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How Can I Access a Type Library From Within a Script?

January 12, 2005 Jan 12, 2005 01/12/05

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I access a type library from within a script?-- XA Hey, XA. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a type library is a file or a component that contains type information for a COM object; type information describes the object and the things you can do with it. Among the information found in a type library are...

How Can I Send Data from One Script to Another?

October 25, 2004 Oct 25, 2004 10/25/04

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! A while back you showed how we could use the InputBox function to prompt a user to enter a value we could then use in our script. What I’d like to know is, is there any way I can take that value and use it in another script?-- JW Hey, JW. We’re guessing here, but apparently you’d like to have a script that, among ...

How Can I Use Both Command-line Arguments and a Default Value?

September 15, 2004 Sep 15, 2004 09/15/04

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’d like to have a script that accepts computer names as command-line arguments and then runs against each of those computers. However, if you don’t enter any command-line arguments, I’d like it to default to running against the local computer. Can you help me out here?-- TS Hey, TS. Sure, we can help you out here. ...

How Can I Read in IP Addresses and Use Them in a Script?

September 9, 2004 Sep 9, 2004 09/9/04

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a text file that contains a bunch of IP addresses. I’d like to be able to read these addresses from a script, and then use them to connect to those computers. Is that possible?-- RL Hey, RL. You bet you can do this, and here’s how. First, make sure your text file looks something like this, with each IP ...

How Can I Use Long File Names as Parameters?

August 6, 2004 Aug 6, 2004 08/6/04

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to run a command-line tool from a script, but I need to pass it a long file name like C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\logfile.txt. No matter how I try to pass that file name, however, my script blows up on me. Help!-- WK, Birmingham, Great Britain Hey, WK. Ah, yes: you’ve encountered the dreaded ...

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