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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I parse a tab-delimited file, and then save the resulting information as a comma-separated values file?-- DM Hey, DM. You know, yesterday morning the Scripting Guy who writes this column had to scrape the ice off his windshield; today it’s much warmer – 44 at last report – although it is raining. Of course, you know w...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I monitor a folder for new files and then automatically open each new file that gets added to that folder?-- CA Hey, CA. You know, today is Valentine’s Day in the US, which means that right now most American men are saying to themselves, “What? Today is Valentine’s Day? Uh-oh ….” We’re not sure how many other countrie...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the last modified timestamp for all the files in a folder? I’d like the first file to have a specified timestamp, then each subsequent file to have a timestamp one minute later than the previous file.-- AF Hey, AF; glad to see that you’re taking a break from the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Is that because we...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete all the .csg files on drive C of a computer?-- DL Hey, DL. You know, it’s funny how quickly things can change. Just a few hours ago the Scripting Guy who writes this column was in such a bad mood that he had no intention of explaining to you (or anyone else for that matter) how they could delete all the...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I convert a tilde-delimited file to Microsoft Excel format?-- JN Hey, JN. You know, to tell you the truth we’re beginning to rethink our approach to this column. After all, usually we tell people how easy things are, and how – without much effort – they can write a script that will let them accomplish some seemingly-imp...