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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I list all the members of a Microsoft Outlook distribution list?-- KH Hey, KH. You know, that’s an interesting question. As it turns out, you can – ow! Hey, let go! Ow! Stop it! Come on, give us a chance; we were just about to tell them! Ow! Um, excuse us. It has come to our attention that, due to a … production error...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I go through all the emails in an Outlook folder and determine which messages are flagged for follow-up and which messages were flagged for follow-up but are now complete?-- KF Hey, KF. We’ll be honest with you: we’re going to try to get to your question today, but first we’ve got something far more important to do. Y...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell if any of my contacts have a birthday this month?-- VG Hey, VG. You sly fox, you: how did you know that the Scripting Guy who writes this column is celebrating his birthday?!? And no, you don’t need to send him a present; after all, he writes this column because he loves his work, not because he expects people ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete all the messages in my Sent Items folder?-- OG Hey, OG. You know, throughout his entire life the Scripting Guy who writes this column has been told that “the only dumb question is the question that goes unasked.” Now, to be perfectly honest, he doesn’t really believe this. For example, when ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine if Office Outlook is running and, if it isn’t, start it?-- NA Hey, NA. You know, this past weekend the Scripting Guy who writes this column found himself wandering through the local shopping mall, a turn of events which left him very uneasy, almost fearful. Why? Well, the last time he’d been in...