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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Add a Hyperlink to a Microsoft Office Outlook Signature?

June 25, 2008 Jun 25, 2008 06/25/08
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to use a script to create a Microsoft Office Outlook signature, but I can’t figure out how to add a live hyperlink to that signature. Can you help?-- BK (image) (image) (image) Hey, BK. You know, it’s interesting that you mention signatures. During his last two trips to TechEd Orlando...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Change a Registry Value Named (Default)?

June 24, 2008 Jun 24, 2008 06/24/08
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to change a registry value that has the name (Default). I can change any registry value that has a “real” name, but I can’t figure out how to change one with the name (Default). If I export the value the name shows up as @, but that doesn’t work in my script, either. How do I change a registry ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Open and Close Outlook Attachments?

June 24, 2008 Jun 24, 2008 06/24/08
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We recently implemented a scheme whereby Team Leads or Contract Sponsors may request server access for their Team members by submitting an Excel spreadsheet. To this end, I proposed a script that will open Outlook, look for items in the Inbox that contain a particular Subject line (we will pick the wording later) ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Modify a Text File Based on the Value of a Particular Column in the File?

June 20, 2008 Jun 20, 2008 06/20/08
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need some help in cleaning up a text file. I have a file that contains multiple columns of data, and I need to either delete or modify lines in the file based on the value of the 13th column. Can you help me?-- AM (image) (image) (image) Hey, AM. You know, usually we start off this column with some amusing (well...