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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Open an Alternate Home Page If the Default Home Page Isn’t Available?

April 2, 2008 Apr 2, 2008 04/2/08

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! In our company we hardcode everyone’s computer to use our intranet site as their Internet Explorer home page. All our users use laptop computers, however, and when they take the machines home with them and try to surf the Web they always start off with a Page Not Found error; that’s because they can’t reach our ...

How Can I Create a Custom Dialog Box?

July 20, 2007 Jul 20, 2007 07/20/07

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a custom dialog box that presents the user with two options, and then runs the appropriate subroutine based on the option they chose?-- AM Hey, AM. Well, today is another day, which is good; after all, yesterday was anything but a banner day here in the scripting world, at least not when it comes to ...

How Can I Create a Shortcut That Opens Internet Explorer With the Address Bar Hidden?

December 13, 2006 Dec 13, 2006 12/13/06

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a shortcut that opens Internet Explorer with the address bar hidden?-- WA Hey, WA. You know, any time a science fiction writer starts to run low on ideas he or she writes a story in which someone goes to bed and then wakes up in the morning to find that the world has completely changed overnight. Why? ...