The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

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

How Can I Get the Names of 10 Randomly-Selected Files in a Folder?

July 17, 2006 Jul 17, 2006 07/17/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get the names of 10 randomly-selected files in a folder? I need to do that so I can test and verify our backup and restore policies.-- CS(image) (image) (image) Hey, CS. You know, if you’re interested in things that are random, haphazard, arbitrary, or downright chaotic, well, you came to the right ...

How Can I List All the Empty Folders on a Specified Drive?

July 10, 2006 Jul 10, 2006 07/10/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I list all the empty folders (that is, folders with a size of 0 bytes) on a specified drive?-- DD(image) (image) (image) Hey, DD. You know, physicist Edwin Schrodinger once proposed a thought experiment in which a cat is placed in a sealed box, along with a canister of poison gas. The experiment is ...

How Can I Create a Compressed Folder and Add Files to It?

July 6, 2006 Jul 6, 2006 07/6/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a compressed folder and add files to it?-- SL(image) (image) (image) Hey, SL. You know, one thing that the Scripting Guys have learned over the years is that when people ask a question they often expect to get an answer to a different question. The classic example, of course, is when the ...

How Can I Search for Folders That Have a Dot in Their Name?

May 26, 2006 May 26, 2006 05/26/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I search for folders that have a dot in their name? For example, a folder like Administrator.name or Folder.old?-- DU(image) (image) (image) Hey, DU. You know, if your intention was to trick the Scripting Guys (not that tricking the Scripting Guys would be anything to brag about), well, you almost ...

How Can I Use a Script to Automatically Queue Up Files That I Want to Burn to a CD?

May 2, 2006 May 2, 2006 05/2/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! In Windows XP, how can I use a script to automatically queue up files that I want to burn to a CD?-- BD(image) (image) (image) Hey, BD. Well, unfortunately, we have some bad news for you: there’s currently no way to burn a CD using a script. You see, the problem is that - oh, wait a second: you just want to ...

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