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How Can I Randomly Select an Email From an Outlook Mail Folder?

June 16, 2007 Jun 16, 2007 06/16/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I randomly select an email from an Outlook mail folder?-- TV (image) (image) (image) Hey, TV. You know, for a brief moment last night the Scripting Guy who writes this column thought he had achieved every father’s dream. The Scripting Dad and the Scripting Son went to the gym to play basketball, and ...

How Can I Change the Default File Save Format in Microsoft Word?

June 14, 2007 Jun 14, 2007 06/14/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m running Word 2007, but most of my colleagues are still running Word 2003. Is there a way I can use a script to change the default file type when saving documents in Word? I’d prefer that, by default, documents are saved in Word 2003 format rather than Word 2007 format.-- PJ (image) (image) (image) Hey, ...

How Can I Put the File Name in the Footer of a Microsoft Word Document?

June 12, 2007 Jun 12, 2007 06/12/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve seen Word documents where the file name appears in the footer. Except that this file name is dynamic: if the name of the document changes then the footer changes, too. How can I add that kind of a footer using a script?-- ZK (image) (image) (image) Hey, ZK. You know, it’s always tough to come back to ...

How Can I Append a Value to a Specified Field For Each Record in a Database?

June 5, 2007 Jun 5, 2007 06/5/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add the letter s to the end of a specified field for each record in an Access database?-- A (image) (image) (image) Hey, A. It’s day 2 of TechEd 2007 and the Scripting Guys are still sitting here in the CMP Media booth (that’s booth No. 1301 for those of you attending TechEd); they’re busy ...