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Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a text file where each line is a set of characters like this: 56A63, 78A41, etc. I need to put leading zeroes in front of these strings in order to make them all nine characters long: 000056A63, 000078A41, etc. Oh: and my text file has 20,000 lines that need to be modified like this. How can I do all that using a script...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a script for installing a printer that I give to my end users. When the script finishes, I’d like it to be able to delete itself. How can I get a script to delete itself?-- EA Hey, EA. You know, that’s an interesting idea: disposable scripts, just like disposable razors or disposable cameras. Actually, they’re better t...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a bunch of files with names like 001.jpg and 002.jpg. I also have a text file that includes the names I would like each of these files to have; for example, 001.jpg should be named Picture_of_Family_Members.jpg. How can I write a script that reads information from the text file and then renames each picture accordingly?...

Hey, Scripting Guy! We have tons of text files in which each line in the file represents a record or an event of some kind. How can I use a script to retrieve records or events that occurred on a specified date?-- TW Hey, TW. You know, in your email you sort of apologized for using text files, noting that “I know, I know, we should probably use ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I select a column of data in Excel and then paste that data into a text file?-- GT Hey, RR. You know, if you’re like most people, any time you hear the words “Scripting Guys” you undoubtedly think of two things: elegance and sophistication. Despite our well-deserved reputation, however, the Scripting Guys are - at hea...