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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine if a computer has a removable drive attached to it and, if it does, copy a file to that drive? I have no way of knowing what the drive letter of that removable drive would be, assuming it even exists.-- SN Hey, SN. You know, when you live in Seattle you don’t really need a calendar in order to know what ti...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I'm looking for a script that can search a file server and list the number and total size of files that have been recently modified or added to the server. Any help would be appreciated!-- KT Hey, KT. Before we launch into today’s column we thought we should tell you that the rumor is true: Scripting Guy Dean Tsaltas is actua...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I find all the folders that start with a specific string? For example, given the string 123 the script would find folders 123000 through 123999.-- MD Hey, MD. Here in the US we’re still busy trying to figure out who’s going to run for President. (Figure out who will actually be President? We’re still several months aw...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to search a certain directory for files with a size of 0 KB, then replace the non-existent text in those files with an error message like this one: "File did not save correctly." I have been searching for the answer myself and can't seem to grasp it. Can you help me on this one?-- CE Hey, CE. Have you ever heard the ex...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I make sure that data entered into an InputBox has the form X:, where X is any alphabetic character? That’s important, because I need to use this string to map logical drives in a script. The script should validate any string such as D:, E:, or F: but flag as incorrect any string such as 9:, !:, 22: etc. I have had lim...