Scripting Blog [archived]

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

How Can I Write Output to the Screen that Overwrites Whatever is Currently on the Screen?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write output to the screen that overwrites whatever is currently on the screen?-- KM(image) (image) (image) Hey, KM. If you specifically need to write your output to the command window, well, then we don’t have an answer for you: although we played around with a few things, we never found an easy, ...

How Can I Re-Launch Internet Explorer if No Other Instances are Running?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I re-launch Internet Explorer if no other instances are running?-- MT(image) (image) (image) Hey, MT. Thanks for the question. You know, nowadays everyone picks on poor little Internet Explorer (even though the vast majority of Windows users still use Internet Explorer). But now we have a question from ...

How Can I Configure the History Setting in Internet Explorer?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I configure the Days to keep pages in history setting in Internet Explorer?-- AK(image) (image) (image) Hey, AK. To tell you the truth, at first we were a little hesitant about answering this question. Why? Well, we’ve all seen enough TV to know that you aren’t supposed to mess around with history. ...