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August 21, 2009Aug 21, 200908/21/09
Hey Scripting Guy! I am working on a Windows PowerShell script, and I would like to pause the script for three minutes and then resume it. I know I can use the Start-Sleep cmdlet to halt script execution, but I would like to give a visual indication that the script is waiting,
August 20, 2009Aug 20, 200908/20/09
Hey Scripting Guy! I have a bunch of data in a tab-separated value (TSV) file that I need to sort based upon one of the columns. If you could help me it would be great. We are using Windows PowerShell 2.0 if that is of any importance to your solution.
August 18, 2009Aug 18, 200908/18/09Hey Scripting Guy! I am trying to convert a number of text files that have been used to create old Web pages to a Web site that uses a new format. The problem is that the text files are not in a standard format.
August 17, 2009Aug 17, 200908/17/09
Hey Scripting Guy! I have a log file that is produced by an application. The file is simply text, and is not really formatted in any discernable way. I can open the log in Notepad and use the <ctrl-f> (control –f) command to search the text file for specific things,
August 14, 2009Aug 14, 200908/14/09
Hey Scripting Guy! Internet Explorer used to be limited to only downloading two items at a time. I found a script that would increase it to 10, but that script does not work on Windows 7. I got accustomed to being able to download 10 things at the same from within Internet Explorer.
August 13, 2009Aug 13, 200908/13/09
Hey Scripting Guy! I have a Microsoft Access database that I need to query from a Windows PowerShell script. I have seen a number of VBScript examples, but I cannot find any Windows PowerShell samples. Can you point me in the right direction?
August 12, 2009Aug 12, 200908/12/09
Hey Scripting Guy! I really enjoyed participating in the 2009 Summer Scripting Games. The events were really cool, and I learned a lot. One minor criticism is in order: I thought the shot put beginner event 3 was too hard.
August 11, 2009Aug 11, 200908/11/09
Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in working with WMI and I would like to query for information from the CPU class. Do you have a script that will show me information about my CPU? I am particularly in need of processor speed and memory because we are trying to do an inventory to plan our upgrade.
August 10, 2009Aug 10, 200908/10/09Hey Scripting Guy! Whatever happened to the Summer Scripting Games? There was all the build up to the games, and then the games were over, and that was it. It would be nice to know what happened. Can you do a recap or something?
June 26, 2009Jun 26, 200906/26/09
(Note: These solutions were written for Event 10.)
Beginner Event 10: The 1,500-meter race
In the 1,500-meter race, you will go for the gold by writing a script that counts down from three minutes.
Guest commentator: Andrew Willett
Andrew Willett is the projects manager for the IT department of a Steinhoff group company.
