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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I rename files like _JKG1234.jpg to 272_DSC_1234.jpg?-- NA Hey, NA. You know, NA, we feel sorry for you. Why? Well, on the one hand you’re unbelievably lucky. After all, the Scripting Guys never write scripts that they actually use, yet you somehow managed to hit upon an exception. Talk about defying the odds! At the ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use wildcards to get a list of all the groups whose name starts with G-S-Group?-- JD Hey, JD. It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and one of the Scripting Guys is headed out of town as soon as he finishes his Hey, Scripting Guy! column. And what a coincidence: he happened to pick a question about searching Active...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I sort worksheets in a workbook?-- FS Hey, FS. How can you sort worksheets in a workbook? Well, to tell you the truth, not as easily as we had hoped you could sort worksheets in a workbook. This doesn’t mean it can’t be done; it just means that the process is a tiny bit convoluted. Because of that, don’t feel bad if y...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I lock a workstation after five minutes of inactivity, something recommended to us by our auditors?-- NM Hey, NM. To tell you the truth, we don’t know. Locking a computer remotely can be a bit of a problem; for more information on that, take a look at one of our columns from a year ago. On top of that, you face the pr...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I verify that ADAM is installed?-- CW Hey, CW. Although former President Ronald Reagan is usually given credit for the phrase “Trust but verify,” we’ve always thought that sounded more like the sort of thing a system administrator would say: “Of course I trust you when you say you installed ADAM on that computer. I ju...