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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I list all the Access database files (.mdb and .ldb files) on a computer?-- MG Hey, MG. You know, in this day and age most people don’t believe in Santa Claus. Well, we happen to know that these people are wrong: Santa Claus really is real. How do we know that? Because he’s spent the past couple days spamming the Script...

  Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I print a Microsoft Access report?-- RW Hey, RW. You know the cool thing about being a Scripting Guy – aside from the opportunity to pal around with Paris and Nicole – is the fact that people think we know what we’re doing. Someone asks a question like, “How can I print a Microsoft Access report?” and the Script...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I compact an Access database using a script?-- DA Hey, DA. We have to tell you the truth: we are thrilled and excited about getting the chance to answer your scripting question. To be honest, that isn’t always the case, most days we’d look at a question like this and think, “Compact an Access database? That sounds har...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to pull records from a Microsoft Access database?-- SB Hey, SB. You know, you’re lucky to get this question answered; after all, this looks as though it’s going to be the very last Hey, Scripting Guy! column ever. To be honest, that came as a bit of a surprise to us, too: we hadn’t planned on ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I list all the tables in an Access database?-- KW Hey, KW. You know, the best part about writing a daily column on system administration scripting is that people only see the finished result; they never see all the detours, dead-ends, and other frustrations we go through in order to produce that column. For example, p...