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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change file names using a file mask? You know, like when you run the command-line command ren ??x???p?.* ?a????bc.x??.-- AM Hey, AM. Well, the big news out of Seattle is that the Mariners have fired their general manager, Bill Bavasi; that’s to be expected when you spend $117 million on salaries and the team yo...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder filled with invoice files. Each of these files has been given a file name based on a specific three-part naming convention: a three-letter abbreviation of the vendor name; the invoice date (e.g., 06032008) ; and the invoice number (which can be of varying length). In other words, all the files have names like t...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder that has about 50 files in it. How can I delete all those files except the one most-recently created?-- GA Hey, GA. You know, today would be a good day to review some of the items that have recently been in the news. (You know that life must be exceedingly dull for the Scripting Guy who writes this column when...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m having a strange problem with Windows PowerShell, and I was wondering if you could help me solve it. I’m trying to get a list of the unique file extensions used by the files in a folder. I have a whole bunch of different file types in that folder, but every time I run my command it returns just one file extension. What am ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I Using VBScript, how can I identify the 20 most-recently modified files in a folder?-- TW Hey, TW. You know, the Scripting Guy who writes this column was just reading – thanks to the magic of Spam email – about a new voice mail service. With this service you don’t have to listen to all those annoying voice mails; instead, wh...