior systems engineer at Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. He currently holds the MCITP ...

Complete Prize Winners List for the 2009 Summer Scripting Games

June 24, 2009 Jun 24, 2009 06/24/09

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This is the complete list of winners for all 10 events. All prizes have been shipped or fulfilled.Winners W.S., Ohio, United StatesD.R., Ohio, United StatesA.C., EnglandK.M., Ontario, CanadaD.B., Oklahoma, United StatesB.G., BrasilC.J., SwitzerlandR.D.J., DenmarkV.P., LatviaR.M., California, United StatesH.K., RussiaD.C., Illinois, United...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Event 8 Solutions from Expert Commentators (Beginner and Advanced; the pole vault)

June 24, 2009 Jun 24, 2009 06/24/09

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(Note: These solutions were written for Event 8.) Beginner Event 8: The pole vaultIn the pole vault event, you will raise the bar as you run down the folder that is consuming the most disk space on your computer. Guest commentator: Michael Frommhold Michael is a premier field engineer at Microsoft Germany.VBScript ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Event 7 Solutions from Expert Commentators (Beginner and Advanced; the discus throw)

June 23, 2009 Jun 23, 2009 06/23/09

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(Note: These solutions were written for Event 7.) Beginner Event 7: The discus throwIn the discus throw event, you will be asked to go farther than ever before. To meet this challenge, you must track your progress by writing the information to a log file. You will also be required to read from that log file to determine ...

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