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Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there a good way to time how long it takes for a script to run? -- BN, Montreal, Canada Hey, BN. Probably the easiest way to do this is to let the script time itself. To accomplish that feat, set the first line of the script to this: This code simply sets the value of the variable dtmStart to the current date and time. Now...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there an easy way to save my script output to a text file rather than displaying it on screen? -- KP, Ogden, UT Hey, KP. If you always want your script to save data to a text file rather than display it on screen, then you’re probably better off using the FileSystemObject and its file-writing capabilities. However, it appear...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a script which performs some file management tasks, and then should ask the user whether or not they want to delete a set of files. How do I ask a user a Yes or No question like this? -- SE, Casper, WY Hey, SE. There are a couple different ways that you can do this, but because you’re dealing with users the best way is p...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a log file in which new data is appended to the bottom of the file; that means the most recent entries are at the end of the file. I’d like to be able to read the file starting with the last line and then ending with the first line, but I can’t figure out how to do that.-- MB, Milwaukee, WI Hey, MB. The File...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to do something that seems pretty simple: call the dir command from a script. It doesn’t seem to work, though. How come?-- CR, Mexico City, Mexico Hey, CR. It appears from your mail that you’re trying to do a simple thing like this: However, instead of getting a list of everything in the current folder, you’re gettin...