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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine if the number of files in a series of folders exceeds a specified value?-- DP Hey, DP. Buongiorno. Le come sta? Tutto bene? What does all that mean? Io non so; Io non parlo Italiano. In other words: I don’t know; I don’t speak Italian. No, really: “Io non so; Io non parlo Italiano” actually does mean “I d...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I copy two files to each of the shared folders on a computer?-- DL Hey, DL. If you don’t subscribe to the Scripting Newswire (and surely everyone subscribes to the Scripting Newswire) you might have missed the announcement that the Scripting Guys will be attending TechEd IT Forum 2007, to be held November 12-16 in Ba...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I rename all the .JPG files in a folder so that the date the picture was taken is included in the file name?-- NH Hey, NH. Welcome to Hey, Scripting Guy!, the only daily scripting column on TechNet that is written without the use of steroids, amphetamines, human growth hormone, or other forms of artificial enhancemen...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I monitor an application’s log file and issue an alert if the timestamp on that file hasn’t changed in the last 30 minutes?-- JA Hey, JA. You know that’s a very interesting question, and one that – say, wait a second. You’re not JA from Stanwood, WA are you? Are you sure about that? Well, OK; we’ll take your word for...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a file of a specified size using a script?-- RE Hey, RE. Well, it’s day 2 of the Walla Walla Invitational Baseball tournament, but at the moment the Scripting Guy who writes this column isn’t thinking about baseball; instead, he’s getting ready to head out to the Walla Walla Regional Airport and Industrial P...