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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I backup an event log to a text file?-- IMBDS Hey, IMBDS. You know, the Scripting Guys have dedicated their lives to helping others. (Well, OK, originally we dedicated our lives to having others help us. But when no one seemed very interested in that we changed our minds.) That means that, on those rare occasions when...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I “rotate” a text file 180 degrees? I need the last line in the file to become the first line, the first line in the file to become the last line, and all the lines in between to switch places as well.-- BJM Hey, BJM. You know, when most people think of the Scripting Guys they think, “OK, sure, those guys are absolut...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I combine lines in a text file?-- JN Hey, JN. So you need to know how to combine lines in a text file, huh? Well, to tell you the truth, we’re kind of in a hurry today; the Scripting Guy who writes this column is getting ready to head out to St. Peter’s and the Sistine Chapel. But tell you what: we don’t have to leave...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a bunch of documents I’m trying to transfer to MySpace. In order to do so, I need to put the <br> tag at the end of each and every line in the document. Is there any way to do that using Microsoft Word, or even Notepad?-- MM Hey, MM. You know, most people dislike spam. (We mean the unsolicited email, not the lun...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I open a text file and insert a page break after each line where the only character is the number 1?-- JR Hey, JR. OK, to begin with, there’s no doubt that the Scripting Guy who writes this column doesn’t keep up with the world of fashion; for example, he considers “getting dressed up” to mean going out without a bas...