Scripting Blog

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Determine the Age, in Years, of an Office Outlook Contact?

October 31, 2007 Oct 31, 2007 10/31/07

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! Given the birthday for one of my Office Outlook contacts, how can I tell how old that person is?-- JC Hey, JC. We have to tell you, JC, that you initially gave us quite a start with this question. Why? Well, when the Scripting Guy who writes this column sat down to write this column, he tossed together a script and, in ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Save the Attachments for All My New Office Outlook Messages?

October 5, 2007 Oct 5, 2007 10/5/07

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve been testing your script for saving all the attachments in your Outlook Inbox, and it works great. However, I have a question: is it possible to get this script to run only against new emails?-- CN Hey, CN. Welcome to today’s Hey, Scripting Guy! column, brought to you on-location from the La Quinta Inn in ...

How Can I Create a New Folder in Microsoft Outlook?

September 27, 2007 Sep 27, 2007 09/27/07

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a new folder in Microsoft Outlook?-- TY Hey, TY. You know, this is an exciting time here at Microsoft; after all, last night at midnight we officially released one of the most highly-anticipated software products ever created: a script that can create a new folder in Microsoft Outlook! Oh, wait; sorry. ...

How Can I Get a List of Appointments for a Specific Month?

August 29, 2007 Aug 29, 2007 08/29/07

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of my appointments for a specific month (for example, all my appointments for December, 2007)?-- HG Hey, HG. We’ll get to your question in just a moment. Before we do that, however, the Scripting Guy who writes this column wants to take a little time and enjoy the last few days of August (and, in ...