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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that will clear the contents of any file that I drag and drop on the script icon?-- SN Hey, SN. Say, you didn’t by any chance misplace a few hundred thousand insects did you? OK; just thought we’d ask. This past weekend the Scripting Guy who writes this column had to drive across the state to attend a...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I make sure that no row in a text file exceeds 261 characters?-- RK Hey, RK. You know, this was a good day to ask a question; for once the Scripting Guy who writes this column is in an OK mood. (No, he’s never in a good mood, at least not when he’s at work.) Yesterday the Scripting Son absolutely had to have a sub san...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete just the last line of a text file?-- AD Hey, AD. You know, it’s been a long, hard day here at Microsoft, one of those days when everyone and everything seems to be against you. Many people, when faced with a day like today, turn to the so-called comfort foods: meatloaf, beef stew, mashed potatoes and gravy, a...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I look at a sequence of numbers in a text file and identify which numbers are missing from the sequence?-- TP Hey, TP. Don’t you know that it’s Friday? This sounds like a tricky question to answer, and the Scripting Guys have an agreement with Microsoft that we don’t have to think very hard on Fridays. OK, granted, Mi...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a comma-separated values file that has data similar to this: data1",""data2"","data3",""data4"". As you can see, some of the items are enclosed by two sets of double quote marks (like ""data2""). How can I remove one of those sets of double quote marks, leaving the item looking like this: “data2”?-- RH Hey, RH. Yes, it...